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Open Educational Resources: School of Environmental and Life Sciences

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Example OER for the School of Environmental and Life Sciences

OER collections which provide eTexts and eBooks on Environmental and Life Sciences include:

See the following OER Texts as examples. We also welcome your suggestions.

Title Author Updated Source License
All Things Flow: Fluid Mechanics for the Natural Sciences Smyth 2019 Oregon State University CC-BY-NC
Anatomical Variation: An Australian and New Zealand Context Gregory, Kimmorley, and Reynolds 2023 Pressbooks CC-BY-NC
Anatomy and Physiology 2e  Betts, Young, Wise et al. 2022 OpenStax CC-BY
Anatomy and Physiology 2 Lab Manual Shook 2020 Open Textbook Library CC-BY
Basic Cell and Molecular Biology: What We Know & How We Found Out - 4e Bergtrom 2018 Open Textbook Library CC-BY
Bending the Curve: Climate Change Solutions Ramanathan, Aines, and Auffhammer 2019 Open Textbook Library CC-BY-NC-SA
Biochemistry: Free For All Ahern, Rajagopal, and Tan 2018 Open Textbook Library CC-BY-NC
Biology 2e Clark, Choi, and Douglas 2022 OpenStax CC-BY
Body Physics: Motion to Metabolism Davis 2018 Open Textbook Library CC-BY-NC-SA
Chemical Biology & Biochemistry Laboratory Using Genetic Code Expansion Manual Mehl, van Zee, and Kean 2019 Open Textbook Library CC-BY-NC
Chemistry - 2e Flowers, Theopold, and Langley 2022 OpenStax CC-BY
Chemistry: Atoms First - 2e Flowers, Neth, and Robinson 2022 OpenStax CC-BY
Chemistry of Cooking Rodriguez-Velazquez 2016 Open Textbook Library CC-BY-NC-SA
CLUE: Chemistry, Life, the Universe and Everything Cooper and Klymkowsky 2019 Open Textbook Library CC-BY-NC-SA
Coastal Landscapes of South Australia Bourman, Murray-Wallace and Harvey 20106 University of Adelaide  Free PDF
Coastal Management in Australia Harvey and Caton 2010 University of Adelaide  Free PDF
Concepts of Biology Fowler, Roush, Wise et al. 2022 OpenStax CC-BY
Concepts of Fitness and Wellness Flynn, Jellum, Howard et al. 2018 Open Textbook Library CC-BY-NC-SA
Cooperative Evolution: Reclaiming Darwin's Vision Bryant and Brown 2021 ANU Press  CC-BY-NC-ND
Cycling Futures Bonham and Johnson 2015 University of Adelaide  Free PDF
Earth, Space, and Environmental Science Explorations with ArcGIS Pro 2nd edition Wing Cheung 2022 Wing Cheung CC-BY
Engaging STEM: A Guide to Interactive Resources Chudaeva et al. 2021 Pressbooks CC-BY-NC-SA
Environmental Biology Fisher 2018 Open Textbook Library CC-BY
Environmental Impact and Remediation of Heavy Metals Saleh and Hassan, eds 2022 IntechOpen CC-BY
Environmental Toxicology van Gestel 2020 Open Textbook Library CC-BY
Essentials of Exercise and Sport Psychology Zenko and Jones 2021 Open Textbook Library CC-BY
Evolution and Adaptation in the Monsoon Tropics Charles Darwin University n.d. Charles Darwin University CC-BY-SA 
Food Product Development Lab Manual Prusa and Gilbert 2021 Open Textbook Library CC-BY-NC-SA
Foundations of Biomedical Science: Quantitative Literacy Theory and Problems Pakay 2023 La Trobe eBureau CC-BY-NC-SA
Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology - Australian Edition Chruścik, Kauter, Whiteside et al. 2021 Open Textbook Library CC-BY-SA
General Biology I: Survey of Cellular Biology Bartee and Anderson 2018 Open Textbook Library CC-BY
General Biology II: Survey of Molecular Life and Genetics Bartee and Anderson 2018 Open Textbook Library CC-BY
General Microbiology Bruslind 2020 Open Textbook Library CC-BY-NC
Genetics, Agriculture, and Biotechnology Suza and Lee 2021 Open Textbook Library CC-BY-NC-SA
Geological Structures: A Practical Introduction Waldron and Snyder 2020 University of Alberta CC-BY-SA
How to do science. Rev ed Lexis and Julien 2022 USQ CC-BY-NC-SA
Human Nutrition Kainoa Fialkowski Revilla, Titchenal, and Draper 2020 Open Textbook Library CC-BY
Inanimate Life Briggs 2021 Milne Open Textbooks CC-BY-SA
Informal Calculus: With Applications to Biology and Environmental Science Seacrest 2022 Pressbooks CC-BY
Interactive Introduction to Organismal and Molecular Biology Bierema 2021 Open Textbook Library CC-BY-NC-SA
Introduction to Biosystems Engineering Holden, Wolfe, Ogejo et al. 2021 Open Textbook Library CC-BY
Introduction to Earth Science Neser 2023 Open Textbook Library CC-BY-NC-SA
Introduction to Environmental Science, 2nd ed. Zehnder et al. 2018 University System of Georgia CC-BY-NC-SA
Introduction to Climate Science Schmittner 2022 Oregon State University CC-BY-NC
Introduction to Oceanography Webb 2021 Roger Williams University CC-BY
Kansas State University Human Nutrition Flexbook Lindshield 2018 Open Textbook Library CC-BY
Key Elements of Green Chemistry Lucia 2018 Open Textbook Library CC-BY
Laboratory Exercises in Microbiology McLaughlin and Petersen 2016 Open Textbook Library CC-BY-NC-SA
Little Cell Who Lost Its Way Resai-Kashkooli and Leslie 2019 La Trobe University CC-BY-NC-ND
Microbiology Parker 2022 OpenStax CC-BY
Microbiology: A Laboratory Experience Ahern 2018 Open Textbook Library CC-BY-NC-SA
Microbiomes: Health and the Environment Parks 2022 Open Textbook Library CC-BY
Nutrition: Science and Everyday Application - beta v 0.1 Callahan, Leonard, and Powell 2020 Open Textbook Library CC-BY-NC
Open Climate Resources for Teachers Tulloch-Nasir et al 2023 PressBooks CC-0

