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Looking for excellent material on pathogenic viruses, human-vector interactions, and ecology of infectious disease? Take a look at “Oropouche in the Americas”, a free, open-access OCELOTS module diving into the ecology of a viral disease in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
www.learngala.com/cases/oropou...
www.learngala.com/cases/oropou...
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Looking for excellent material on pathogenic viruses, human-vector interactions, and ecology of infectious disease? Take a look at “Oropouche in the Americas”, a free, open-access OCELOTS module diving into the ecology of a viral disease in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
www.learngala.com/cases/oropou...
www.learngala.com/cases/oropou...
Interested in an open-access OCELOTS module on forams as valuable bioindicators? Check out “Tiny Shells with a Big Story to Tell,” with material on estuarine and marine ecosystems.
www.learngala.com/cases/tiny-s...
This module was created by Angelique Rosa Marín and Pamela Hallock.
www.learngala.com/cases/tiny-s...
This module was created by Angelique Rosa Marín and Pamela Hallock.
October 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Interested in an open-access OCELOTS module on forams as valuable bioindicators? Check out “Tiny Shells with a Big Story to Tell,” with material on estuarine and marine ecosystems.
www.learngala.com/cases/tiny-s...
This module was created by Angelique Rosa Marín and Pamela Hallock.
www.learngala.com/cases/tiny-s...
This module was created by Angelique Rosa Marín and Pamela Hallock.
Here’s another great Implementation Plan for Fish, forests, and phosphorus by Todd Levine!
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If you missed it, check out the original module by Carissa Ganong and Gaston Small on fish species, nutrient cycling, and tropical streams:
www.learngala.com/cases/fish-f...
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
If you missed it, check out the original module by Carissa Ganong and Gaston Small on fish species, nutrient cycling, and tropical streams:
www.learngala.com/cases/fish-f...
October 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Here’s another great Implementation Plan for Fish, forests, and phosphorus by Todd Levine!
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
If you missed it, check out the original module by Carissa Ganong and Gaston Small on fish species, nutrient cycling, and tropical streams:
www.learngala.com/cases/fish-f...
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
If you missed it, check out the original module by Carissa Ganong and Gaston Small on fish species, nutrient cycling, and tropical streams:
www.learngala.com/cases/fish-f...
“Restoring Hawaiian Lowland Wet Forest” is an open-access OCELOTS module which integrates information about invasive species, land-use management, and plant traits.
www.learngala.com/cases/functi...
Have a look at the Implementation Plan by Brittany Cavazos:
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www.learngala.com/cases/functi...
Have a look at the Implementation Plan by Brittany Cavazos:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
October 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
“Restoring Hawaiian Lowland Wet Forest” is an open-access OCELOTS module which integrates information about invasive species, land-use management, and plant traits.
www.learngala.com/cases/functi...
Have a look at the Implementation Plan by Brittany Cavazos:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
www.learngala.com/cases/functi...
Have a look at the Implementation Plan by Brittany Cavazos:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
Looking for great materials on seed dispersal and tropical forest restoration? Check out Spreading Seeds by @c-blebea.bsky.social and Francis Joyce, an open-access OCELOTS module!
www.learngala.com/cases/seed-d...
Have a look at the Implementation Plan by Rachel Jolley!
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www.learngala.com/cases/seed-d...
Have a look at the Implementation Plan by Rachel Jolley!
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
September 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Looking for great materials on seed dispersal and tropical forest restoration? Check out Spreading Seeds by @c-blebea.bsky.social and Francis Joyce, an open-access OCELOTS module!
www.learngala.com/cases/seed-d...
Have a look at the Implementation Plan by Rachel Jolley!
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
www.learngala.com/cases/seed-d...
Have a look at the Implementation Plan by Rachel Jolley!
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
Check out Fish, Forest, and Phosphorus, an open-access OCELOTS module on nutrient cycling, food chains, and tropical streams!
The module, created by Carissa Ganong and Gaston Small:
www.learngala.com/cases/fish-f...
The Implementation Plan by Jose Montalva:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
The module, created by Carissa Ganong and Gaston Small:
www.learngala.com/cases/fish-f...
The Implementation Plan by Jose Montalva:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
September 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Check out Fish, Forest, and Phosphorus, an open-access OCELOTS module on nutrient cycling, food chains, and tropical streams!
The module, created by Carissa Ganong and Gaston Small:
www.learngala.com/cases/fish-f...
The Implementation Plan by Jose Montalva:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
The module, created by Carissa Ganong and Gaston Small:
www.learngala.com/cases/fish-f...
