A mountain scene in Yukon, Alaska depicts how vegetation changes from the base to the top of the mountain due to differences in elevation and topography. The base of the mountain is vegetated by...
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This false color infrared image is an aerial view of a landscape that includes several different ecosystem types (depicted by the different degrees of red color). Roads are depicted as light-colored...
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This Issue focuses on a research article by Turner et al. (2003) that was published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. The article discusses the ecological causes and effects of intense,...
Students are asked to conduct a primary literature search on the topic of metapopulations, using scientific online journal databases (such as PubMed, Ingenta, etc.). Students then choose one article...
A small stream flows through a forest in this picture, depicting both the forested terrestrial matrix and an aquatic ecosystem. Coarse woody debris from the forest is evident in the stream. The...
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This article emphasizes why it is important to teach landscape ecology in general ecology courses and describes the nature of landscape ecology. The laboratory exercise outlined employs percolation...
The Cadillac and Dorr Mountains as viewed from the summit of Gorham Ridge, Acadia National Park, Maine. A recent study that included Acadia National Park found that atmospheric deposition varies...
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This project seeks to improve the student’s understanding of the terrestrial water budget by exploring the dynamics of one of its major components: evapotranspiration, a process that includes the...
River discharge couples terrestrial ecosystems with oceanic ecosystems. Fluctuations in river discharges from drought or flood events can have significant effects on coastal ecosystems.
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