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Ecological Core Concepts -- The science of ecology

Discipline Specific Core Concepts Classifications
History of ecology (3)
Research tools, technology, and innovations (8)
Scientific method and experimental design (21)
Statistical analysis (16)
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View Resource Evaluating Course Impact on Student Environmental Values in Undergraduate Ecology with a Novel Survey Instrument

The authors of this TIEE Research Paper investigated the effect their teaching had on the environmental attitudes and values of undergraduate students. Specifically, they wanted to know if student-active teaching approaches had an effect on attitude changes and whether or not those attitude changes were accompanied by a change in understanding of the underlying ecological principles. They used...

 

Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library
View Resource Seedling Growth of Wisconsin Fast Plants (Brassica rapa) in Field Environments

In this Experiment, students investigate the effects of ecological factors on the growth of Wisconsin Fast Plants, also known as rapid-cycling brassica (Brassica rapa L.). Treatments could include light, wind, herbivory, fertilizer, or insecticides. Variables to be measured could include growth (height, number of leaves, leaf area) or reproduction (number of flowers). Wisconsin Fast Plants have...

 

Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library
View Resource Exploring the Lotka-Volterra Competition Model with Two Species of Parasitoid Wasps

In this Experiment, students design an experiment to examine intraspecific and interspecific competition using two species of parasitoid wasps (Nasonia vitripennis and Melittobia digitata). Students examine the effect of both types of competition on reproductive output in the wasps. One or two females are placed on a single host: alone, or a competitor of the same species (intraspecific), with a...

 

Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library
View Resource Inquiry-based Learning in Plant Ecology: Students Collect the Field Data, Ask the Questions, and Propose the Answers

This Experiment is designed to teach upper-level students in a plant ecology course how to collect data on plant populations (distribution and abundance), develop hypotheses to explain observed patterns, and write a research proposal to test their hypotheses. The Experiment describes a semester long project requiring 13 classes that are 2 ¾ hours long each. The experimental setup is a 2 m X 30 ...

 

Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library
View Resource Teaching and Learning Ecological Modeling over the Web: a Collaborative Approach

This online report, published in Conservation Ecology, describes the framework for web-based collaborative teaching, and provides the layout of an ecological modeling course as an example of how this method of teaching can be implemented. The course content consists of reading materials that describe the theory of systems analysis and modeling, guidelines on how models can be built, and numerous...

 

Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library
http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol6/iss1/art10/
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