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ESA Data Explorers FMN (2019)

Overview

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Data Explorers

Using ecological data in undergraduate biology classrooms

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Goals

implement selected modules from ESA's Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) in introductory biology or ecology courses
provide students the opportunity to apply quantitative skills to real-world datasets
find, customize, and share high quality teaching resources and strategies

Mentors

John Doudna, Lake Michigan College
Kiersten Newtoff, Montgomery College
Teresa Mourad, Ecological Society of America

Final Products

Adaptation of Investigating human impacts on stream ecology: locally and nationally

Catherine Sughrue Etter

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Investigating human impacts on stream ecology: locally and nationally v1.0

TIEE Module- How does nutrient pollution impact stream ecosystems locally and nationally?

1.1K

733

06.2019

Processes that Regulate Patterns of Species and Genetic Diversity - Intro Environmental Science

Megan Kelly

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Processes that Regulate Patterns of Species and Genetic Diversity v1.0

This activity was adapted for use in an intro non-majors Environmental Science course, with an emphasis on collaborative data collection.

data analysis, Genetic Drift, quantitative skills, species diversity, Island biogeography, gamification, genetic diversity, ecological drift, colonization, collaborative data collection

1.2K

1.1K

06.2019

The Effect of Climate Change on Butterfly Phenology - Intro Environmental Science

Megan Kelly

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: The Effect of Climate Change on Butterfly Phenology v1.0

In this module, students practice interpreting the relationship between variables before exploring changes in butterfly phenology through the use of natural history collections data.

Excel, Resources @ ESA - TIEE, graphing, climate change, fmn, phenology, natural history collections, DIG, butterfly, interspecific interactions

1.8K

764

06.2019

Modification of "Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data" module

Kaitlin Stack Whitney

Version: 1.1 Adapted From: Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data v1.0

This module is a modification of the Beckstead et al. module in TIEE Volume 7. It includes a meta-cognition based model and self reflection, no statistics, and is organized to be done in 1-2 lab/in-class periods (no advance reading, no homework).

Resources @ ESA - TIEE, case study, population ecology, endangered species, conservation biology, migration ecology

1.5K

1.0K

05.2019

Modification of "The Effect of Climate Change on Butterfly Phenology" module by Linton et al.

Kaitlin Stack Whitney

Version: 1.1 Adapted From: The Effect of Climate Change on Butterfly Phenology v1.0

This is a modification of the Linton et al. module in TIEE Volume 13. Students use data from digitized museum records of butterfly specimens in a modification with no homework (lab/workshop format) or statistics knowledge required.

Excel, Resources @ ESA - TIEE, climate change, fmn, phenology, natural history collections, DIG, butterfly, interspecific interactions

1.7K

1.4K

05.2019

Investigating human impacts on stream ecology: locally and nationally

Jillian K. Decker

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Investigating human impacts on stream ecology: locally and nationally v1.0

How does nutrient pollution impact stream ecosystems locally and nationally?

1.1K

05.2019

Processes that Regulate Patterns of Species and Genetic Diversity

Jillian K. Decker

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Processes that Regulate Patterns of Species and Genetic Diversity v1.0

This activity was developed for an undergraduate upper level ecology course for Environmental or Biological Science majors. Classes of ~20 students work best for the activity.

1.0K

1.1K

05.2019

The nose knows: How tri-trophic interactions and natural history shape bird foraging behavior. Introduction to data visualization.

pamela scheffler

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: The nose knows: How tri-trophic interactions and natural history shape bird foraging behavior v1.0

Students investigate the role of olfaction and infochemicals on bird foraging behavior.. In this module students learn to analyze and present graphic data in ways that simplify interpretation.

Resources @ ESA - TIEE, foraging, data visualization, Community Ecology, fmn, behavioral ecology, DIG, trophic cascades, Antarctic foodd webs

1.2K

261

05.2019

Investigating Human Impacts on Hawaiian Fishpond Ecology

Michelle Phillips

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Investigating human impacts on stream ecology: locally and nationally v1.0

Examining water quality (including fertilizer residue, nutrients, soil erosion, and invasive plants) on a Hawaiian fishpond ecosystem.

sustainability, ecology, water quality and resource allocation, ocean sustainability, invasive plants, fisheries science

1.2K

1.9K

05.2019

Investigating the Ecology of Mosquitoes and Birds in Hawaii

Michelle Phillips

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Investigating the Ecology of West Nile Virus in the United States v1.0

Examining biotic and abiotic environmental factors explain the historic, present, and future prevalence and range of avian malaria in Hawaii. The activity also asks how this affects local endangered bird populations.

data analysis, introductory biology, Invasive Species, birds, Hawaii County

1.3K

858

05.2019

Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data

Valerie Greene

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data v1.0

pptx presentation & partially filled out student proposal worksheet

Resources @ ESA - TIEE, case study, population ecology, endangered species, conservation biology, migration ecology

1.2K

526

05.2019

The Effect of Climate Change on Butterfly Phenology

Valerie Greene

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: The Effect of Climate Change on Butterfly Phenology v1.0

In this module, students explore changes in butterfly phenology through the use of natural history collections data. The resource I have modified is a pptx presentation to introduce the background and an updated student pre-lab assignment.

Excel, Resources @ ESA - TIEE, climate change, fmn, phenology, natural history collections, DIG, butterfly, interspecific interactions

1.5K

635

05.2019

Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data using R

Kristen Kaczynski

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data v1.0

The purpose of this modification was to take the analyses that were done in Excel and have the students perform them using R. Students were not given any R code for this activity, as R code was provided throughout the semester.

Resources @ ESA - TIEE, case study, R programming language, population ecology, endangered species, conservation biology, migration ecology, ggplot2

1.3K

1.0K

05.2019

Investigating human impacts on local Hawaiian stream ecology

pamela scheffler

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Investigating human impacts on stream ecology: locally and nationally v1.0

Students learn about stream ecology on the island of Hawaii using data available through USGS and University of Hawaii websites and develop an understanding for potential stream changes due to predicted climate change.

climate, Stream ecology, Hawaii County, Topography, Map Reading, Rainfall

1.2K

351

05.2019

Featured Resource of the Week

Investigating human impacts on stream ecology: Intro to R

Kristen Kaczynski

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Investigating human impacts on stream ecology: locally and nationally v1.0

This resource uses the Human Impact on Stream Ecology data set, background and questions and provides students an very general introduction to using R. Students perform basic summary statistics and data visualization in R (using tidyr language).

graphing, data visualization, R programming language, descriptive statistics, undergraduate environmental science

1.3K

806

05.2019