Ecology, Environmental Biology, and Field Biology

Course Description

A General Education Course that covers unifying concepts of Biology (such as macromolecules, cells, genetics, metabolism, ecology, and evolution) with a special emphasis ecological and environmental topics.

For more detailed Ecology content, please go to the Ecology course page for the Major's Biology sequence.

Sample Course Outlines & Syllabi

Textbooks

Environmental Biology Links to an external site.(LibreTexts)

Environmental Biology Links to an external site.(Open Oregon)

Introduction to Environmental Science Links to an external site. (Open Textbook Library)

Sustainability: A Comprehensive Foundation Links to an external site. (Open Textbook Library)

Knowing Home: Braiding Indigenous Science with Western Science Links to an external site.

Environmental Science Bites Links to an external site. (Ohio State University)

Conservation Biology for All Links to an external site.

Lab Manuals

Environmental Sciences Lab Manual Links to an external site. (Butte CC)

Advanced Topics

Forest Measurements Links to an external site.(Open Oregon)

Intech Open Access Textbooks Links to an external site.

Fungi of California Links to an external site.

USDA Interactive Plant ID Links to an external site.

Jepson Herbarium eFlora Key Links to an external site.

Other Resources

PhET Simulations Links to an external site.

Understanding Climate Science Denial Links to an external site. (LibreTexts - used by UC Davis)

Climate-change Simulator Links to an external site. (LibreTexts)

Learn Genetics Links to an external site.- Ecology - Free but not open

Evolution Simulations Links to an external site. - Free but not open

Wolfram Links to an external site. - (CC-BY-NC-SA) variety of modeling interactives; can be used to for data collection

Virtual Biology Labs Links to an external site. - free but not open - data models

Go-Lab Links to an external site. - free but not open

Videos created by CCC faculty Links to an external site. as part of the the ASCCC-OERI Projects

TedEd Links to an external site. - Biology

Teacher Resources

Lesson Plans Links to an external site. - OER