teaching
Courses, workshops, and training resources
Current and Recent Courses
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| ECOL 340 | Evolution of Plant Form, Function, and Diversity |
| ECOL 596x | R Workshops for EEB PhD Students and Postdocs |
| ECOL 586 | Biological Scaling and Macroscopic Processes |
| ECOL 596W | New Methods in Trait-based Ecology and Evolution |
| ECOL 600 | Ecology and Evolution Core Class |
International Plant Functional Trait Courses (PFTC)
The Plant Functional Trait Courses provide hands-on training in plant functional traits ecology within a real-life field research project setting. Students plan and execute a trait-based research project, collect and document plant functional trait data in the field, and explore these data using trait-based approaches within climate change research and ecosystem ecology. Field campaigns have taken place in Norway, Colorado (USA), Peru, China, and additional countries.
Workshops and Short Courses
- Integrating and Cleaning Biodiversity Data — workflows to model ranges and merge ecological, phylogenetic, and trait information. Taught at the 2017 International Biogeography Society meeting, Tucson, AZ. Course overview
Online Lectures and Open Materials
- Trait Drivers Theory — A basis to integrate and scale from plant form, function, and strategies to ecosystems worldwide. Enquist & Savage (2017), FigShare.
- Introduction to Data Science & Management — What they don’t (but should) teach you about the scientific method. Enquist (2016), FigShare.
- Introduction to Trait-Based Ecology — A quick introduction. Enquist (2015), FigShare.
- Overview Lecture on Macroecology — Enquist (2014), FigShare.
- Introduction to Metabolic Scaling Theory — From cells to ecosystems. Enquist (2014), FigShare.
Resources for Students
