Basic ecological literacy; a first cut

This article, first published in the Ecological Society of America's Education Section Newsletter (2:4-5), defines basic ecological literacy according to eleven concepts that all students should master to be considered to be "ecologically literate."

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Primary or BEN resource type	Teaching strategies & guidelines
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Format	html
Ecological Core Concept	The science of ecology
Drought & Water-Ecosystem Services Collection	Off
Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection	Off
Big Data Collection	Off
Editor's Choice	No
Audience	Undergraduate upper division 15-16 Undergraduate lower division 13-14
Pedagogical Use Description	Students taking an ecology course can read this article at the beginning of the semester to gain an initial understanding of the scope of the field. Alternatively they can read the article at the end of the semester to determine whether they agree with the author's definition of "key ecological concepts." This article should also be useful to education students taking a "teaching science methods" course.
Keywords	ecological literacy; course planning; ecological concepts
Key taxa	Ecology
Life science discipline (subject)	Ecology
Primary Author Controlled Name	Kenneth Klemow
Primary Author Affiliation	Wilkes University
Primary Author email	kenneth.klemow@wilkes.edu
Rights	Author retains copyright.
Resource Editor	Unknown
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Reviewer B	Unknown
Date Of Record Submission	2007-10-03

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