The Implementation Plan by Jose Montalva:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
Biting into Science Cookies is an OCELOTS module which teaches students about how seed strategies influence the way mammals choose to eat or bury seeds in a tropical rainforest. Check out the module and its Implementation Plan:
www.learngala.com/cases/agouti...
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www.learngala.com/cases/agouti...
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
September 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Biting into Science Cookies is an OCELOTS module which teaches students about how seed strategies influence the way mammals choose to eat or bury seeds in a tropical rainforest. Check out the module and its Implementation Plan:
www.learngala.com/cases/agouti...
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
www.learngala.com/cases/agouti...
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
Want some excellent material to support your students’ learning? Check out “Sounds of the Tropics,” an OCELOTS module on acoustic ecology and animal behavior!
www.learngala.com/cases/sounds...
And check out Rio Handziko’s implementation plan:
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www.learngala.com/cases/sounds...
And check out Rio Handziko’s implementation plan:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
August 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Want some excellent material to support your students’ learning? Check out “Sounds of the Tropics,” an OCELOTS module on acoustic ecology and animal behavior!
www.learngala.com/cases/sounds...
And check out Rio Handziko’s implementation plan:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
www.learngala.com/cases/sounds...
And check out Rio Handziko’s implementation plan:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
If you’re at the ESA meeting in Baltimore this week and want to learn more about creating and using OCELOTS modules, come to our workshop on August 14!
August 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
If you’re at the ESA meeting in Baltimore this week and want to learn more about creating and using OCELOTS modules, come to our workshop on August 14!
Looking for an open-access, online module to bring restoration ecology and key science process skills to your students? Have a look at “Restoring Tropical Forests”
www.learngala.com/cases/restor...
And check out Branko Hilje’s implementation plan:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
www.learngala.com/cases/restor...
And check out Branko Hilje’s implementation plan:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
July 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Looking for an open-access, online module to bring restoration ecology and key science process skills to your students? Have a look at “Restoring Tropical Forests”
www.learngala.com/cases/restor...
And check out Branko Hilje’s implementation plan:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
www.learngala.com/cases/restor...
And check out Branko Hilje’s implementation plan:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
Interested in an open-access, online module on generalist species, seed dispersal, and biotic interactions? Check out “Biting into Science Cookies”, an OCELOTS module created by Erin Kuprewicz and Carlos Garcia-Robledo.
www.learngala.com/.../agoutis-...
www.learngala.com/.../agoutis-...
July 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Interested in an open-access, online module on generalist species, seed dispersal, and biotic interactions? Check out “Biting into Science Cookies”, an OCELOTS module created by Erin Kuprewicz and Carlos Garcia-Robledo.
www.learngala.com/.../agoutis-...
www.learngala.com/.../agoutis-...
Interested in creating an online module based on your research in tropical biology? Check out the Ocelots Incubator here:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
June 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Interested in creating an online module based on your research in tropical biology? Check out the Ocelots Incubator here:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
Looking for conservation and ecosystem science materials for your biology course? “A Rainforest with a Gold Chain,” is an open-access OCELOTS module on mercury cycling, food webs and biomagnification.
www.learngala.com/cases/rainfo...
Implementation plan by Martha Groom:
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www.learngala.com/cases/rainfo...
Implementation plan by Martha Groom:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
May 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Looking for conservation and ecosystem science materials for your biology course? “A Rainforest with a Gold Chain,” is an open-access OCELOTS module on mercury cycling, food webs and biomagnification.
www.learngala.com/cases/rainfo...
Implementation plan by Martha Groom:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
www.learngala.com/cases/rainfo...
Implementation plan by Martha Groom:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
Interested in enhancing your biology class? Check out this open-access OCELOTS module on carbon cycling: “Healing the scars," available in several languages!
www.learngala.com/cases/tropic...
And have a look at the module's implementation plan, created by Carissa Ganong:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
www.learngala.com/cases/tropic...
And have a look at the module's implementation plan, created by Carissa Ganong:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
May 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Interested in enhancing your biology class? Check out this open-access OCELOTS module on carbon cycling: “Healing the scars," available in several languages!
www.learngala.com/cases/tropic...
And have a look at the module's implementation plan, created by Carissa Ganong:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
www.learngala.com/cases/tropic...
And have a look at the module's implementation plan, created by Carissa Ganong:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
"How can advanced remote sensing improve biomass quantification in the Brazilian Amazon" is an OCELOTS module by Catherine Torres de Almeida teaching about remote sensing and carbon stocks!
www.learngala.com/cases/remote...
Here's the implementation plan by José Montalva!
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www.learngala.com/cases/remote...
Here's the implementation plan by José Montalva!
dx.doi.org/10.25334/98S...
