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		Are males cheaper than females? Male and female costs of reproduction In this TIEE experiment, students investigate the costs of reproduction. In dioecious plants, a female's investment in reproduction is typically much greater than a male's, because while both sexes...		More Info

		Comparing the Influence of Precipitation, Fire, and Topography on Plant Productivity in the Tallgrass Prairie This Data Set allows students to use long-term data from Konza to explore the relationships between multiple characteristics of a tallgrass prairie ecosystem and the productivity of prairie plants....		More Info

		Effects of Plant Biodiversity on Ecosystem Productivity within a Savannah Grassland Community This Data Set focuses on the question: How does plant biodiversity in a grassland savannah community affect ecosystem productivity? To investigate this question, students use create graphs using...		More Info

		Experimental Aquatic Ecology in Stormwater Detention Ponds The exercises described in the article focus on the water quality management of small aquatic ecosystems, namely, stormwater detention ponds. One exercise focuses on management of sedimentation and...		More Info

		Issues in Ecology, Issue 13: Active Teaching on Carbon Dynamics in Ecosystems All ecology texts include figures showing carbon cycles of various types (terrestrial, marine, global, etc). However, education research shows that introductory level students (both college and high...		More Info

		One McBug Burger Please: Eating insects in ecology class to contextualize climate change discussion Ecosystem services associated with invertebrates might include soil aeration by earthworms, pollination by bees or habitat provision by coral reefs. However, we do not typically list provision of...	You must be logged in to access all resource information.	More Info

		Rainforest carbon cycling and biodiversity: A simulation model learning tool This modeling activity simulates how atmospheric CO2 concentrations, which influence global climate, increase with deforestation and decrease during reforestation. As fast-growing tropical trees...	You must be logged in to access all resource information.	More Info

		The influence of Acidification on Ammonification This experiment examines the influence of moderate (pH 5.5) to extreme (pH 3.5) sulfuric acid-induced acidification on the ability of soil microorganisms to conduct ammonification. Two common soil...		More Info

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