Investigating the Ecology of West Nile Virus in the United States

Investigating the Ecology of West Nile Virus in the United States.pdf

Use maps, online databases, and peer-reviewed literature to:
(1) learn background information on
WNV (history of emergence in the US; life cycle, hosts, and vectors; different forms of WNV
disease and susceptibility of various human age groups) and
(2) generate and test hypotheses
correlating human, avian, and mosquito WNV infection with avian biodiversity,
presence/abundance of different avian hosts, climatology, topography, land use, and presence of
specific habitats such as wetlands (Hometown Approach). Use either Supplement (in Resource
Files) or Internet databases to analyze data in graphs and interpret maps to answer questions

Associated files	Investigating the Ecology of West Nile Virus in the United States.pdf
Format	html pdf
Resource Group	TIEE
Resource Group Link	https://ecoed.esa.org/index.php?P=SearchResults&FK=TIEE
Primary or BEN resource type	Laboratory exercise
Secondary resource type	Case study
General Biology Core Concepts	Vision & Change (for higher education) -- Systems: Living systems interconnected and interacting
Discipline Specific Core Concepts	Ecological Core Concepts -- Communities -- Species composition, abundance, and diversity Ecological Core Concepts -- Human impacts -- Biodiversity loss Ecological Core Concepts -- Interspecific interactions -- Parasitism and disease Ecological Core Concepts -- Landscapes and larger scales -- Biodiversity patterns at larger scales Ecological Core Concepts -- The science of ecology -- Scientific method and experimental design Ecological Core Concepts -- The science of ecology -- Research tools, technology, and innovations Ecological Core Concepts -- The science of ecology -- Statistical analysis
General Biology Competencies	Vision & Change (for higher education) -- Apply the process of Science Vision & Change (for higher education) -- Tap into the interdisciplinary nature of science Vision & Change (for higher education) -- Communicate and Collaborate with other disciplines Vision & Change (for higher education) -- Understand the relationship between Science and Society
Life science discipline (subject)	Biodiversity Ecology Epidemiology Neurobiology Public health Virology
Keywords	Abiotic and biotic environmental factors, biodiversity, epidemiology
Audience	Undergraduate lower division 13-14 Undergraduate upper division 15-16
Intended End User Role	Teacher
Language	English
Educational Language	English
Pedagogical Use Category	Teach
Pedagogical Use Description	Guided inquiry or open-ended inquiry, cooperative learning, critical thinking
Aggregation Level	1
Structure	atomic
Url	https://tiee.esa.org/vol/v8/issues/data_sets/abraham/abstract.html
Full Name of Primary Author	Barbara J. Abraham
Primary Author Affiliation	Department of Biological Sciences, Hampton University, Hampton, VA 23668
Primary Author email	barbara.abraham@hamptonu.edu
Secondary Author Name(s)	Josephine Rodriguez
Secondary Author Affiliation(s)	National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93101-3351
Added By Id	eduintern
Submitter Name	ESA
Submitter Email	ecoeddl@esa.org
Rights	All rights reserved. Fair use for educational purposes.
License	Author holds Copyright
Publisher	EcoEd Digital Library
Review type	Peer review
Drought and Water Ecosystem Services Collection	Off
Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection	Off
Big Data Collection	Off
Editors Choice	No
Resource Status	Available: Final
Date Of Record Submission	0000-00-00
Date Of Record Release	2019-04-18 13:23:25
Last Modified By Id	tmourad
Date Last Modified	2019-04-18 13:23:25
Release Flag	Published

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Subject: Comment On: Investigating the Ecology of West Nile Virus in the United States

Posted By: Cetter

Date Posted: 2019-07-15 14:31:06

This resource was modified by Catherine Sughrue Etter (cetter@capecod.edu) for use in a non-majors and majors, general education Environmental Science and Earth Science courses. My modification helps students to learn how the local and national climate impacts the population dynamics of disease spreading organisms. The modification can be found at: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1279/1

Subject: Comment On: Investigating the Ecology of West Nile Virus in the United States

Posted By: jdoudna

Date Posted: 2019-05-31 07:43:08

This resource was modified by Michelle Phillips (mp7@hawaii.edu) for use in a non-majors, general education General Biology course. My modification helps students to learn graph-reading skills, understand the importance of elevation and climate on population dynamics, introduces them to the effects of abiotic and biotic factors, and endemic, endangered, and invasive species. It has also has students predict changes to the populations based on future climate scenarios. The modification can be found at: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1225/1

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