{"id":26990,"date":"2025-10-03T04:54:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T04:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/?page_id=26990"},"modified":"2025-10-03T23:29:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T23:29:52","slug":"tracking-satellite","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/technology\/tracking-satellite\/","title":{"rendered":"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-26990\" data-postid=\"26990\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-26990 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-css_id=\"2s1h104\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_2s1h104 tb_first tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  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data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <ul>\n<li><strong>Provide benefits and examples of tracking technologies used to study organisms.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Explain what an ecoregion is and how it may sometimes be more beneficial to study ecoregions than larger ecosystems.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Describe characteristics and organisms of the Sahara, Syrian, and North American deserts.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"pqnx104\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_pqnx104 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_g0nr104 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module 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collection, data processing, and communicating results.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"23wf104\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_23wf104 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_4gre104 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_4gtf104 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bee-painted-ss-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"350\" title=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\" alt=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_aktp104 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_1172104   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Animal tagging has been carried out for centuries with paints, tattoos, and collars.\u00a0 Tagging primarily identifies a study animal, it does not necessarily give an indicator of where it has been or what it was doing.<\/h5>\n<h5>\u00a0<\/h5>\n<h5>A worker bee has been marked with paint to identify her in a group of bees.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"2sd4104\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_2sd4104 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_h4g8104 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_z4u5104   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">Radio collars have been used extensively as an effective and relatively inexpensive way to collect data on animal movements.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">Here a mountain goat is being tracked in Glacier National Park to provide data on where its herd is traveling in the park.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_f7lt104 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_iapm104 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tracking-goat-ss-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"350\" title=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\" alt=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"huip104\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_huip104 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_3ia0104 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_vxpb104 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tracking-cheetah-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"350\" title=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\" alt=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_g5ol104 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ubim104   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Tracking has been critical in monitoring endangered species, where the loss of even a few reproductive individuals can lead to the extinction of the species.<\/h5>\n<h5>\u00a0<\/h5>\n<h5>This cheetah has been outfitted with a tracking collar.\u00a0 If the collar stops moving for an extended time, it can indicate that the animal is injured and needs care, or if dead, may have offspring that need care.<\/h5>    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tracking applications closer to home.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_31a4104\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_teca104 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_ia9f104 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/309696184?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_iuwy104   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>Our cats wear trackers on their harnesses in case they get off their leashes and move out of sight.\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_0cvj104 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_d61g104 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/dog-tracking-1024x614.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"315\" title=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\" alt=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_h705104   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>Tracking devices are now relatively inexpensive and much more readily used in research and home applications.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"3px,3px\" data-css_id=\"me7k104\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_me7k104 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_rr64104 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6qxq104   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>With the improvement of video capabilities and rapid communication on smartphones, more people are collecting data outside of the traditional science community.\u00a0 Citizen science projects mass data submitted by large number of people as a form of tracking of migrating butterflies, bluebirds, and more.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"6x2p104\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_6x2p104 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_8r7i104 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_3g9t104   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">Photographs and video submitted by citizen scientists are critical in habitat restoration to demonstrate that animals are using nest boxes and food sources.\u00a0 Tracking is becoming possible on a larger and more impactful scale.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_ej2q104 last\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_2zp4104 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/309195241?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  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class=\"module module-text tb_2zca104   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Since the late 1970s, satellite photography has changed the way we view Earth&#8217;s ecosystems.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"sasz104\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_sasz104 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_uvo6104 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_9f6d104 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script 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<p>Satellite images have improved to the point that we can observe subtle differences in ecosystems.\u00a0 This has made it possible to map and study <strong>ecoregions<\/strong>, more specific climates and communities within larger ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>This video shows how Oregon can be divided into different ecoregions.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_bgng104 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/464880534?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            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    <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_90db104 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_uqy3104   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">Desert ecosystems can be complex with different ecoregions and species.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_jx03104 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_vmd1104 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hv0x104   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Example Deserts<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"zfpy104\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_zfpy104 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_pmgu104 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_g8yt104 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/464882060?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_6c19104 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_20wf104   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">The Sahara Desert has different ecoregions and climates that impact biodiversity distribution.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"izrf104\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_izrf104 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_l52t104 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_npvy104   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">The Sahara Desert also has different sands due to different rock formations eroding over time.\u00a0 Subtle changes in soil nutrients can impact biodiversity, particularly plants.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_q07v104 last\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_e5pv104 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/464884264?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"xx4t104\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_xx4t104 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_s7js104 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_z167104   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>This video provides real-world examples of different deserts and organisms.