Transforming Ecological Science at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions through Collaborative Networks
Transforming Ecological Science at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions through Collaborative Networks
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DOI：
10.1525/bio.2011.61.5.7
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发表时间：
2011-05-01
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影响因子：
10.1
通讯作者：
Shea, Kathleen L.
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作者：
Bowne, David R.;Downing, Amy L.;Shea, Kathleen L.
主要本科院校（PUIs）的生态学家能够很好地形成合作网络，并为生态学的研究和教学做出变革性的贡献。生态现象的时空复杂性值得合作研究。一个由PUI生态学家组成的网络可以将密切监督的数据收集纳入本科课程，从而产生跨空间梯度的数据，以回答关键问题。这些数据可以为精细和大规模的空间过程提供前所未有的见解。出版物、资源管理和政策决策。本科学生受益于合作研究经验，因为他们在团队建设，项目设计，实施，数据收集和分析方面获得了经验学习。有了适当的资金，合作网络可以很好地利用PUI教师的智力和经验资本，为科学、教育学和社会带来好处。
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.