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1. Introduction to Data Management and Metadata using NEON aquatic macroinvertebrate data

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

   By Kaitlin Stack Whitney

   Rochester Institute of Technology

   This lesson focuses on understanding metadata, the data about the data, using aquatic macroinvertebrate abundance and species information from a variety of NEON sampling locations.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1429/?v=1

2. REMNet Tutorial, R Part 5: Normalizing Microbiome Data in R 5.2.19

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

   By Jessica Joyner

   CUNY Brooklyn College

   Video on normalizing microbiome data from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1314/?v=1

3. REMNet Tutorial, R Part 4: Creating Taxa Plots in R 5.2.19

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

   By Jessica Joyner

   CUNY Brooklyn College

   Video on making taxa bar plots in R from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1313/?v=1

4. REMNet Tutorial, R Part 3: Creating Alpha Diversity Plots in R 5.2.19

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

   By Jessica Joyner

   CUNY Brooklyn College

   Video on creating alpha diversity plots in R from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1312/?v=1

5. Mosquito Invasion! A Lotka-Volterra Competition Case Study

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

   By Jessica Coyle

   In this instructor-led interrupted case study, students practice interpreting Lotka-Volterra competition model parameters using data on an invasive and native mosquito species.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1364/?v=1

6. Aquatic Nutrient Levels and Climate Change

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

   By Elli Bosch¹, Kaycee Faunce¹, Amanda Thompson

   Virginia Commonwealth University

   This learning module was designed to introduce students to the aquatic nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus, their roles in ecosystem function and nutrient pollution, and what impacts climate change...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1356/?v=1

7. Striped Bass: A Regulatory Success Story

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

   By J. Alexander McCrickard¹, Angela Hanretty¹, Amanda Thompson¹

   Virginia Commonwealth University

   This module examines the Maryland striped bass moratorium (1985-1989) as a fisheries management success story. Maryland DNR striped bass young of the year data is utilized for least squares linear...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1347/?v=1

8. Investigating human impacts on stream ecology: locally and nationally

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

   By Jillian K. Decker

   State University of New York - Rockland Community College

   How does nutrient pollution impact stream ecosystems locally and nationally?

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1249/?v=1

9. Examining human impacts on tusk evolution in elephants using authentic research data

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

   By Kaitlin Bonner

   St. John Fisher College

   In this activity students explore and analyze real, authentic research data paired with HHMI’s “Selection for Tuskless Elephants” video in a hands-on investigation of human impacts on elephant...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1220/?v=1

10. The Polar Bear of the Salt Marsh? Warming Tolerance Limits of Local Species

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

    By Angela Dassow¹, Sheryl Konrad¹

    Carthage College

    National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science- In the adaptation exercise, students explore connections between saltmarsh sparrow declines and declining populations of local species that live...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1200/?v=1

11. Ancient Insects

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

    By Susan Butts¹, Talia Karim², Chris Norris¹

    1. Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History 2. University of Colorado, Boulder

    Create a gallery of fossil organisms and identify distinctive body parts (wings, suckers, modified appendages) from the collection. Analyze and interpret these features to predict what type of...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1169/?v=1

12. 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/qubesresources/publications/1056/?v=1

13. Testing hypotheses about the role of wildfire in structuring avian communities

    07 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Lesley Bulluck

    Dept of Biology and Center for Environmental Studies

    This module assesses the role of wildfire in the eastern US and its impact on bird communities using NEON bird survey data from pre- and post- a major wildfire in the Great Smoky Mountains National...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/957/?v=1

14. Biological Diversity in Wetlands: Applying the Scientific Method

    04 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Orissa Moulton

    Texas A & M University Galveston

    An introduction to the Scientific Method for Introductory Biology students using plant and animal richness and environmental data from ephemeral ponds and permanent wetlands.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/997/?v=1

15. Data simulation and randomization tests

    03 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By James S. Santangelo

    University of Toronto

    A participatory live-coding lesson on simulating data and performing randomization tests on ecological data in R.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/996/?v=1

16. The nose knows: How tri-trophic interactions and natural history shape bird foraging behavior. An introduction to statistical analysis in animal behavior research

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

    By Julia Burrows

    Students investigate the role of olfaction and infochemicals on bird foraging behavior through two different quantitative activities where they generate hypotheses, create figures, conduct data...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/973/?v=1

17. Phylogeny of Land Plants

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

    By Laura Ellen Rose

    HHU Duesseldorf

    In this lab, students review the characteristics of the major land plant lineages. Then they perform phylogenetic analyses based on morphological characters.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/961/?v=1

18. Developing quantitative skills for ecological data: the effects of climate warming on phenological variation and species interactions

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

    By Jill Hamilton¹, Zachary Tarble¹

    North Dakota State University

    Students combine long-term observational data sets and experimental warming in an alpine meadow in Gothic, CO to test, evaluate, and interpret ecological data focusing on phenological variation and...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/935/?v=1

19. Computational Biology using R

    30 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Hong Qin

    University of Tennessee Chattanooga

    This is an introductory level course on computational biology.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/907/?v=1

20. Politeness Data

    30 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Bodo Winter¹, Sven Grawunder²

    1. Department of Cognitive and Information Sciences, University of California, Merced 2. Department of Linguistics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

    The dataset recorded properties of formal and informal speech registers in Korean.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/901/?v=1