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_bas9104 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/464867690?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"7ho0104\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_7ho0104 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_79nl104 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_74t1104   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\">North America has four major deserts that are primarily semi-arid.\u00a0 The further north ___ ___ desert is the coldest; the furthest west Mojave Desert has precipitation in the ____ season (like the Willamette valley); and the furthest east Chihuahuan Desert has ____ precipitation.\u00a0 The Sonoroan Desert in-between has small amounts of precipitation in both summer and winter.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"it54104\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_it54104 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_t2y2104 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_jn34104 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/464864177?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_rkt0104 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vwu1104   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">Wildfires can impact deserts, especially semi-arid deserts with more vegetation that can burn.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"ckfr104\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_ckfr104 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_dj4y104 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_axfa104   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\">One of the best-known animals from the Sonoran Desert is <em>Asbolus verrucosus<\/em> the feigning death beetle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_7xtb104 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/454506180?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"wder104\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_wder104 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_77a9104 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_co2o104 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/315027759?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_9u51104 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hw5l104   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">This feigning death beetle shows how it is done.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"263k104\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_263k104 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_ajqi104 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"3px,3px\" data-css_id=\"uzgd104\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_uzgd104 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_wrb2104 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ugur104   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>The next section introduces microscopy; using microscopes to study hidden worlds.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"67hp104\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_67hp104 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_mqgr104 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ony9104 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/3b2.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1373\" title=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\" alt=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_dvdb104 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_tain104    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Check your knowledge.\u00a0 Can you:<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_r1va104    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <ul>\n<li><strong>provide benefits and examples of tracking technologies used to study organisms?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>explain what an ecoregion is and how it may sometimes be more beneficial to study ecoregions than larger ecosystems?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>describe characteristics and organisms of the Sahara, Syrian, and North American deserts?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"zq8y104\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_zq8y104 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle gutter-none tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_u610104 first\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_lnjz104 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/technology\/photography-video\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\" alt=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_yogb104   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Go back to the Photography &amp; Video Page<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_01yl104 last\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_2mp7104 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/technology\/magnification\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\" alt=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ds94104   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Go forward to the Magnification Page<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_nump104 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_nz0b104 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_24u7104   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Technology Guide Contents<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module divider -->\n<div  class=\"module tf_mw module-divider tb_6q1c104 solid  divider-custom divider-center\" style=\"border-width: 3px;border-color: #8c7b5e;margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 20px;max-width: 120px;\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module divider -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7nv3104   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>Complete all four of these sections before taking the quiz and making your media piece.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_tcnv104\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_zjrc104 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_g4o7104 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/technology\/photography-video\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Photography &amp; Video\" alt=\"Photography &amp; Video\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                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<div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/technology\/magnification\/#\">\n                        Magnification                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_5bwn104 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_9xzd104 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/technology\/microscopic-life\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Microscopic Life\" alt=\"Microscopic Life\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/technology\/microscopic-life\/#\">\n                        Microscopic Life                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"lm1e927\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_lm1e927 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-none tb_col_count_4 tf_box 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overview<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_7vpu927\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_if8z927 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/technology\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Guide-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\" alt=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_b7s2927   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>This Guide<\/h3>\n<h5>3B: Technology<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_oo4p927\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7ujv927 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/technology\/products\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Product-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\" alt=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ndph927   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Products Information<\/h3>\n<h5>3B: Quiz &amp; Media<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_t65d927 last\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_6476927 image-top circle  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/oregonstate.instructure.com\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-14-at-10.32.37-PM-3.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"368\" title=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\" alt=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6sx0927   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Direct Link to Canvas<\/h3>\n<h5>Submit Products<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tracking &amp; Satellite Objectives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":26946,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26990","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\" alt=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\">\n<h1>Tracking & Satellite<br\/>Studying From a Distance<\/h1>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gTe5G8KLc-1024x1024.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"1024\" title=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\" alt=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\">\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/3b2.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1373\" title=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\" alt=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\">\n<h3><strong>Tracking &amp; Satellite Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul> <li><strong>Provide benefits and examples of tracking technologies used to study organisms.