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ERIC Number: EJ520630
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0002-7685
Textbook Misconceptions: The Climax Concept of Succession.
Gibson, David J.
American Biology Teacher, v58 n3 p135-40 Mar 1996
Reviews the development of the climax concept of succession, illustrates the misconceptions in current textbooks, and provides a conceptual model for an updated view of succession useful in teaching at the introductory level. Contains 38 references. (JRH)
Descriptors: Biology, Ecology, Higher Education, Misconceptions, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Textbooks
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Alternative Conceptions; Succession (Biological)