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Cold blood and wet skin in hot and dry secondary forests. How do amphibian traits determine persistence in secondary forests?

Students will synthesize information from biological and physiological traits of amphibians and characteristics of secondary forests in the tropics to form hypotheses about persistence of...

Keywords: life historyconservation biologyphysiological ecologyamphibianland use changeEctothermsecondary foresttrait-based ecology

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Spreading seeds: How can a better understanding of seed dispersal improve tropical forest restoration?

Learn about seed dispersal by animals and how this ecological process can be harnessed to facilitate forest recovery through a forest restoration experiment in Costa Rica. Apply what you learn to a...

Keywords: conservationRestorationtropical forestsbiodiversity lossSeed dispersal

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Restoring tropical forests: Is planting clusters of trees a cost-effective and ecologically-sound strategy to restore tropical forest?

This module (available in four languages) provides a broad introduction to both ecological and social aspects of tropical forest restoration. It focuses on a long-term study comparing three...

Keywords: Restoration Ecologyforest restorationtropical forest

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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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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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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 acoustic biodiversity monitoring in the tropics for use in an undergraduate course

This implementation plan for an online module organizes activities for understanding physical concepts and biological considerations regarding acoustic monitoring, and provides a Spanish version of...

Keywords: Biodiversityconservation biologyTropical ecologyacoustic monitoring

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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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