Tags: ecology

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  1. 2007-I-Liang_Chern-Mathematical Modeling and Differential Equations

    06 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By I-Liang Chern

    NA

    In this course, I will mainly focus on, but not limited to, two important classes of mathematical models by ordinary differential equations:• population dynamics in biology• dynamics in classical...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4003/?v=1

  2. Concept mapping exercise for ecological news story and peer feedback

    30 Mar 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Vikki L Rodgers

    Babson College

    This activity is designed for small groups to work together in class to create a concept map based upon an ecological news story. Any short news story can be selected. One is provided here, along...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3909/?v=1

  3. Species Conservation Management Plan Report and Class Exercise

    30 Mar 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Vikki L Rodgers

    Babson College

    In this project, students work in pairs to become an expert in their assigned IUCN Red List endangered species. They are charged to create a well-researched, written conservation management plan....

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3908/?v=1

  4. Integrating the modeling of biogeochemical cycles and energy flow

    30 Mar 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Vikki L Rodgers

    Babson College

    This in-class activity challenges students to create and then integrate models of how carbon, nitrogen, water and energy all move within an ecosystem. Using 15 provided standard pools, they work...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3907/?v=1

  5. Applying ESA’s 4DEE framework to guide the development of ecological literacy for non-majors

    30 Mar 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Vikki L Rodgers

    Babson College

    The Four-Dimensional Ecological Education (4DEE) framework, endorsed by the ESA Governing Board in November 2018, is the culmination of 30 years of work by the ecology community to clearly define...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3906/?v=1

  6. Modified Grassy Narrows and Muskrat Falls Dam: Hypothesis Testing and t-Tests

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

    By Sharon Maureen Homer-Drummond

    Tri-County Technical College

    Methylmercury contamination within fish populations is an important toxin that affect human, animal, and environmental health, serving as a carcinogen (cancer-causing agent) and endocrine-disruptor...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3657/?v=2

  7. Grassy Narrows and Muskrat Falls Dam: The Central Limit Theorem and a t-test

    09 Feb 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Paul Miller

    Everett Community College

    Students are introduced to concepts of sampling distributions and hypothesis testing using a simulation applet, elementary hypothesis tests, t-tests, and p-values as they compare a given fish...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3679/?v=1

  8. Exploring the ecological niches and bioclimatic differences of the greater and lesser Capybara

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

    By Jordan Kay1, Daniel Dudek2

    1. Mirman School 2. Headwaters Science Institute

    In my study, I explored the differences in ecologicalniches and bioclimatic preferences of the Greaterand Lesser Capybara. Wallace was used in obtainingthe locality and bioclimatic data required to...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3665/?v=1

  9. Modified Grassy Narrows and Muskrat Falls Dam: Hypothesis Testing and t-Tests

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

    By Sharon Maureen Homer-Drummond

    Tri-County Technical College

    Methylmercury contamination within fish populations is an important toxin that affect human, animal, and environmental health, serving as a carcinogen (cancer-causing agent) and endocrine-disruptor...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3657/?v=1

  10. Exploring Marine Primary Productivity with Descriptive Statistics and Graphing in Excel

    29 Jan 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kristin Byrd

    Tarrant County College

    In this activity, students use real water chemistry data and descriptive statistics in Excel to examine primary productivity in an urban estuary of the Salish Sea. They will consider how actual...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3643/?v=1

  11. Population Demography in Swirl

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

    By Emily Weigel

    Georgia Institute of Technology

    The students will learn to generate, test, and graphically represent basic hypotheses on data distributions using large datasets.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1214/?v=6

  12. Table Top Orientation to the Galapagos Islands and Finches

    03 Oct 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sam S Donovan1, John R Jungck2

    1. University of Pittsburgh 2. Interdisciplinary Science Learning Center at the University of Delaware

    The Galapagos Finches are one of the most widely recognized examples of evolutionary biology research. This paper and pencil activity provides access to a variety of data resources that can be used...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2805/?v=1

  13. Venom Diversity & Evolution in Reptiles and Amphibians - An education module for university students

    24 Sep 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Andrew Mason1, Eric Gangloff2

    1. The Ohio State University 2. Ohio Wesleyan University

    This module contains information for a three part series introducing the venom system in reptiles and discussing it in an evolutionary context. In the first part venom and its ecological roles are...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3536/?v=1

  14. Distributions CURE- Exploring Species Distribution Changes and their Drivers

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

    By Tiffany Marie Doan1, Tanya Dewey2, John Carroll3, Liz Alter4

    1. New College of Florida 2. Colorado State University and the Animal Diversity Web (animaldiversity.org) 3. Georgia Southern University 4. CSUMB

    This course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) uses digitized natural history collections data to answer questions about species distributions and their drivers. This inclusive CURE can...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2349/?v=1

  15. Using drones for conservation work with Eben Broadbent

    01 Jul 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Eben Broadbent1, Megan Seifert2

    1. University of Florida 2. Headwaters Science Institute

    Eben N. Broadbent, PhD, is an assistant professor of forest ecology & geomatics in the School of Forest Resources and Conservation at the University of Florida, with a PhD in Biology (Ecology &...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3424/?v=1

  16. Using Grassy Narrows in a Live Classroom with Clicker Questions and Interactive Histogram: Sampling Distributions, Probability, and Hypothesis Testing

    24 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jonathan Andrew Akin

    Northwestern State University of Louisiana

    Students are introduced to concepts of sampling distributions, p-values, and hypothesis testing. Using both simulated and real data for methylmercury level in fish populations, students will...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3249/?v=1

  17. 1-139-PlantsVsHerbivores-ModeliongScenario

    22 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Mary Vanderschoot

    Wheaton College, Wheaton IL USA

    In this activity, students will apply a variety of techniques for analyzing nonlinear systems (e.g., nullclines, linearization, and technologies for drawing phase portraits) to study...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3200/?v=1

  18. 1-143-PopulationModelVariationsMATLAB-ModelingScenario

    22 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By William (Bill) Skerbitz

    Students will walk through a detailed derivation and review of basic population models (exponential and logistic) to create and understand variations of those models.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3196/?v=1

  19. 6-026-IsleRoyaleModeling-ModelingScenario

    17 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Stephen Morse1, Brian Allen1, Stanley Florkowski1

    United States Military Academy, West Point, NY USA

    The primary aim of this project is to draw a connection between differential equations and vector calculus, using population ecology modeling as a vehicle.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3087/?v=1

  20. The Influence of Exotic Plant Invasion on Pollinator Abundance

    11 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Maxcy Nicole Hill

    Virginia Commonwealth University

    This lesson introduces two global change factors, natural habitat loss and exotic plant invasion, and analyzes how these stressors impact the biodiversity and abundance of pollinator species....

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3055/?v=1