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Teaching Population Dynamics with Data and HHMI BioInteractive

Author(s): Abby Kula1, Kristine Grayson2

1. Mount St. Mary’s University 2. University of Richmond

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Summary:
Presented at NABT 2019, we demonstrate how the Population Dynamics Click & Learn resource can be customized for any organism - using the Lionfish invasion as an example

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Version 1.0 - published on 16 Nov 2019 doi:10.25334/DRTS-CZ24 - cite this

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The Population Dynamics Click & Learn allows students to explore two classic mathematical models that describe how populations change over time: the exponential and logistic growth models. We demonstrated the use of this tool with Lionfish data (instead of the large mammals example in the current student handout), as a preview for a new Lionfish Invasion Click & Learn resource coming in Spring 2020. We also discuss how examples from the primary literature can be used in the classroom to demonstrate density-dependence mechanisms that regulate population size.

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