Tags: Community Ecology

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  1. Population Ecology of the Northern Spotted Owl

    22 Aug 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sean P. Streich*1, John M. Basey1

    University of Colorado, Boulder

    The mathematical modeling of populations utilizing field-collected demographic data is an important component of lab curricula in a variety of undergraduate biology lab courses. During the global...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4492/?v=1

  2. Ground Spider Survey QUBES Resource Draft (1)

    31 Jul 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sage Lockett

    Virginia Commonwealth University

    This QUBES Module aims to introduce students to standardized ecological field methods, measures of diversity, ArcGIS Online, and Excel. This is achieved through nocturnal survey of ground spiders.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4484/?v=2

  3. Ground Spider Survey QUBES Resource Draft (1)

    31 Jul 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sage Lockett

    Virginia Commonwealth University

    This QUBES Module aims to introduce students to standardized ecological field methods, measures of diversity, ArcGIS Online, and Excel. This is achieved through nocturnal survey of ground spiders.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4484/?v=1

  4. Snapshot Serengeti Online Lab

    23 Jul 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Charles Willis1, Jeffrey A Klemens2, Rahul Agrawal3, Sadie Hebert1, Meredith Palmer4, Annika Moe1, Deena Wassenberg1, Katherine Barry1, Craig Packer1

    1. University of Minnesota 2. Thomas Jefferson University 3. University of Michigan 4. Princeton University

    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.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3488/?v=2

  5. GSD QUBES Resource Draft (1)

    23 Jun 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sage Lockett

    Virginia Commonwealth University

    This QUBES module is focused towards AP Environmental studies courses. It includes hypothesis testing, transect sampling, Shannon Diversity Index, and scatter plot and bar graph creation in excel.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4450/?v=1

  6. Snapshot Serengeti Online Lab

    01 Jun 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Charles Willis1, Jeffrey A Klemens2, Rahul Agrawal3, Sadie Hebert1, Meredith Palmer4, Annika Moe1, Deena Wassenberg1, Katherine Barry1, Craig Packer1

    1. University of Minnesota 2. Thomas Jefferson University 3. University of Michigan 4. Princeton University

    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.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3488/?v=1

  7. The Edge Effect

    03 May 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sean McNamara1, Kiersten Newtoff2, Kelly Livernoche2, Allison Bell, Jeff Leips3, Gina Wesley2, William Gretes4

    1. Community College of Baltimore County 2. Montgomery College 3. University of Maryland Baltimore County 4. Howard Community College

    This module has students venturing outdoors to take a 50m transect and collect abundance data on plants utilizing quadrats in both edge and interior environment. Mathematically the goals of this...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4292/?v=1

  8. Make Your Move: Interpreting graphs of pollinator behavior

    10 Aug 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Rachel Pigg1, Suann Yang2

    1. University of Louisville 2. SUNY Geneseo

    In this lesson, students interpret graphs of pollinator movement behavior. Then, students view and reflect on an interview with community ecologist Dr. Suann Yang., who collected the data that they...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3482/?v=1

  9. Integrating Community Ecology Into the Study of Parasites: Exploring the Effect of Host Behavior on Parasite Transmission Rates

    07 Aug 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Will H. Ryan1, Christine M. Sestero*2

    1. University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Montevallo 2. University of Montevallo

    Organismal life cycles are often presented as a set of facts to memorize in undergraduate biology courses. This approach is cognitively demanding for students and fails to convey how central life...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3423/?v=1

  10. Home sweet home for warblers: Graphing and Analysis using R

    14 Apr 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kristen Kaczynski

    Earth & Environmental Sciences, California State University Chico

    This resource expands on the Data Nugget "Trees and bushes, Home Sweet Home for Warblers". The analyses and graphing is done in R and there are questions that ask about the management implications.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2928/?v=1

  11. Exploring Species Interactions with "Snapshot Serengeti"

    29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Meredith S. Palmer*1, Charlie Willis2, Katherine Barry2, Craig Packer2, Annika Moe2, Deena Wassenberg2

    1. Princeton University 2. University of Minnesota

    Authentic learning experiences are a valuable way for students to gain an in-depth understanding of the scientific process. However, implementing such experiences in large enrollment courses can be...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2704/?v=1

  12. Does it pose a threat? Investigating the impact of Bt corn on monarch butterflies

    20 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sara A. Wyse

    Bethel University

    Aspiring scientists know that a hallmark of science is that experiments are repeatable and testable.  However, students do not often get opportunities to explore the replicability of...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2522/?v=1

  13. Nature’s Flying Machines: The Evolutionary Relationship of Avian Form & Function

    28 Aug 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Melissa Haswell

    Davenport University

    In this series of activities, birds will be used as the model organism. The modules examine the connections between body form and function over time by investigating the relationship between avian...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2085/?v=1

  14. NMDS to Study Dead Wood Fungi Communities in Parks of New Jersey

    30 Jul 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Maria Shumskaya1, Christopher Zambell1

    Kean University

    Students use dead wood (saproxylic) fungi occurrence data from New Jersey, USA collected by students and faculty of Kean University to learn the basics of community ecology. Simple NMDS ordination...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1367/?v=1

  15. The nose knows: How tri-trophic interactions and natural history shape bird foraging behavior. Introduction to data visualization.

    28 May 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By pamela scheffler

    Students investigate the role of olfaction and infochemicals on bird foraging behavior.. In this module students learn to analyze and present graphic data in ways that simplify interpretation.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1221/?v=1

  16. Island biogeography, spatial ecology, and macroinvertebrate species diversity in Richmond’s rock pools

    22 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Nadia Bukach1, Todd Lookingbill1, Andrew Davidson2, James R Vonesh2, Kristine Grayson1

    1. University of Richmond 2. Virginia Commonwealth University

    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...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1056/?v=1

  17. MathBench: Biodiversity Assessment of Stream Biota

    21 Dec 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Rebekah Chapman

    Georgia State University

    The MathBench module, "The Case of the Missing Mountaintop" introduces students to the concept of biodiversity and measures used to quantify biodiversity and stream health. Students investigate the...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/977/?v=1

  18. Search for the Missing Sea Otters

    12 Nov 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Mary Allen1, Mark L. Kuhlmann1

    Hartwick College

    National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science- using a progressive disclosure format, this case study teaches students how to apply ecological principles to a real-life ecological problem.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/926/?v=1

  19. Exploring the Ecology of Gorongosa

    20 Feb 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jennifer Carmichael

    San Diego Mesa College

    Students learn about bottleneck events, population demographics and growth, ecological niches and competition, food chains/webs and ecological disturbances through past and current data on...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/360/?v=1

  20. EREN PFPP Species Composition Curriculum Module with Data

    29 Sep 2016 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Rachel Collins1, Jerald Dosch2, Kristine Hopfensperger3, Karen Kuers4, Erin Lindquist5, Charles McClaugherty6, Tim Menzel7

    1. Roanoke College 2. Macalester College 3. Northern Kentucky University 4. The University of the South 5. Meredith College 6. University of Mount Union 7. Piedmont College

    In this lab, students will learn foundational concepts of forest community dynamics and apply quantitative skills to data analysis and interpretation activities. Students will use tree plot data...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/31/?v=2