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What NOT to Read: A Lesson in Reviewing and Critiquing Scientific Literature Using a Junk Science Article on Climate Change
A central challenge for college-level science and ecology students is understanding the significance of peer-reviewed scientific literature. Such literature is increasingly easy to access, but students have little appreciation for how it is generated and little insight into how it should be critiqued. We propose a simple exercise that demonstrates the importance of a critical reading of not...
Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library
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Issues in Ecology, Issue 14: Press Release
This November 2011 press release can be used as an accessible reading assignment to accompany and introduce a discussion of the ecological concepts included in issue #14 of ESA's Issues in Ecology series, "Using air pollution thresholds to protect and restore ecosystem health."
Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library
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Issues in Ecology, Issue 15: Press Release
This January 2012 press release introduces and describes the significance of issue #15 of ESA's Issues in Ecology series, "Excess Nitrogen in the U.S. Environment: Trends, Risks, and Solutions."
Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library
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Effects of frost on wildflowers: an unexpected consequence of climate change [resource group]
A collection of slides about the effects of frost on Colorado wildflowers at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL).
RMBL is a high-altitude field research station at 9,500 feet in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. RMBL has supported field work since it was founded in 1928, and is the location of the research described in this slide show.
Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library
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http://ecoed.esa.org/index.php?P=AdvancedSearch&Q=Y&FK=%22Ef...
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Drought in East Africa
These Landsat images show Kenya’s Masai Mara Reserve on December 4, 1994, a year with normal rainfall, and November 27, 2009, a year when the rains failed and a severe drought overtook the land. The image to the right clearly shows that the only thriving vegetation is in small patches close to the larger rivers and streams; much of the remaining land is completely barren. The year 2009 sa...
Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library
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http://scenechanges.org/dinesen.php
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