A Field-Based Technique for Teaching about Habitat Fragmentation and Edge Effects

Autor/inn/en	Resler, Lynn M.; Kolivras, Korine N.
Titel	A Field-Based Technique for Teaching about Habitat Fragmentation and Edge Effects
Quelle	In: Journal of Geography, 108 (2009) 4-5, S.210-218 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-1341
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Physical Geography; Natural Resources; Biodiversity; Environmental Education; Student Research; Geography Instruction; Geographic Concepts; Land Use; College Students; Teaching Methods; Instructional Effectiveness; Field Instruction; Conservation (Environment); Ecology; Botany; Problem Based Learning; Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Physische Geografie; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Biodiversität; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Studentenforschung; Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; Bodennutzung; Collegestudent; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Unterrichtserfolg; Praxisklasse; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Ökologie; Botanik; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen
Abstract	This article presents a field technique that exposes students to the indirect effects of habitat fragmentation on plant distributions through studying edge effects. This assignment, suited for students in an introductory biogeography or resource geography class, increases students' knowledge of basic biogeographic concepts such as environmental gradients and disturbance in addition to formulating research questions and design. In this exercise, fieldwork can be implemented with simple tools that are easily obtainable and found in most physical geography labs. In this example, student response to the exercise was positive; they indicated that the exercise was a fun and interactive way to learn fundamental biogeographic concepts. (Contains 3 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10