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Kevin Caley - Biodiversity Consortium

The resources below form part of the Biodiversity Consortium's "...World" suite. They examine an aerial survey of mammals in Kruger National Park (fieldwork regarded as 'exotic' and 'expensive'), surveys of a set of gravestones in North Yorkshire (and therefore an example of sampling sessile populations, alongside more general information on lichens) and a more theoretical unit that examines biodiversity indices and models.

Whilst elements of these could be used in conjunction with fieldcourse / lab work, their main aim is to provide tools for understanding the methodologies behind biodiversity analysis, and are therefore applicable to a wide variety of areas.

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The above resources are also mirrored at: http://ibis.nott.ac.uk/oer_biodiversity_units.html.

The Biodiversity Consortium has a long record of producing online tutorials in biology, stretching back to 1992, when it was originally set up.

At its height, the consortium consisted of 50 member institutes in the UK, as well as some international partners in its later reincarnations.

After a period of four years absence, we are attempting to revitalise the Biodiversity Consortium by releasing select material to the OER, and thus raise our profile. In 1997-2000, under the guise of the Virtual School of Biodiversity in the University of Nottingham, we were among the first, if not the first, establishment to lead an international cross-institute course entitled 'Biodiversity', working closely with the University of Hong Kong and the NHM, London.

Personally, I have been teaching various whole organism biology courses for this period, with an emphasis on field work (invertebrate, vertebrate, angiosperm and fungal, terrestrial and, where appropriate, marine).

By releasing this collection to the OER intiative, we not only should raise our profile, but also provide easy-to-use tutorials and sampling information for a wider audience.
Dr Kevin Caley - University of Nottingham : Biodiversity | Project Page | Blog

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Project Manager: Terry McAndrew, C&IT Manager, Centre for Bioscience. t.j.mcandrew@leeds.ac.uk

Project Officer: Chris Taylor, Centre for Bioscience. c.d.taylor@leeds.ac.uk

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