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Implementing an online module about plant functional traits in the context of restoration ecology for an undergraduate class in Brazil.
24 Jun 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Raquel Elvira Cola
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
This resource describes my experience in implementing this OCELOTS module in a Functional Trait-based Restoration class for undergraduate majors in the Forest Sciences Department / Escola Superior...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4766/?v=1
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Spreading seeds: How can a better understanding of seed dispersal improve tropical forest restoration?
15 May 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Christina N. Blebea, Francis H. Joyce
Learn about seed dispersal by animals and how this ecological process can be harnessed to facilitate forest recovery through a forest restoration experiment in Costa Rica. Apply what you learn to a...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4790/?v=1
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Ethics in ecological forecasting: four case-based teaching modules
07 Feb 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Abigail S.L. Lewis1, Dexter W. Howard1, Gerbrand Koren2, Cazimir Kowalski3, Jason McLachlan3, Jody Peters4, Georgia Smies5, Olivia Tabares6
1. Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA 2. Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands 3. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA 4. University of Notre Dame 5. Division of Natural Resources, Salish Kootenai College, Pablo, Montana, USA 6. The American School Foundation, Ciudad de México, México
Working with ecological data often involves ethical considerations, particularly when data are applied to address societal needs. However, data science ethics are rarely included as part of...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4629/?v=1
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Plant-microbial mutualisms in canopy gap recovery: How do soil microbial symbionts help tropical forests recover from treefall gaps?
23 Jul 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Lindsay McCulloch1, Jorge Ignacio Mora2
1. Harvard University 2. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
This module uses tropical plant-soil microbial interactions in canopy gaps as a lens to better understand species interactions and disturbance ecology, while showing how scientists study these...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4424/?v=2
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High technology to measure forest carbon stocks: How can advanced remote sensing improve biomass quantification in the Brazilian Amazon?
23 Jul 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Catherine Torres de Almeida
Unesp (São Paulo State University)
A case study on the estimation of aboveground biomass using advanced remote sensors (LiDAR and hyperspectral) in the Brazilian Amazon. Students explore remote sensing (RS) data and compare RS-based...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4440/?v=2
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Restoring tropical forests: Implementing an online module about restoration and succession in an advanced undergraduate ecology course
23 Jul 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Michael Britton
Arizona State University
“Restoring tropical forests” was implemented, using restoration as an example of variation in successional pathways, in an undergraduate course at Arizona State University. New versions of the...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4361/?v=2
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High technology to measure forest carbon stocks: How can advanced remote sensing improve biomass quantification in the Brazilian Amazon?
22 Jun 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Catherine Torres de Almeida
Unesp (São Paulo State University)
A case study on the estimation of aboveground biomass using advanced remote sensors (LiDAR and hyperspectral) in the Brazilian Amazon. Students explore remote sensing (RS) data and compare RS-based...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4440/?v=1
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Plant-microbial mutualisms in canopy gap recovery: How do soil microbial symbionts help tropical forests recover from treefall gaps?
19 Jun 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Lindsay McCulloch1, Jorge Ignacio Mora2
1. Harvard University 2. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
This module uses tropical plant-soil microbial interactions in canopy gaps as a lens to better understand species interactions and disturbance ecology, while showing how scientists study these...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4424/?v=1
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Restoring tropical forests: Implementing an online module about restoration and succession in an advanced undergraduate ecology course
26 May 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Michael Britton
Arizona State University
“Restoring tropical forests” was implemented, using restoration as an example of variation in successional pathways, in an undergraduate course at Arizona State University. New versions of the...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4361/?v=1
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