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Diversity Indices: Shannon's H and E
15 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Lou Gross1, Monica Beals1, Susan Harrell1
University of Tennessee Knoxville
This module introduces Shannon's diversity index in the context of understanding how to mathematically measure the species diversity in a community. It is intended for an introductory biology...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1059/?v=1
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Diversity Indices: Simpson's D and E
15 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Lou Gross1, Monica Beals1, Susan Harrell1
University of Tennessee Knoxville
This module introduces Simpson's diversity index in the context of understanding how to mathematically measure the species diversity in a community. It is intended for an introductory biology...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1058/?v=1
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Estimating Tree Heights: Right Triangle Trigonometry
15 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Lou Gross1, Monica Beals1, Susan Harrell1
University of Tennessee Knoxville
This module introduces basic trigonometry calculations in the context of understanding tree height calculations. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1060/?v=1
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Interspecific Competition: the Lotka-Volterra Model
15 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Lou Gross1, Monica Beals1, Susan Harrell1
University of Tennessee Knoxville
This module introduces the Lotka-Volterra Model in the context of understanding interspecific competition. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1061/?v=1
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Optimal Foraging Theory
15 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Lou Gross1, Monica Beals1, Susan Harrell1
University of Tennessee Knoxville
This module introduces the optimal foraging strategy in the context of understanding competition and coexistence among species. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1062/?v=1
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Predator-Prey Dynamics: the Lotka-Volterra Model
15 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Lou Gross1, Monica Beals1, Susan Harrell1
University of Tennessee Knoxville
This module introduces the Lotka-Volterra model in the context of understanding how predator and prey interact. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1063/?v=1
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Species-Area Relationships
15 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Lou Gross1, Monica Beals1, Susan Harrell1
University of Tennessee Knoxville
This module introduces species-area curves in the context of understanding spatial diversity patterns. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1064/?v=1
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Type I Functional Response
15 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Lou Gross1, Monica Beals1, Susan Harrell1
University of Tennessee Knoxville
This module introduces the type I functional response in the context of understanding the relationship between an individual's rate of consumption and food density. It is intended for an...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1065/?v=1
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Type II Functional Response: Holling’s Disk Equation
15 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Lou Gross1, Monica Beals1, Susan Harrell1
University of Tennessee Knoxville
This module introduces the Holling’s disk equation in the context of understanding the relationship between an individual's rate of consumption and food density. It is intended for an introductory...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1066/?v=1
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Cohort Life Tables
12 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Lou Gross1, Monica Beals1, Susan Harrell1
University of Tennessee Knoxville
This module introduces cohort life tables in the context of understanding demographic processes and how they affect populations. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1054/?v=1
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Avian Censys Analysis
23 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Darcy Taniguchi
California State University San Marcos
This Swirl course uses ecological data of bird counts and habitat variables to estimate inter-observer variability and the relationship of birds with habitat variables.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1025/?v=1
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An Introduction to the R Programming Environment
04 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By K. A. Garrett1, P. D. Esker1, A. H. Sparks1
Kansas State University
An online module introducing students and biologists to R, published in American Phytopathological Society
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1002/?v=1
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Seed Dispersal in Tropical Forests: Learning How Plants Move Around
20 Dec 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Sunshine Liberty Brosi
Frostburg State University
This module focuses on the dispersal of seeds from trees in fragmented tropical forests. Students use data from published studies to understand patterns of seed dispersal and apply these ideas to...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/965/?v=1
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Food Chain Dynamics In A Simple Ecosystem
20 Dec 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Laura Ellen Rose
HHU Duesseldorf
In this lab, students will work with a simple algae/brine shrimp environment to learn about food chains and population dynamics.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/963/?v=1
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Measuring the Health of the Earth Using the Theory of Island Biography
25 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jana Eggleston, Stephanie Renee Campau, Farshid Ahrestani, Holly D Gaff1
Old Dominion University
This module uses a variety of available datasets to explore methods of calculating biodiversity and measuring landscape as well as the relationship between those.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/868/?v=1
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Coral Reefs in Hot Water
04 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Kaitlin Bonner
St. John Fisher College
Students analyze sea surface temperature (SST) data from NOAA to predict coral bleaching at four locations in the Bahamas. They then compare their predictions to authentic research collected about...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/324/?v=1
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IPMpack: an R package for Integral Projection Models
11 Sep 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By C. Jessica E. Metcalf1, Sean M. McMahon2, Roberto Salguero-Gómez3, Eelke Jongejans4, Cory Merow5
1. University of Oxford 2. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute 3. University of Queensland 4. Radbound University Nijmegen 5. STRI and University of Connecticut
IPMpack is an R package (R Development Core Team 2013) that allows users to build and analyse Integral Projection Models.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/779/?v=1
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Redox Chemistry and Coral Bleaching
25 Jul 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By David Julian
University of Florida
Mapping coral bleaching using NOAA data to set the stage for reviewing redox chemistry concepts
https://qubeshub.org/publications/366/?v=1
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Urban Ecology
24 Jul 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Kelly O'Donnell
Science Forward
This video describes the field of urban ecology and features scientists who use the city as their field site.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/717/?v=1
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Outstanding Oaks: Quercus Phenology at NEON Sites
22 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jackie Matthes
Wellesley College
This resource uses an app hosted on QUBES to visualize similarities and differences in Quercus phenology at three NEON sites in California, Florida, and Massachusetts.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/675/?v=1