Question

Why is Isle Royale a great place to base ecological research?

Answer 1

Ans . Isle Royale is an island of the Great Lakes, located in the north-west of Lake Superior, in Laurentia. It is part of the U.S. state of Michigan. The island and the 450 surrounding smaller islands and waters make up Isle Royale National Park.

Isle Royale is home to one of the most well - known and influential studies of population ecology- ( long -term predator - prey interactions between moose and wolf.

Isle Royale National park has also provided a research for ecological investigations in a number of other subject areas, including studies of the atmospheric deposition of organic pollutants and mercury.

Isle Royale national park is a pristine location in which to monitor ongoing, continental environmental change , and , as an isolated island, the park allows scientists to see the distribution of anthropogenic pollutants and the dispersal of both native and non- native species without the confusion of local sources.

As an isolated archipelago of islands and waters with wilderness character, Isle Royle offers a unique opportunity to conduct research to understand the causes and consequences of environmental change, minimally confounded by other influences.