Using Student Generated Qualitative Ecological Models
As simplifications of real system, models can be used by students to improve their understanding of an ecosystem and to make predictions about what will happen after a disturbance or other change to the ecosystem. This activity guides students through the development of quantitative ecological models. Students use a model to explore how ecosystems work and to predict how disturbance can affect ecosystem function.
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| Resource Group | TIEE |
| Resource Group Link | https://ecoed.esa.org/index.php?P=SearchResults&F46=TIEE |
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| Life science discipline (subject) | |
| Keywords | model, theory, ecosystem, population, interaction, direct interaction, indirect interaction, ecosystem dynamics, feedback loop, invasive species |
| Key taxa | New Zealand mud snail, Potamopyrgus antipodarum |
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| Pedagogical Use Description | Teachers can use this activity to teach students about the dynamics of complex ecosystems. Students learn how to create models and use them to generate hypotheses and predictions for experiments. This activity could be also used to explore the effects of direct and indirect interactions at the ecosystem level. |
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| Url | http://tiee.esa.org/vol/v4/experiments/ecological_models/abstract.html |
| Full Name of Primary Author | Hang-Kwang Luh |
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| Primary Author Affiliation | Portland State University. Invasive Plant Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS. Oregon State University |
| Primary Author email | dresnem@pdx.edu, scott.blackwood@gmail.com, luhh@science.oregonstate.edu |
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| Rights | Authors retain copyright |
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| Drought and Water Ecosystem Services Collection | Off |
| Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection | Off |
| Big Data Collection | Off |
| Editors Choice | No |
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| Date Of Record Submission | 2008-01-03 |
| I Agree to EcoEdDL's Copyright Policy & Terms of Use | No |
| Date Of Record Release | 2010-02-16 01:49:31 |
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| Date Last Modified | 2018-07-25 10:04:34 |
| Release Flag | Published |
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