Assessing opportunities and inequities in undergraduate ecological forecasting education.

ABSTRACT: Conducting ecological research in a way that addresses complex, real-world problems requires a diverse, interdisciplinary and quantitatively trained ecology and environmental science workforce. This begins with equitably training students in ecology, interdisciplinary science, and quantitative skills at the undergraduate level. Understanding the current undergraduate curriculum landscape in ecology and environmental sciences allows for targeted interventions to improve equitable educational opportunities. Ecological forecasting is a sub-discipline of ecology with roots in interdisciplinary and quantitative science. We use ecological forecasting to show how ecology and environmental science undergraduate curriculum could be evaluated and ultimately restructured to address the needs of the 2

SUBMITTER: Willson AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10154799 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature