I used the Essential Biology text by Pearson (the older version, with Campbell
as one of the authors) a few years ago (~2005) for a non-majors intro course at
a community college. I thought it was a decent text, although I wasn't aiming
for an ecological focus in particular (but, it did seem
David,
I used Campbell Essential Biology by E.J. Simon, J.B.Reece and J.L. Dickey.
It is a book for non-biology majors that has 20 chapters, all of them with a
focus on evolution and examples, and nice drawings and pictures. Twelve of the
20 chapters are geared toward cell-DNA, then three
Good morning,
I'm not an ecologist, biologist or any other type of natural science type --
I'm a 63-year-old news editor who has been visiting this and other sites to
understand worldwide environmental issues.
The main thing I remember from my course 40-plus years ago for non-biology
majors
An intro non-majors biology course should provide a broad overview of the
science of biology and its major disciplines. It is very possible to make
topics like physiology, anatomy, evolution and cellular biology relevant to 20
year-old students. And I agree that in a non-majors course extra
With sincere respect to all of you in the fields of microbiology, genetics, and
other laboratory-based disciplines of the life sciences, I contend the
Campbell Essential Biology approach is exactly what is wrong with biology
education today.
Nearly all undergraduate and high school
look up feral hogs.
Malcolm
On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 5:52 PM, Michael J. Chips mjc...@pitt.edu wrote:
I'm currently examining how vertebrates can cause disturbances that alter
biodiversity within forests. For example, the redistribution of leaf litter
and soil disturbances sometimes caused by
I would start with Clive Jones's classic papers on ecosystem engineers
(Jones et al Oikos 1994, Jones et al 1997 Ecology, Wright Jones 2006
BioScience). These papers have many references and collectively they have
been cited 2000 times, so you should find many references that are
appropriate.
I agree 100% !!
With sincere respect to all of you in the fields of microbiology,
genetics, and other laboratory-based disciplines of the life sciences, I
contend the Campbell Essential Biology approach is exactly what is wrong
with biology education today.
Nearly all undergraduate and
I know you mentioned you are interested in vertebrate disturbance, but there is
good literature about non-native earthworm disturbance of forest ecosystems.
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On May 27, 2012, at 1:56 PM, malcolm McCallum
malcolm.mccal...@herpconbio.org wrote:
look up feral hogs.
There is work on grizzly bear digging and its effects on alpine plant
communities. I know Jack Stanford of U. of Montana has worked on this, not
sure if it was ever published.
Cheers,
Robert
On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 4:52 PM, Michael J. Chips mjc...@pitt.edu wrote:
I'm currently examining how
There is research that describes how grizzly feeding behavior facilitates
nutrient flow through riparian forest ecosystems.
Keystone Interactions: Salmon and Bear in Riparian Forests of Alaska
James M. Helfield,1,3* and Robert J. Naiman2
The problem with biology education today is that there are:
1) no standards for what the major is
2) no accreditation governing what a department should comprise
Europe now has accreditation for the discipline and if the US does not
follow suit you can watch rapidly as we not only fall behind in
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