Transforming Ecological Science at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions through Collaborative Networks

被引：13

作者：

Bowne, David R. ^{[1
]}

Downing, Amy L. ^{[2
]}

Hoopes, Martha F. ^{[3
]}

LoGiudice, Kathleen

Thomas, Carolyn L. ^{[5
]}

Anderson, Laurel J. ^{[2
]}

Gartner, Tracy B. ^{[6
]}

Hornbach, Daniel J. ^{[7
]}

Kuers, Karen ^{[8
]}

Machado, Jose-Luis ^{[9
]}

Pohlad, Bob R. ^{[5
]}

Shea, Kathleen L. ^{[4
,10
]}

机构：

[1] Elizabethtown Coll, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 USA

[2] Ohio Wesleyan Univ, Delaware, OH 43015 USA

[3] Mt Holyoke Coll, S Hadley, MA USA

[4] Union Coll, Schenectady, NY USA

[5] Ferrum Coll, Ferrum, VA USA

[6] Carthage Coll, Kenosha, WI USA

[7] Macalester Coll, St Paul, MN 55105 USA

[8] Univ South, Sewanee, TN 37375 USA

[9] Swarthmore Coll, Swarthmore, PA 19081 USA

[10] Olaf Coll, Northfield, MN USA

来源：

BIOSCIENCE | 2011年 / 61卷 / 05期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

primarily undergraduate institutions; collaborative research networks; spatiotemporal dynamics; transformative research; research efficiency; WHITE-NOSE SYNDROME;

D O I：

10.1525/bio.2011.61.5.7

中图分类号：

Q [生物科学];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Ecologists at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) are well positioned to form collaborative networks and make transformative contributions to the study and teaching of ecology. The spatial and temporal complexity of ecological phenomena rewards a collaborative research approach. A network of PUI ecologists can incorporate closely supervised data collection into undergraduate courses, thereby generating data across spatial gradients to answer crucial questions. These data can offer unprecedented insight into fine- and large-scale spatial processes for. publications, resource management, and policy decisions. Undergraduate students benefit from the collaborative research experience as they gain experiential learning in team building, project design, implementation, data collection, and analysis. With appropriate funding, collaborative networks make excellent use of the intellectual and experiential capital of PUI faculty for the benefit of science, pedagogy, and society.

引用

页码：386 / 392

页数：7

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