annotated Bibliography

Soos, Andy. “Pesticides in California Rivers”. Environmental News Network. 03 Feb. 2010. Web. 05 Oct. 2010. http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/40981.
Some widely used pesticides are leaking into the rivers and are toxic to the river dwellers. It’s endangering food that comes from the river, such as fish and other aquatic animals. So we should find some organic, or environmentally safe, pesticides.

McGinley, Mark. “Gulf of California Large Marine Ecosystem”. The Encyclopedia of Earth. 08 Oct. 2008. Web. 05 Oct. 2010. http://www.eoearth.org/article/Gulf_of_California_large_marine_ecosystem.
The Gulf of California has a wide variety of plants, marine life, and uses. Human activities are altering the ecosystem of this LME. Over-fishing is decreasing the fish. The pesticides Mexicali and other nearby states are using are polluting the gulf and making it toxic. Because of these kinds of things, I think we should plant a lot of whatever we decide to plant, because so many things can happen to it. And once again, we should use environmentally safe pesticides.

E. B. Limm, T. E. Dawson. “Redwood Forest Ecosystem of Northern California Depends on Fog to Stay Hydrated During Rainless Summers.” Science Daily. 09 July. 2010. Web. 05 Oct. 2010. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100708171345.htm.
There are a lot of summertime droughts and global warming signs appearing in ecosystems. Fog is an important source of water for ecosystems throughout the summer. The northern end of the rainforest is doing better than the southern end due to the fog. So in conclusion, maybe we should find plants that benefit from drought, because I doubt there is a lot of fog in the area our garden is going to be in. maybe a desert garden would be more successful than a rainforest garden, especially because I doubt will be up there everyday to make sure the flowers get the amount of water they need.