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This Issue focuses on a research article by Stohlgren et al. (2003) and two responses to it that were published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. The article discusses the ecology of invasive species and the vulnerability of high diversity communities to invasives. Students, like many others, might assume that habitats with low plant diversity are more vulnerable to invasions of non-native plants than ones with high plant diversity. In contrast, Stohlgren et al.’s (2003) data show just the opposite. These data, plus subsequent comments and data in the “Write Back” section of Frontiers, allow students to explore questions about possible relationships between diversity of native species and a community’s vulnerability to non-natives, effects of scale on the correlation of native and non-native plant diversity, and why scientists might disagree about these data and their interpretations.
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Resource Group Link https://ecoed.esa.org/index.php?P=SearchResults&F46=TIEE
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Keywords TIEE, pedagogy, student active, inquiry based, invasive species, introduced species, biodiversity, species diversity, vulnerability, misconception
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Pedagogical Use Description Frontiers Issues are designed to help faculty use a Frontiers article in the classroom. The Stohlgren et al. (Frontiers, 2003) paper can be used to discuss many ecological topics, including: invasive species, species diversity, and community vulnerability to invasives. This article can also be used to address the misconception that correlation signifies cause.
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Url http://tiee.esa.org/vol/v2/issues/frontier_sets/rich/abstract.html
Full Name of Primary Author Charlene D'Avanzo
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Primary Author Affiliation School of Natural Sciences, Hampshire College
Primary Author email cdavanzo@hampshire.edu
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Rights Copyright 2004 by Charlene D'Avanzo and the Ecological Society of America.
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Drought and Water Ecosystem Services Collection Off
Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection Off
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Date Of Record Submission 2007-12-26
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Date Of Record Release 2010-02-16 01:07:06
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Date Last Modified 2018-07-23 14:09:20
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