Life on the Edge: Investigating Habitat Fragmentation, the Edge Effect and Associated Invasive Species in the Field

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This field activity allows students to discover the impacts of habitat fragmentation on air and soil temperature, canopy cover, and invasive species presence. It is a versatile activity that can be conducted on a typical campus and modified based on resources available.

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Primary or BEN resource type	Laboratory exercise
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Format	doc
Ecological Core Concept	Applied ecology
Drought & Water-Ecosystem Services Collection	Off
Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection	Off
Big Data Collection	Off
Editor's Choice	Yes
Audience	Undergraduate lower division 13-14
Keywords	Habitat fragmentation, edge effect, landscape ecology, invasive species, bush honeysuckle, Lonicera maackii
Life science discipline (subject)	Forestry Environmental Sciences Ecology Biodiversity
Primary Author Controlled Name	Tamara Sluss
Primary Author Affiliation	Kentucky State University
Primary Author email	tamara.sluss@kysu.edu
Secondary Author Name(s)	Ken Bates
Secondary Author Affiliation(s)	GeoSpatial Education and Analysis Center, Land Grant Program, Kentucky State University
Secondary Author Email(s)	ken.bates@kysu.edu
Rights	N/A
Resource Editor	Unknown
Reviewer A	Unknown
Reviewer B	Unknown
Date Of Record Submission	2011-03-01

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