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A curated review of ESA publications for teaching ecology
The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.Abstract Since the early 1990s, the Ecological Society of America's journals have published hundreds of articles of direct relevance to those who teach ecology—especially at the undergraduate level. In an effort to draw attention to that literature, we conducted an analysis to identify well‐cited articles, as well as those that may be underrecognized ...
Kenneth M. Klemow, Rosemarie Desmarais
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, 2009 This paper reports on the design, utilisation and evaluation of a 'virtual fieldwork' package to support and enhance student learning on a well established overseas field course for level 5 Geography undergraduates (GE0146, BSc Spain Fieldwork).
Mellor, Antony
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The introduction of ICT in fieldwork to enhance student learning [PDF]
, 2004 Report of a CELT project on supporting students through innovation and researchThe aim of the project was to introduce a dedicated ICT package into the fieldwork experience in order to enhance student learning in the field at a range of levels and in a ...
Phillips, Mark +4 more
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Mid‐Domain Effect and Wooded Habitat Shape Mediterranean Reptile Communities
Biological Diversity, EarlyView.Analyzing a large number of reptiles observed across protected areas in Central Italy, we tested whether the mid‐domain effect explains hump‐shaped richness–elevation patterns. Species richness was best predicted by the combined influence of geometric constraints and woodland cover, revealing two contrasting species clusters and offering a robust ...
Daniele Dendi +3 more
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ReligionsContemplative technologies in the form of Buddhist practices that challenge the sense of self and thereby enhance the experience of interrelationality are viable strategies for addressing existential concerns such as the environmental crisis. Much of the
Brianna K. Morseth
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Influences on student learning in engineering : some results from case studies fieldwork
, 2010 Many factors affect students’ progression through their engineering programs. Some of these factors can be personal, intellectual or attributed to the influence of the learning environment.
Boles, Wageeh W. +4 more
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Millennial students in fieldwork: Guidelines to success. A guide for allied health students and clinical educators involved in fieldwork [PDF]
, 2018 Universities, students, and employers have been reported to “...live in parallel universes” due to a lack of shared expectations (Mourshed, Farrell, & Barton, 2012, p.18).
Keys, Joshua +19 more
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Biological Diversity, EarlyView.Density estimates of two endangered rodent subspecies, endemic to Key Largo, Florida, USA. These findings illustrate the contrasting dynamics of two native species associated with the prevalence of invasive Burmese pythons and global change. The woodrats' decline emphasizes its potential risk of extinction as global change continues to impact island ...
Shauna M. Sayers +5 more
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, 2017 In the course of collecting data from over fifty Philippine languages around the country for our research project entitled The Automated Constructions of Phylogenetic Trees and Networks of Languages in the Greater Central Philippines by a Feature ...
Zubiri, Louward Allen +4 more
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Orchard netting impacts on biodiversity leading to cascading effects at the ecosystem level
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Agriculture must ensure food production without further compromising the ecosystem functions upon which it depends. Agricultural practices should therefore avoid harming farmland biodiversity, especially of taxa that supply the key ecosystem services (e.g.
Corrado Alessandrini +13 more
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