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Backyard Beetles + Pollinators for a non-lab course on biodiversity conservation

Author(s): Emily Nodine

Rollins College

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Backyard Beetles + Pollinators is a project to observe and evaluate plant-pollinator networks. This adaptation modifies the (adapted) modules for a non-lab course on conservation, conducted during a mix of in-person and remote students.

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Version 1.0 - published on 12 May 2021 doi:10.25334/F3ZH-EH84 - cite this

Adapted from: Backyard Beetles + Pollinators Lab for BIO 3400 Ecology at Greensboro College v 1.0

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  1. NEON
  2. National Ecological Observatory Network

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These modules were developed for an upper level Environmental Studies core course, Conservation of Biodiversity, toward the goal of engaging students in hands-on research whether in-person or remote. Students employ a mix of field and online research techniques to observe insect pollinators and other floral visitors to describe plant-pollinator networks and assess how the assemblages from their sites compare to those in a range of landscapes. The project was divided into a series of homework assignments for a non-lab course.

Included here are the overarching assignment guidelines, background worksheet, modules 1-7, and teaching notes on its inaugural implementation in Spring 2021.

Notes

These modules were adapted from an existing adaptation for a class with both remote and in-person students. Reflection questions are skewed more to a conservation focus.

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