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Computational resources for learning Ecology
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//**"Essentially all models are wrong, but some are usefull"**//
//George Box//

//**"Theory without data is fantasy, but data without theory is caos"**//
 //Lawler,E. 1971//

//**"A measure of the usefulness of a theory is its ability to fail in informative ways."**//
//Rosindell et al. 2011//


====== Welcome ======

This wiki is a collaborative platform for the development and use computational simulation for teaching and learn ecological models.

Here you can find:

  * Didactic sequences
  * The EcoVirtual R package for teaching ecology
  * Guidelines for using other computing resources
  * //Links// for more study material

===== How to participate =======

====Use of material======

  * All material on this site is free to use and reproduce, as long as its authorship is acknowledged.
  * The scripts are independent and can be combined in different didactic sequences.
  * We would appreciate if you let us know how you use EcoVirtual material.


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=== Code Repository ===


The code for both packages, EcoVirtual and EcoVirtualPlugin, are in the github repository. To clone, contribute or indicate a bug, join the EcoVirt github group [[https://github.com/ecovirt]].


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==== Collaborate====

  * Send criticisms, questions and suggestions by email.
  * Report issues or request improvements to the EcoVirtual package at [[https://github.com/ecovirt/EcoVirtual/issues|github repository]]
  * If you want to participate more close as package developer, please contact us.

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===== Courses that use EcoVirtual =======

This list includes only brazilian courses that the teacher told us is using our portal. If you are using, please send us a message and we will be happy to include your course on this list.

=== Undergraduate ===

  * [[https://edisciplinas.usp.br/enrol/index.php?id=102971|Ecology of plant populations and communities]], USP
  * [[http://ecologia.ib.usp.br/bie430/doku.php|Ecologia Virtual]], USP

=== Postgraduate ===
  * [[http://ecologia.ib.usp.br/bie5778/|Community Ecology]], USP
  * Population ecology, USP
  * [[http://ecologia.ib.usp.br/ssmb/|Summer School on Mathematical Biology]], ICTP-SAIFR
  * Community Ecology, Unicamp
  * Theoretical Ecology, UFRN
  * Population Ecology, UFAM - INPA

===== Coordinators =====

[[http://ecologia.ib.usp.br/labtrop|{{:logolabtrop2.png?40 |Tropical Forest Ecology Laboratory}}]] **Alexandre Adalardo de Oliveira**, <adalardo@usp.br>
Institute of Biosciences/ Ecology - USP [[http://ecologia.ib.usp.br/labtrop|LabTrop]]

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[[http://ecologia.ib.usp.br/let|{{:logoLET.gif?80 |Theoretical Ecology Laboratory}}]] **Paulo Inácio Prado**, <prado@ib.usp.br> Institute of Biosciences/ Ecology - USP [[http://ecologia.ib.usp.br/let|Laboratory of Theoretical Ecology]]

===== Collaborators =====

  * André Chalom, USP
  * Melina Leite, USP
  * Marcel Vaz, USP
  * Renato Coutinho, UNESP

===== To learn more =====

  * Our [[intro|motivation statement.]]
  * Lecture on our concept of math literacy:
    * [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x7MP5P_Sqc|Video]]
    * {{::prado_usp_2014.pdf|Slides}}