ecoteach-package {ecoteach}R Documentation

ecoteach: Educational Datasets for Ecology and Agriculture

Description

A collection of curated educational datasets for teaching ecology and agriculture concepts. The package provides clean, well-documented datasets that can be used for teaching data analysis, statistics, and ecological concepts in classroom settings. Each dataset includes comprehensive documentation and examples of potential analyses.

Details

The package includes the following datasets:

All datasets are provided in tidy format, with factors appropriately coded, and include proper citation information. The package aims to make it easy for instructors to incorporate real ecological data into their teaching.

Data Sources

All datasets are derived from published scientific studies and are available under CC0 or compatible licenses. Full citations and DOIs are provided in the documentation for each dataset.

Author(s)

Maintainer: W. Edwin Harris weh9000@gmail.com [copyright holder]

References

Adriaens, T., Verschelde, P., Cartuyvels, E., D'hondt, B., Vercruysse, E., van Gompel, W., Dewulf, E., & Provoost, S. (2019). A preliminary field trial to compare control techniques for invasive Berberis aquifolium in Belgian coastal dunes. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3351504

Rebstock, G. A., Boersma, P. D., & García-Borboroglu, P. (2022). Magellanic penguin nest counts and reproductive success at Punta Tombo, Argentina, 1982-2021. doi:10.5061/DRYAD.8931ZCRSV

Baino, A., Hopcraft, G., Kendall, C., Munishi, L., Behdenna, A., & Newton, J. (2021). We are what we eat, plus some per mill: Using stable isotopes to estimate diet composition of African vultures. doi:10.5061/dryad.1ns1rn8qf

Crunchant, A-S., Borchers, D., Kuehl, H., & Piel, A. K. (2020). Listening and watching: do camera traps or acoustic sensors more efficiently detect wild chimpanzees in an open habitat? doi:10.5061/dryad.5dv41ns34

Kalberer, S., Meise, K., Trillmich, F., & Krüger, O. (2018). Reproductive performance of a tropical apex predator in an unpredictable habitat. doi:10.5061/DRYAD.6S48579

Morosse, O., Tsunekage, T., Kenny-Duddela, H., Schield, D., Keller, K., Safran, R., & Levin, I. (2025). North American barn swallows pair, mate, and interact assortatively. doi:10.5061/DRYAD.1G1JWSV8G

Subba, A., Tamang, G., Lama, S., Basnet, N., Kyes, R. C., & Khanal, L. (2024). Habitat occupancy of the critically endangered Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) under human disturbance in an urban environment: Implications for conservation. doi:10.5061/DRYAD.73N5TB34T

Peacock, J., Waugh, D., Bajpai, S., & Thewissen, J. G. M. (2025). The evolution of hearing and brain size in Eocene whales. doi:10.5061/DRYAD.SF7M0CGH1

Hahn, N. (2021). Elephant agricultural use metrics in Mara-Serengeti ecosystem. doi:10.5061/DRYAD.RN8PK0PBN

Nöbel, S., & Kaufmann, T. (2025). Data from: Mate copying in Drosophila simulans. doi:10.5061/DRYAD.ZS7H44JMC

Schwegmann, S. (2023). Use of viscera from hunted roe deer by vertebrate scavengers in summer in central European mountainous mixed forest. doi:10.5061/DRYAD.Q573N5TPP

Gomo, G., Rød-Eriksen, L., Andreassen, H. P., Mattisson, J., Odden, M., Devineau, O., & Eide, N. E. (2020). Scavenger community structure along an environmental gradient from boreal forest to alpine tundra in Scandinavia. doi:10.1002/ece3.6834

Barbour, K., McClune, D. W., Delahay, R. J., Speakman, J. R., McGowan, N. E., Kostka, B., Montgomery, I. W., Marks, N. J., & Scantlebury, D. M. (2019). No energetic cost of tuberculosis infection in European badgers (Meles meles). doi:10.5061/DRYAD.MN84H20

Miyamoto, K., Chen, C., & Luan, X. (2025). Seasonal activity changes in raccoon dogs and influences of environmental factors from autumn to winter. doi:10.5061/DRYAD.C866T1GJN

Bieber, C., Turbill, C., & Ruf, T. (2019). Effects of aging on timing of hibernation and reproduction. doi:10.5061/DRYAD.8004G37

Examples

# Load a dataset
data(vulture_diet)

# View the structure
str(vulture_diet)

# Basic summary
summary(vulture_diet)

# See what datasets are available
data(package = "ecoteach")


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