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  1. How Luxury and Legacy Effects Shape Urban Avifauna in Los Angeles, California

    09 May 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Melanie Del Pozo, Herman Tomasi

    Is L.A.’s bird population shaped by historic redlining and income inequality? This lesson will introduce luxury and legacy effects hypotheses as they relate to urban avifauna in LA neighborhoods....

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4788/?v=1

  2. An Interrupted Case Study on Urban Prairie Restoration

    19 Apr 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Amy L. Concilio*1, Maria Lazo Macik2, X. Ben Wu2

    1. St. Edward's University 2. Texas A&M University

    Engaging students in meaningful discussions can be a challenging task for science instructors, especially in introductory courses. The story-telling approach used in case studies can increase...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4702/?v=1

  3. The Power of Place: A Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience Studying Urban Ecology, Local Apple Trees and Disease Susceptibility

    26 Jan 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Deidre M. Jaeger†*1, Teresa Bilinski††1, Amy Dunbar-Wallis††1, Irfanul Alam††1, Lisa A. Corwin††1

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) offered early in an undergraduate student’s career have the potential to include a greater number and diversity of students than...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4601/?v=1

  4. Megan Garfinkel

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  5. Eliza Heery

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  6. John Withey

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  7. Todd Harwell

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  8. Karina Sanchez

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  9. Shishir Paudel

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  10. Gisselle Mejía

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  11. Asia Kaiser

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  12. Noé U de la Sancha

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  13. Urban stream invaders: a scientist spotlight featuring Dr. Piatã Santana Marques

    15 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jennifer Apple

    SUNY Geneseo

    Students read and interpret data from a study which addresses how urbanization affects the invasive attributes of a non-native species. They also reflect on the identity of the lead researcher and...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2472/?v=1

  14. Coyote Habituation and a Scientist Spotlight on Dr. Christopher Schell

    25 Jun 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Darlene Panvini

    Belmont University

    Dr. Christopher Schell is an ecologist who uses a variety of techniques to study mammalian carnivores in urban areas. This scientist spotlight uses graphs from his study on parental habituation to...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2455/?v=1

  15. Carbon Sequestration and the Urban heat Island Effect

    12 May 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Evan Blais

    Virginia Commonwealth University

    An urban heat island is an urban or metropolitan area that is on average far warmer than the surrounding rural areas. In this lesson we will study the impact these warmer temperatures have on the...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2354/?v=1

  16. Eo Hanabusa

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  17. Bruce W Grant

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  18. Allison T Parker

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  19. Kelly L ODonnell

    Kelly O’Donnell is the Director of Science Forward at Macaulay Honors College. She oversees scientific programing and academics for Macaulay. Dr. O’Donnell also regularly teaches one of the Science...

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  20. Demian Alexander Willette

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