Species Range Over Space and Time
In this module, students use data from natural history collections to look at range shifts related to climate variables over different time periods.
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Version 1.0 - published on 19 Mar 2019 doi:10.25334/Q47T7F - cite this
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Description
There is strong evidence that rising temperatures has already led to significant shifts in species’ distributions. In this module, students will review published research data describing this evidence and the predicted consequences of biodiversity redistribution. Students then use data available from digitized Natural History Collections to investigate the distribution over time and space for a self-selected species.
Students completing this module will be able to:
- Predict how global temperature patterns might influence species’ distributions.
- Use quantitative reasoning to collect, clean, and analyze data from a large, curated, aggregated dataset.
Contents
BLUE Species Range Module.docx(DOCX | 450 KB)
GBIF User Guide.docx(DOCX | 3 MB)
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Researchers should cite this work as follows:
- Linton, D., Monfils, A., Ellwood, L., Phillips, M. (2019). Species Range Over Space and Time. Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/Q47T7F
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