Acorn Foraging as a Means to Explore Human Energetics and Forge Connections to Local Forests
In this article an unusual ecology laboratory/field exercise is described in which students imagine themselves as a group of indigenous woodland people attempting to gather food stores that will carry them through the winter. In doing so, they grapple with issues of human energetics, foraging strategy, carrying capacity, and experimental design.
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| Core Concepts | |
| Drought & Water-Ecosystem Services Collection | Off |
| Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection | Off |
| Big Data Collection | Off |
| Editor's Choice | No |
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| Pedagogical Use Description | This laboratory exercise examines human energetics, foraging strategy, carrying capacity, and experimental design. In addition, students will gain experience manipulating data and making calculations. The exercise also offers opportunities for students to relate other disciplines to their science course. |
| Keywords | foraging; social behavior; human energetics; carrying capacity; foraging strategy; experimental design; indigenous people, ecology 101 |
| Key taxa | human; Homo sapiens; oak |
| Life science discipline (subject) | |
| Primary Author Controlled Name | |
| Primary Author Affiliation | Pennsylvania State University |
| Primary Author email | jgerwing@pdx.edu |
| Rights | Ecological Society of America's copyright restrictions |
| Date Of Record Submission | 2002-02-08 |
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