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Implementing an online module about measuring carbon stocks in an undergraduate Earth Science course

In this implementation of a case study in which high technology was used to measure carbon stocks in a tropical forest, earth science students in this 4-year college in Oklahoma applied concepts...

Keywords: climate changephotosynthesisbiomasscarbon cyclegreenhouse gas effect

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Vegetation Greening: A Snapshot from the Andean Tropics

This online module explores how satellite images are used to study vegetation greenness and, using Ecuador as an example, demonstrates how tropical vegetation experienced increased greenness...

Keywords: remote sensingTime Series AnalysisEarth ObservationEarth and Space SciencesgeographyGIMMS NDVIgreening and browningtropical Andes

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Healing the scars: Tropical rainforest carbon cycling. Does it matter which tree species you plant?

This online module explores how differences in traits of tropical tree species translate into differential effects on the carbon cycle, integrating ecological information across scales and the...

Keywords: climate changecarbon cyclingtropical biology4DEE Frameworkforest restorationtropical tree speciessoil carbon

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Implementing an online module about plant functional traits in the context of restoration ecology for an undergraduate class in Brazil.

This resource describes my experience in implementing this OCELOTS module in a Functional Trait-based Restoration class for undergraduate majors in the Forest Sciences Department / Escola Superior...

Keywords: tropical forestsbiodiversity structureAtlantic forestfunctional traitshybrid ecosystems

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Functional trait-based restoration. Can hybrid restoration enhance invasion resistance and ecosystem services?

A hybrid restoration experiment in Hilo, Hawaiʻi, in an area of high biocultural conservation value, that address the ecological and philosophical issues involved in conducting restoration with a...

Keywords: Invasive SpeciesagroforestryHawaii CountyRestoration Ecologyplant functional traitstropical forest

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Between a rock and a hard place. What can turning rocks tell us about land-use change impacts on animals living in a rock outcrop?

Unique rock outcrops in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot in India provide a setting that challenges students to develop a study to assess the impact of land-use change on threatened animals...

Keywords: conservationagricultureland useamphibianstropicalbiodiversity losslateritic outcropopen natural ecosystemsreptilesrocks

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Restoring tropical forests: Implementing an online module about restoration and succession in an advanced undergraduate ecology course

“Restoring tropical forests” was implemented, using restoration as an example of variation in successional pathways, in an undergraduate course at Arizona State University. New versions of the...

Keywords: resourcesimplementationRestorationtropical forestssuccession

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Snapshot Serengeti Online Lab

Snapshot Serengeti is a fully online inquiry-based lab that uses real camera-trap data from Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to explore themes of tropical ecology and animal behavior.

Keywords: ecologyspecies interactionscitizen scienceCommunity Ecologyanimal behaviormigration ecologyScience Communicationspecies distributionspredator-prey interactionsTropical ecologycamera trapsSerengetisavannah biome

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Implementing an online module about measuring carbon stocks in an undergraduate Earth Science course

Vegetation Greening: A Snapshot from the Andean Tropics

Healing the scars: Tropical rainforest carbon cycling. Does it matter which tree species you plant?

Implementing an online module about plant functional traits in the context of restoration ecology for an undergraduate class in Brazil.

Functional trait-based restoration. Can hybrid restoration enhance invasion resistance and ecosystem services?

Between a rock and a hard place. What can turning rocks tell us about land-use change impacts on animals living in a rock outcrop?

Restoring tropical forests: Implementing an online module about restoration and succession in an advanced undergraduate ecology course

Snapshot Serengeti Online Lab

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