October 4, 2024 - The National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) System-Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP) provides an opportunity to compare site-based monitoring data from a wide range of estuaries across the nation to discover patterns and trends in ecosystem dynamics. Despite decades of SWMP data being amassed – and the Reserve System’s interest in investigating long-term changes in estuarine systems – limited personnel capacity has often prevented these datasets from being fully utilized. To address this need, a catalyst project developed a graduate level class at University of Wisconsin-Madison for Spring 2024 with dual learning objectives: a technical objective to learn ecological big data skills and a collaborative objective to learn how to conduct user-driven collaborative science. In this webinar, the project team shares their journey of developing and implementing the class, highlights student findings, and demonstrates analyses that they used to address science and management questions. They also discuss lessons learned along the way and future opportunities for this teaching model to be used by the NERRS and partners.
Speakers: Kait Reinl, Lake Superior NERR; Paul Hanson, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Sylvia Yang, Padilla Bay NERR
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https://nerrssciencecollaborative.org/resource/course-based-research-provides-coastal-insights-through-collaborative-science-and-big-data
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https://nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Reinl23
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00:00 - Intro and housekeeping
03:12 - More about SWMP & how much data are we talking about?
07:59 - The research challenge and project idea
13:30 - Tailoring the technical approach for each reserve's needs
16:56 - Supporting student research & the Guide to Collaborative Science
23:14 - Perspectives on the value of the class
28:29 - Student project highlights (Great Bay, NH)
30:16 - Student project highlights (Chesapeake Bay, MD)
31:11 - Student project highlights (North Inlet-Winyah Bay, SC)
32:21 - Student project highlights (GTM, FL)
33:14 - Student project highlights (Rookery Bay, FL)
34:27 - Student project highlights (South Slough, OR)
35:32 - Student outputs
36:04 - Outcomes and lessons learned
37:41 - Student and reserve partner testimonials
40:14 - Additional project resources
41:23 - Recapping project goals & envisioning what's next
47:55 - Q&A