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Ecology Learning Framework

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Species-Habitat Interactions
How do species interact with their habitat?	Ain't No Mountain Pine Enough: A Case Study of How Mountain Pine Beetles are Affecting Ecosystem Processes Assessing Urban Biodiversity With the eBird Citizen Science Project: A Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Module Authentic Ecological Inquiries Using BearCam Archives Biodiversity Show and Tell: An Accessible Activity to Encourage Students to Explore the Tree of Life Chilling in the Cold: Using Thermal Acclimation to Demonstrate Phenotypic Plasticity in Animals Coevolution or not? Crossbills, squirrels and pinecones Developing Data Literacy Skills and Connecting the Student Experience in the Classroom to the Community Through Biodiversity Projects Exploring Species Interactions with "Snapshot Serengeti" How Many Squirrels Are in the Shrubs? A Lesson Plan for Comparing Methods for Population Estimation Life Is Just a Game: An Active Learning Activity to Teach Life History Evolution Pages 1 2 next › last »	show Compare and contrast a species with a broad range and one with a narrow range. Give an example of an environmental gradient, and explain the changes that one would expect to see from one end of the gradient to the other. Explain how somebody would depict a gradient graphically. Give an example of an indicator species, and explain the practical benefits of knowing that information. Provide two explanations for that fact that most species have clumped distributions.