Species extinction due to climate change
Species Extinction Due to Climate Change Reading A review article on the proximate causes of climate change related species extinction. This article by Cahill et al in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B contains various case studies on direct and indirect effects of climate change that cause species extinction. These include habitat loss, change […]
IUCN Fact Sheet of Species Extinction due to Climate Change (Bramble Cay Melomys)
IUCN Fact Sheet of Species Extinction due to Climate Change (Bramble Cay Melomys) Reading A fact sheet of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on the existential status of the Bramble Cay melomys species. The Bramble Cay melomys is the first mammalian species thought to have gone extinct due to human-induced climate change. […]
Teaching Biodiversity through Climate-related Examples
Teaching Biodiversity through Climate-related Examples Overview As an undergraduate Biological Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to help you in teaching evolution and behavior, biodiversity, and ecology. This lesson plan helps students to learn about the current and past habitats of an animal (specifically, squirrels), and how changing habitats can affect […]
Teaching Phenology in Plants (Flowering) through Climate-related Examples
Teaching Phenology in Plants (Flowering) through Climate-related Examples Overview As a high school or undergraduate Biological Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to help you in teaching the phenology of plants, and phenological events in plants such as flowering. This lesson plan allows students to understand phenology and phenological events in […]
Teaching Phenology in Plants (Leaf-out) through Climate-related Examples
Teaching Phenology in Plants (Leaf-out) through Climate-related Examples Overview As a high school or undergraduate Biological Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to help you in teaching the phenology of plants, and phenological events in plants such as leaf-out. This lesson plan allows students to understand phenology and phenological events in […]
The Impact of Climate Change on Sex Determination in Sea Turtles
The Impact of Climate Change on Sex Determination in Sea Turtles Overview As a high school Biological Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to help you in teaching about chromosomal and environmental sex determination in various species, and the factors that influence sex determination in sea turtles. This lesson plan allows […]
Ecological Niches and Biogeography: Mountain Gorillas, Bamboo and Climate
Ecological Niches and Biogeography: Mountain Gorillas, Bamboo and Climate Overview As an Undergraduate Environmental Sciences or Biological Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to teach about ecological niches– their characteristics and the factors that affect them- and the biogeography of a species. More specifically, this lesson plan will teach your students […]
Biodiversity and Species Extinction due to Climate Change
Biodiversity and Species Extinction due to Climate Change Overview As an undergraduate Biological Sciences or Environmental Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to teach about biodiversity and the vulnerability of species due to climate change. The biodiversity of plant and animal species on planet Earth is threatened by several factors such […]
Insect Behavior and Climate Change
Insect Behavior and Climate Change Overview As a high school or undergraduate Biological Sciences teacher, you can use these set of computer-based tools to help you in teaching about insects, insect biodiversity and the impact of climate change on insects and insect behavior. The lesson plan allows students to study about insects and the role […]
Evolutionary Adaptations to Climate Change
Evolutionary Adaptations to Climate Change Overview As a high school or undergraduate Biological Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to teach about evolutionary adaptations in animals due to climate change Evolutionary Adaptation is the morphological or physiological adjustment of organisms to their environment to improve their chances of survival. With climate […]