학술논문

Trials of the urban ecologist.
Document Type
Article
Source
Frontiers in Ecology & the Environment; Apr2013, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p163-164, 2p
Subject
ECOLOGICAL research
PRACTICUMS
BIODIVERSITY research
Language
ISSN
15409295
Abstract
The article offers information on the insights gained and the obstacles encountered by student interns from Butler University's Center for Urban Ecology (CUE) while carrying out an ecological research in Indianapolis, Indiana. It notes that the researchers are exploring the ecology of the city, being the 12th largest city in the U.S. since 2003. It cites the challenges encountered such as large dogs that threaten the team and unexpected habitat conversion by bulldozer.