You are here: Home / Resources / Browse Resources

Open. Adaptable. Free.

Resources created by our members and partners.

The QUBES platform hosts hundreds of teaching materials, reference materials, and cloud-based software free to use and adapt using open Creative Commons licenses.

Text Search:
Applied Filters
    Landscape Indicators:Nutrients and Macroinvertebrates
    Modification of the Investigating Human Impacts on Stream Ecology Module to emphasize landscape indicators and incorporate inclusive practices.
    1148

    views

    912

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    NELF Explorer: Drivers of Landscape Change
    Students explore the connections between land use decisions and land cover change, as well as how to predict the possible impacts of land use decisions into the future.

    Keywords: landscape ecologyscenario analysisland systems scienceLULCC

    2332

    views

    614

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    NEON Data in the Classroom: Quantifying Spatial Patterns
    Students build on fundamental concepts of spatial patterns and combine this knowledge with the open-data from the National Ecological Observatory Network to quantify spatial autocorrelation and...

    Keywords: RR Markdownlandscape ecologygroup-neon2018spatial statisticsfractalsrasters

    2010

    views

    853

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Drivers of Avian Local Species Richness: Continental-Scale Gradients, Regional Landscape, or Local Land Cover?
    Experiment included in Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) Volume 8

    Keywords: ecologyResources @ ESA - TIEEspecies richness

    1303

    views

    184

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Implementing Flexible Learning Projects to support authentic research experiences in Ecology (BIO 3317) at McDaniel College
    This adaptation highlights the utility of the Lichens in YOUR Local Landscape module for teaching field skills, quantitative analysis across scales, and for writing research papers.

    Keywords: NEONNational Ecological Observatory Network

    2328

    views

    395

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Adapting "Lichens in Diverse Landscapes" for Independent Projects in BIO 3317 Ecology at McDaniel College
    This adaptation shows how students in Ecology at McDaniel College used the Lichens in Diverse Landscapes Module 2 (Lichens in YOUR Local Landscape) in Fall 2020.

    Keywords: NEONNational Ecological Observatory Network

    846

    views

    659

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Identifying Groundwater Discharge Dynamics into Stream Habitat Assessments
    Groundwater contributions are overlooked in many habitat assessments, even though their ecological and water quality importance to streams has been broadly recognized. This lab encourages students...

    Keywords: landscape ecologyriver systemsRiver Field Studies NetworkGroundwater - Surface Water Exchangegroundwater seepsstream temperature

    678

    views

    322

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Investigating human impacts on stream ecology: locally and nationally
    This is a modification of an original TIEE Module, investigating these questions: How does nutrient pollution impact stream ecosystems locally and nationally? How does land cover change impact...

    Keywords: tool:rstudiolandscape ecologyStream ecologyBox Plotsland usespatial analysisEutrophication

    1236

    views

    650

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    An Adaptation of "Plants in the Human-Altered Environment (PHAE)" for 100% Remote Learning at East Stroudsburg University
    PHAE is a project to compare effects of landscape alteration intensities on plant diversity. This adaptation modified and extends the modules to suit fully remote learning (data collected...

    Keywords: erenNEONdiversitybiomass4DEE Frameworkecosystemsocioeconomic effects

    2543

    views

    1413

    downloads

    0

    comments

    1

    adaptations

    Rivers as Social-Ecological-Technological Systems: Integrative Issue Formulation and Problem Solving
    Flowing surface waters continue to capture the human imagination and are increasingly harnessed by many interdependent human activities. Existing theories for studying rivers as cohesive ecological...

    Keywords: Interdisciplinary STEMProblem based learningcomplex systemsexperiential learningRiver Field Studies Network

    1089

    views

    423

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Biogeography of plant-associated fungi: who lives where and why?
    This dataset of fungal communities associated with the leaves an endemic Hawaiian tree provides students opportunities to explore relationships between environmental variables and microbial...

    Keywords: small group activityinquiry-based learningbiogeographymicrobial ecology

    2028

    views

    1484

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Comparative Landscape Ecology Project using RStudio Cloud (Project EDDIE)
    This modified version incorporates the use of RStudio Cloud for easier remote instruction, and culminates in an exploratory project comparing the influence of patch metrics on vegetation health for...
    854

    views

    830

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Conducting Biodiversity Science in the 21st Century (Poster)
    A poster summarizing how museum resources can be used for conducting biodiversity science in the 21st century including in research, education and in increasing inclusivity and diversity in STEM.

    Keywords: researchmuseumPosterBiodiversitynatural history museumsOpen Datadata literacydiversityinclusionBLUEdigitized natural history collectionsbiodiversity data

    416

    views

    140

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Quantifying The Drivers and Impacts of Natural Disturbance Events – The 2013 Colorado Floods
    This lesson focuses on ways that scientists identify and use data to understand ecological disturbance events using data from five public datasets. The main lesson focused on interpretation of...

    Keywords: data in the classroomdata interpretationprecipitationstream dischargePalmer Drought Severity IndexlidarEcological Disturbancedisturbance ecologyHigh School

    2915

    views

    1207

    downloads

    0

    comments

    2

    adaptations

    Island biogeography, spatial ecology, and macroinvertebrate species diversity in Richmond’s rock pools
    Students investigate questions of community ecology and biogeography using data from an urban rock pool ecosystem. Using ArcGIS 10, students learn to create effective maps, calculate landscape...

    Keywords: aquatic macroinvertebratesCommunity Ecologyspecies diversityGeographic Information System (GIS)spatial analysisJames River

    2476

    views

    1478

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Data management and introduction to QGIS and RStudio for spatial analysis
    Students learn about the importance of good data management and begin to explore QGIS and RStudio for spatial analysis purposes. Students will explore National Land Cover Database raster data and...

    Keywords: tool:rstudioGISdata managementlandscape ecologyGeospatial ScienceNational Ecological Observatory Networkquantitative inquiryQGIS

    1986

    views

    1261

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Data is the New Science - Modified and combined with Following the Data Module
    In this module, students will be introduced to some emerging biodiversity data resources. They will be asked to think critically about the strengths and utility of these data resources and apply...

    Keywords: data in the classroombiodiversity informaticsnatural history collection

    1354

    views

    665

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Quantifying The Drivers and Impacts of Natural Disturbance Events – The 2013 Colorado Floods
    This lesson focuses on ways that scientists identify and use data to understand ecological disturbance events using data from five public datasets. The main lesson focused on interpretation of...

    Keywords: ecologyundergraduate education

    1148

    views

    776

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Data is the New Science
    In this module, students will be introduced to some emerging biodiversity data resources. They will be asked to think critically about the strengths and utility of these data resources and apply...

    Keywords: data in the classroombiodiversity informaticsnatural history collection

    3331

    views

    1266

    downloads

    0

    comments

    2

    adaptations

    The River Breathes: Stream reach metabolism as an integrative and comparable measure of stream processes
    Stream reach metabolism integrates organism respiration & production to provide a valuable ecosystem measure that varies as a function of biotic & abiotic factors. As a powerful indicator of whole...

    Keywords: ecosystem respirationMetabolismriverRespirationproductionRiver Field Studies NetworkDissolved OxygenStream MetabolismEcosystem ProductionStreamField LessonGuided Student ReflectionStudent Reflection

    623

    views

    1463

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Close

    Home

    Search