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This Figure Set explores the complexity of forest ecosystems with particular emphasis on the effects of expanding white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populations on trees, birds, and people....
In this Issue, students will examine published data that address the ecological consequences of environmental disturbance. Disturbance is a useful topic in the teaching of ecology and about disputes...
This article describes a simulation, which uses dice to explore the concepts of demographic and genetic stochasticity.
This article describes a long-term project for ecology classes. A list of topics to be covered in the class is provided with the notion that this knowledge will enable students to successfully...
This article describes an exercise performed at the beginning of an introductory level ecology course. It involves students estimating the number of species of plants and animals on earth and a...
This article lists five rules to help inexperienced and experienced writers produce better papers/theses.
In this Issue, students explore large-scale anthropogenic changes to the nitrogen cycle by examining studies that document anthropogenic inputs of nitrogen globally, the export of nitrogen from...
This activity uses the jigsaw method to encourage students, in groups, to become experts on different types of evidence as a means of understanding climate change. Each group focuses on a topic,...
This activity is intended for students to lead investigations on stream ecology. Students will exercise critical thinking skills to interpret data sets and maps regarding water quality and usage. ...
This teaching module includes two different approaches. The goal of both approaches is to introduce WNV biology and ecology. The Hometown Approach uses online data and maps to generate and test...
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