Is majoring in ecology hard?
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42 Citations | This brief review demonstrates that, while representing a minority of political ecology scholarship, work variously engaging with ecology remains an active and fertile area. |
| We argue that a translational ecology workforce is needed to bridge the gap between science and natural resource decisions. | |
50 Citations | Students find it important to know the ecology of a few key species and they recognize the importance of having learned the language of ecology — ecologish — helping them to describe and discuss ecology. |
| Finally, ecology is only relevant if the public perceives it to be. | |
| Most important in the context of the Journal of Applied Ecology, the work reported in this issue reveals that large-scale ecology already has applied value. | |
20 Citations | In addition to strengthening students’ mastery of engineering theory and application, the graduate curriculum should provide core courses in ecosystem theory including quantitative ecology, systems ecology, restoration ecology, ecological engineering, ecological modeling, and ecological engineering economics. |
46 Citations | To help improve college ecology instruction, ecology faculty and researchers who study learning should collaborate to design research about ecology teaching and ecological thinking. |
| In conclusion, the ecotone between academic and applied ecology seems an ideal place from which to advance both applied ecology and ecology in general. | |
20 Citations | Our central finding is that generalizations in community ecology are just as prevalent and as resilient as those in population or ecosystem ecology. |
| These difficulties are not insuperable, however, as is readily demonstrated by the applications of the “new ecology” in landscape ecology and agroecology. |