April 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
"How can advanced remote sensing improve biomass quantification in the Brazilian Amazon" is an OCELOTS module by Catherine Torres de Almeida teaching about remote sensing and carbon stocks!
www.learngala.com/cases/remote...
Here's the implementation plan by José Montalva!
dx.doi.org/10.25334/98S...
www.learngala.com/cases/remote...
Here's the implementation plan by José Montalva!
dx.doi.org/10.25334/98S...
Check out this open-access OCELOTS module on predator-prey interactions and migration ecology: “Snapshot Serengeti”.
www.learngala.com/cases/snapsh...
And have a look at the newest version of an implementation plan for the module, developed by Anne Bower:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
www.learngala.com/cases/snapsh...
And have a look at the newest version of an implementation plan for the module, developed by Anne Bower:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
March 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Check out this open-access OCELOTS module on predator-prey interactions and migration ecology: “Snapshot Serengeti”.
www.learngala.com/cases/snapsh...
And have a look at the newest version of an implementation plan for the module, developed by Anne Bower:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
www.learngala.com/cases/snapsh...
And have a look at the newest version of an implementation plan for the module, developed by Anne Bower:
qubeshub.org/community/gr...
This module from OCELOTS, created by Carlos Garcia-Robledo and Erin Kuprewicz, takes a look at DNA barcodes: short gene sequences which can identify species. It explores the thermal adaptations made by insects to survive within warming climates. Take a look!
www.learngala.com/cases/what-i...
www.learngala.com/cases/what-i...
February 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This module from OCELOTS, created by Carlos Garcia-Robledo and Erin Kuprewicz, takes a look at DNA barcodes: short gene sequences which can identify species. It explores the thermal adaptations made by insects to survive within warming climates. Take a look!
www.learngala.com/cases/what-i...
www.learngala.com/cases/what-i...
Today we’re looking at another great module from OCELOTS: “Healing the Scars: Tropical rainforest carbon cycling,” which examines the traits of various tropical tree species with an eye towards plant-level carbon cycling, and how this translates to global outcomes.
www.learngala.com/cases/tropic...
www.learngala.com/cases/tropic...
January 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Today we’re looking at another great module from OCELOTS: “Healing the Scars: Tropical rainforest carbon cycling,” which examines the traits of various tropical tree species with an eye towards plant-level carbon cycling, and how this translates to global outcomes.
www.learngala.com/cases/tropic...
www.learngala.com/cases/tropic...
Happy Holidays!
December 27, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Happy Holidays!
Between a Rock and a Hard Place is a case by Jithin Vijaya of the Nature Conservation Foundation and Aparna Watve of IUCN’s Western Ghats Plant Specialist Group! The case examines the effects of land-use changes on biodiversity in the Western Ghats. Check it out: www.learngala.com/cases/betwee...
December 18, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Between a Rock and a Hard Place is a case by Jithin Vijaya of the Nature Conservation Foundation and Aparna Watve of IUCN’s Western Ghats Plant Specialist Group! The case examines the effects of land-use changes on biodiversity in the Western Ghats. Check it out: www.learngala.com/cases/betwee...
“Spreading Seeds” is a case created by OCELOTS Education Scholars Christina Blebea and Francis Joyce of @ucsantacruz.bsky.social. It serves as a learning tool for mutualisms, or beneficial relationships between species. Check it out for yourself here: www.learngala.com/cases/seed-d...
December 13, 2024 at 6:40 PM
“Spreading Seeds” is a case created by OCELOTS Education Scholars Christina Blebea and Francis Joyce of @ucsantacruz.bsky.social. It serves as a learning tool for mutualisms, or beneficial relationships between species. Check it out for yourself here: www.learngala.com/cases/seed-d...
OCELOTS is currently accepting applications for our faculty mentoring network! Interested in incorporating interactive data tools into your class? Apply now!
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A $500 stipend is available.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
A $500 stipend is available.
December 9, 2024 at 6:51 PM
OCELOTS is currently accepting applications for our faculty mentoring network! Interested in incorporating interactive data tools into your class? Apply now!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
A $500 stipend is available.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
A $500 stipend is available.
Welcome to our new account on BlueSky! OCELOTS is a network fostering an open, online library of learning modules in tropical ecology. It’s right in the name: Online Content for Experiential Learning of Tropical Systems (OCELOTS).
Stay tuned and follow so you don’t miss what we’re up to!
Stay tuned and follow so you don’t miss what we’re up to!
December 7, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Welcome to our new account on BlueSky! OCELOTS is a network fostering an open, online library of learning modules in tropical ecology. It’s right in the name: Online Content for Experiential Learning of Tropical Systems (OCELOTS).
Stay tuned and follow so you don’t miss what we’re up to!
Stay tuned and follow so you don’t miss what we’re up to!