Question

A good research paper synthesizes information by topic. Read each bullet point from Kelaiah’s note cards and sort them by topic.

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Source 1: Loggers are removing the old cedar trees that Spirit Bears need for hibernating (82).

Source 2: According to First Nations chief Doug Neasloss, until recently many people didn’t know Spirit Bears existed because “the stories about these white-coated relatives of black bears were kept secret” (Langlois).

Source 1: First Nations communities call the bear “moskgm’ol, which simply means ‘white bear,’ and view the animal as sacred” (79).

Source 7: The bear is traditionally seen as “a giver of good luck and power” (Shoumatoff).

Source 1: Loggers are removing the old cedar trees that Spirit Bears need for hibernating (82).

Source 2: According to First Nations chief Doug Neasloss, until recently many people didn’t know Spirit Bears existed because “the stories about these white-coated relatives of black bears were kept secret” (Langlois).

Source 1: First Nations communities call the bear “moskgm’ol, which simply means ‘white bear,’ and view the animal as sacred” (79).

Source 7: The bear is traditionally seen as “a giver of good luck and power” (Shoumatoff).

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Cultural Importance
Environmental Importance
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Source 1: Spirit Bears are important to the Great Bear Rainforest ecosystem and forest growth because they take the salmon they catch back to the forest to eat. As the carcasses decay and their nutrients “are absorbed by the forest floor, the nutrients from the ocean are effectively transferred to the trees” (79).

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Source 7: Salmon is essential to the ecosystem. Bears carry the salmon into the forest, where the carcasses rot and release nitrogen into the soil. Trees, flowering plants, and even snails and slugs soak up this rich fertilizer. Everything is connected: “the sea feeds the forest, and the bears are the bearers of these nutritious infusions” (Shoumatoff).

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Cultural Importance
- Source 2: According to First Nations chief Doug Neasloss, until recently many people didn’t know Spirit Bears existed because “the stories about these white-coated relatives of black bears were kept secret” (Langlois).
- Source 1: First Nations communities call the bear “moskgm’ol, which simply means ‘white bear,’ and view the animal as sacred” (79).
- Source 7: The bear is traditionally seen as “a giver of good luck and power” (Shoumatoff).

Environmental Importance
- Source 1: Spirit Bears are important to the Great Bear Rainforest ecosystem and forest growth because they take the salmon they catch back to the forest to eat. As the carcasses decay and their nutrients “are absorbed by the forest floor, the nutrients from the ocean are effectively transferred to the trees” (79).
- Source 7: Salmon is essential to the ecosystem. Bears carry the salmon into the forest, where the carcasses rot and release nitrogen into the soil. Trees, flowering plants, and even snails and slugs soak up this rich fertilizer. Everything is connected: “the sea feeds the forest, and the bears are the bearers of these nutritious infusions” (Shoumatoff).
- Source 1: Loggers are removing the old cedar trees that Spirit Bears need for hibernating (82). (Related to habitat loss — a conservation/environmental concern.)