Publications

Wiebler, J. (2024). Implementing an online module about the implications of gold mining in the Amazonian rainforest for a community college ecology course. OCELOTS, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/MTAW-AX42

OCELOTS Modules on Gala

Blebea, C. N., Joyce, F. H. (2024). Spreading seeds: How can a better understanding of seed dispersal improve tropical forest restoration?. OCELOTS, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/PDR9-A717

Britton, M.; Thompson, M. E. (2024), "Cold blood and wet skin in hot and dry secondary forests. How do amphibian traits determine persistence in secondary forests?." (DOI: 10.25334/12HA-X753).

Ganong, C., Small, G. (2024). Fish, forests, and phosphorus: How do tropical fish, rainforest canopies, and volcanic groundwater inputs affect stream phosphorus cycling?. OCELOTS, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/6WXN-PH93

Garcia-Robledo, C. C., Kuprewicz, E. (2024). What is a species? Using DNA barcodes to identify species and determine insect responses to global warming. OCELOTS, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/FQQ0-PS90

Jithin, V., Watve, A. (2024). Between a rock and a hard place. What can turning rocks tell us about land-use change impacts on animals living in a rock outcrop?. OCELOTS, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/VHD5-K932

Kjelvik, M.; Briscoe, A. D. (2024), "Colorful wings send messages: Why are butterfly wings colorful?." (DOI: 10.25334/RHPP-YW28).

Kuprewicz, E., Garcia-Robledo, C. (2024). Biting into "Science Cookies": Are seed fates determined by seed size or chemistry?. OCELOTS, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/YM5S-3T40

Orians, C.; Massad, T. J.; Coley, P. (2024), "Causes and consequences of resisting herbivory: How long-lived plants avoid damage from diverse short-lived insect herbivores." (DOI: 10.25334/CJ9T-GG65).

2023

Publications on QUBES

Implementation Plans for OCELOTS Modules

Bower, A. H. (2023). SNAPSHOT SERENGETI: Analyzing Wildlife Ecological Relationships in an upper-level Ecology course. OCELOTS FMN: Implementing an online module in tropical biology, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/NQDS-H553

Britton, M. (2023). Restoring tropical forests: Implementing an online module about restoration and succession in an advanced undergraduate ecology course. OCELOTS FMN: Implementing an online module in tropical biology, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/SCJ9-DQ72

Ganong, C. (2023). Healing the scars: Implementing an online module about tropical rainforest carbon cycling in an undergraduate majors ecology course. OCELOTS FMN: Implementing an online module in tropical biology, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/DKS6-DB95

Hilje, B. (2023). Restoring Tropical Forests: Implementing a module in an undergraduate majors’ course in forest ecology in Costa Rica. OCELOTS FMN: Implementing an online module in tropical biology, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/VQ6B-6D04

Maharjan, S. K. (2023). Healing the scars: A tropical rainforest carbon cycling module implemented in a Forest Ecology course. OCELOTS FMN: Implementing an online module in tropical biology, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/RARX-F846

Reza, A. (2023). Restoring Tropical Forests: Implementing an online module in an undergraduate biology course in Indonesia. OCELOTS FMN: Implementing an online module in tropical biology, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/V930-6E30

Ribeiro, E. M. (2023). Healing the scars: A tropical rainforest carbon cycling module implemented in a Systematic Botany course focused on the Brazilian Caatinga flora. OCELOTS FMN: Implementing an online module in tropical biology, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/AGXV-TE53

Wiebler, J. (2023). Snapshot Serengeti: Implementing an online module about Serengeti wildlife ecology in a community-college ecology course. OCELOTS FMN: Implementing an online module in tropical biology, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/FKWM-VF40

OCELOTS Modules on Gala

Campos-Cerqueira, M., Aide, M. (2023). Sounds of the Tropics: Part 2. How are frogs responding to hurricanes, droughts, and climate change?. OCELOTS, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/X5B0-8S30

Haro-Carrión, X., Berry, B., Eggers, L. (2023). Vegetation Greening: A Snapshot from the Andean Tropics. OCELOTS Incubator: Creating an online module in tropical biology, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/Z625-AP97

Holl, K., Zahawi, R. (2023). Restoring tropical forests: Is planting clusters of trees a cost-effective and ecologically-sound strategy to restore tropical forest?. OCELOTS, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/TWHH-VA45

May-Collado, L., Campos-Cerqueira, M., Aide, T. M. (2023). Sounds of the Tropics: Part 1. How can audio recordings improve tropical biodiversity conservation?. OCELOTS, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/1HWS-P289

McCulloch, L., Mora, J. I. (2023). Plant-microbial mutualisms in canopy gap recovery: How do soil microbial symbionts help tropical forests recover from treefall gaps?. OCELOTS Incubator: Creating an online module in tropical biology, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/HM9E-SZ27

Mooring, M., Cordero, A. M., Ewing, J. (2023). Wildlife Crossings in Costa Rica: Are wildlife crossing structures effective in mitigating roadkill mortality on tropical highways?. OCELOTS Incubator: Creating an online module in tropical biology, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/88B0-9411

Ostertag, R., DiManno, N. (2023). Functional trait-based restoration. Can hybrid restoration enhance invasion resistance and ecosystem services?. OCELOTS Incubator: Creating an online module in tropical biology, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/HG3Q-VE19

Russell, A. E., Oosterom, A., Marek, E., Zhou, L. (2023). Healing the scars: Tropical rainforest carbon cycling. Does it matter which tree species you plant?. OCELOTS, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/6J0J-E691

Torres de Almeida, C. (2023). High technology to measure forest carbon stocks: How can advanced remote sensing improve biomass quantification in the Brazilian Amazon?. OCELOTS Incubator: Creating an online module in tropical biology, (Version 2.0). QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/HRFQ-MB40

Valdez, U., Arauco, R. P., Gerson, J. (2023). A rainforest with a gold chain? The impacts of gold mining on the trophic web of an Amazonian rainforest of SE Peru. OCELOTS Incubator: Creating an online module in tropical biology, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/WX7J-7N60.

Willis, C., Klemens, J. A., Agrawal, R., Hebert, S., Palmer, M., Moe, A., Wassenberg, D., Barry, K., Packer, C. (2023). Snapshot Serengeti Online Lab. OCELOTS, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/CXC1-P059

Workshops and Summits

Russell, A. E., Willis, C., Beck, C., Macey, S. (2023). Turning ecological research into engaging online modules for undergraduates through Gala/OCELOTS. QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/Q6YV-M789

2022

Journal Article

Russell AE, Aide TM, Braker E, Bruna EM, Ganong CN, Hardin RD, Holl KD, et al. (2022) Integrating tropical research into biology education is urgently needed. PLoS Biol 20(6): e3001674.