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 school) and many citizens do not understand the biological and ecological processes that are the foundation for these cycles.

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Is Part Of	This activity is associated with Issues in Ecology Issue #13 (attached)
Collection Link	http://esa.org/ecoed/folders/0094/activeteachingwithissuesinecologyca...
Ecological Core Concept	Ecosystems -- Production and respiration Ecosystems -- Decomposition Ecosystems -- Biogeochemical cycling
Drought & Water-Ecosystem Services Collection	Off
Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection	Off
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Audience	Undergraduate upper division 15-16 Undergraduate lower division 13-14
Pedagogical Use Description	The activity is designed to be used in class. It can be modified in many ways, for example as homework, electronic submission or on index cards in class.
Keywords	Active teaching in ecology, misconceptions in biology and ecology, diagnostic questions, carbon cycle, photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, transformation of organic compounds
Life science discipline (subject)	Ecology
Primary Author Controlled Name	Charlene D'Avanzo
Primary Author Affiliation	School of Natural Science, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 01002
Primary Author email	cdavanzo@hampshire.edu
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Review Status	Accepted
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Date Of Record Submission	2011-07-20

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