<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>Explain what an ecoregion is and how it may sometimes be more beneficial to study ecoregions than larger ecosystems.<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>Describe characteristics and organisms of the Sahara, Syrian, and North American deserts.<\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/368844595[\/embed]\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">Technology is critical in impacting all aspects of the science process including observations, data collection, data processing, and communicating results.<\/h6>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bee-painted-ss-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"350\" title=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\" alt=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\">\n<h5>Animal tagging has been carried out for centuries with paints, tattoos, and collars.\u00a0 Tagging primarily identifies a study animal, it does not necessarily give an indicator of where it has been or what it was doing.<\/h5> <h5>\u00a0<\/h5> <h5>A worker bee has been marked with paint to identify her in a group of bees.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">Radio collars have been used extensively as an effective and relatively inexpensive way to collect data on animal movements.<\/h5> <h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/h5> <h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">Here a mountain goat is being tracked in Glacier National Park to provide data on where its herd is traveling in the park.<\/h5>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tracking-goat-ss-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"350\" title=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\" alt=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\">\n<img src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tracking-cheetah-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"350\" title=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\" alt=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\">\n<h5>Tracking has been critical in monitoring endangered species, where the loss of even a few reproductive individuals can lead to the extinction of the species.<\/h5> <h5>\u00a0<\/h5> <h5>This cheetah has been outfitted with a tracking collar.\u00a0 If the collar stops moving for an extended time, it can indicate that the animal is injured and needs care, or if dead, may have offspring that need care.<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Advances in tracking technology have made it possible to study possible causes of species declines.<\/strong><\/h5>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/308822298[\/embed]\n<h5>There are tracking applications closer to home.<\/h5>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/309696184[\/embed]\n<h6>Our cats wear trackers on their harnesses in case they get off their leashes and move out of sight.\u00a0<\/h6>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/dog-tracking-1024x614.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"315\" title=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\" alt=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\">\n<h6>Tracking devices are now relatively inexpensive and much more readily used in research and home applications.<\/h6>\n<h5>With the improvement of video capabilities and rapid communication on smartphones, more people are collecting data outside of the traditional science community.\u00a0 Citizen science projects mass data submitted by large number of people as a form of tracking of migrating butterflies, bluebirds, and more.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">Photographs and video submitted by citizen scientists are critical in habitat restoration to demonstrate that animals are using nest boxes and food sources.\u00a0 Tracking is becoming possible on a larger and more impactful scale.<\/h5>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/309195241[\/embed]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Satellite and Ecoregions<\/h3>\n<p>Since the late 1970s, satellite photography has changed the way we view Earth's ecosystems.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/464882348[\/embed]\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">This video is a quick flip through a photo book highlighting human impacts on ecosystems.\u00a0 The photos are stunning and memorable.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">Satellite images can be used to study changing ecosystems.\u00a0 This includes \"desertification;\" changing climates shifting grasslands into deserts.<\/h6>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/464883311[\/embed]\n<p>Satellite images have improved to the point that we can observe subtle differences in ecosystems.\u00a0 This has made it possible to map and study <strong>ecoregions<\/strong>, more specific climates and communities within larger ecosystems.<\/p> <p>This video shows how Oregon can be divided into different ecoregions.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/464880534[\/embed]\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/462369796[\/embed]\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">Desert ecosystems can be complex with different ecoregions and species.<\/h6>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Example Deserts<\/h3>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/464882060[\/embed]\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">The Sahara Desert has different ecoregions and climates that impact biodiversity distribution.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">The Sahara Desert also has different sands due to different rock formations eroding over time.\u00a0 Subtle changes in soil nutrients can impact biodiversity, particularly plants.<\/h6>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/464884264[\/embed]\n<p>This video provides real-world examples of different deserts and organisms.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/464867690[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">North America has four major deserts that are primarily semi-arid.\u00a0 The further north ___ ___ desert is the coldest; the furthest west Mojave Desert has precipitation in the ____ season (like the Willamette valley); and the furthest east Chihuahuan Desert has ____ precipitation.\u00a0 The Sonoroan Desert in-between has small amounts of precipitation in both summer and winter.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/464864177[\/embed]\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">Wildfires can impact deserts, especially semi-arid deserts with more vegetation that can burn.<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">One of the best-known animals from the Sonoran Desert is <em>Asbolus verrucosus<\/em> the feigning death beetle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/454506180[\/embed]\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/315027759[\/embed]\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">This feigning death beetle shows how it is done.<\/h6>\n<h5>The next section introduces microscopy; using microscopes to study hidden worlds.<\/h5>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/3b2.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1373\" title=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\" alt=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\">\n<h5>Check your knowledge.\u00a0 Can you:<\/h5>\n<ul> <li><strong>provide benefits and examples of tracking technologies used to study organisms?<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>explain what an ecoregion is and how it may sometimes be more beneficial to study ecoregions than larger ecosystems?<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>describe characteristics and organisms of the Sahara, Syrian, and North American deserts?<\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/technology\/photography-video\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\" alt=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\"> <\/a>\n<h5>Go back to the Photography &amp; Video Page<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/technology\/magnification\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\" alt=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\"> <\/a>\n<h5>Go forward to the Magnification Page<\/h5>\n<h3>Technology Guide Contents<\/h3>\n\n<h6>Complete all four of these sections before taking the quiz and making your media piece.<\/h6>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/technology\/photography-video\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Photography &amp; Video\" alt=\"Photography &amp; Video\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/technology\/photography-video\/#\"> Photography & Video <\/a> <\/h3>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Tracking &amp; Satellite - YOU ARE HERE\" alt=\"Tracking &amp; Satellite - YOU ARE HERE\"> <h3> Tracking & Satellite - YOU ARE HERE <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/technology\/magnification\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Magnification\" alt=\"Magnification\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/technology\/magnification\/#\"> Magnification <\/a> <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/technology\/microscopic-life\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Microscopic Life\" alt=\"Microscopic Life\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/technology\/microscopic-life\/#\"> Microscopic Life <\/a> <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Module-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\" alt=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\"> <\/a>\n<h3>Back to Module 3<\/h3> <h5>This week's overview<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/technology\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Guide-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\" alt=\"3b2 Tracking &#038; Satellite\"> <\/a>\n<h3>This Guide<\/h3> <h5>3B: Technology<\/h5>\n<a 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