Organic Chemistry I

Liu 2021 Open Textbook Library CC-BY-NC-SA
Organic Chemistry Laboratory Techniques Nichols 2016 Open Textbook Library CC-BY-NC-ND
Organic Chemistry with a Biological Emphasis Volume I-II Soderberg 2016 Open Textbook Library CC-BY-NC-SA
Phylogenetic Comparative Methods Harmon 2019 Open Textbook Library CC-BY
Plant Anatomy and Physiology: Images and diagrams to explain concepts Bellairs n.d. Charles Darwin University CC-BY-SA 4.0
Plant detective's manual: A research-led approach for teaching plant science Estavillo, Mathesius, Djordjevic, and Nicotra 2014 ANU Press CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0
Qualitative Research – a practical guide for health and social care researchers and practitioners Ayton, Tsindos, and Berkovic 2023 Pressbooks CC-BY-NC
Quantitative Ecology: A New Unified Approach Lehman, Loberg, and Clark 2019 Open Textbook Library CC-BY-NC
Routledge Handbook of Ocean Resources and Management Smith, Suárez de Vivero, and Agardy 2015 OAPEN CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0
Renewable Energy in Marine Environment Rusu 2020 MDPI Books CC-BY
Science of Plants Michaels, Hoover, and Iris 2022 Open Textbook Library CC-BY-NC
A Student's Guide to Tropical Marine Biology Zanga, Boraski, and Olendorf 2019 Open Textbook Library CC-BY-NC
Thermodynamics and Chemistry - 2nd edition DeVoe 2020 Open Textbook Library CC-BY
Threshold Concepts in Biochemistry Pakay, Duivenvoorden, Shafee et al. 2023 Pressbooks CC-BY-NC-SA
Toxic Cyanobacteria in Water Chorus and
Welker
2021 OAPEN CC-BY-NC-ND
Understanding and Managing Irrigated Acid Sulfate and Salt-affected Soils:A handbook for the Lower Murray Reclaimed Irrigation Area Fitzpatrick, Mosley and Cook 2017 University of Adelaide  Free PDF
Wallacea and Biogeography: Charles Darwin, Evolution and Tropical Australia Charles Darwin University n.d. Charles Darwin University CC-BY-SA

 

OER collections which provide courses or lectures include:
 
See example courses and lectures below. We also welcome your suggestions.
Title of Course / Lecture Instructor Year Level Source License
Bending the Curve: Climate Change Solutions Emanuel, Cziczo and McGee 2020 UG UCTV Free
Earth Analytics Python Course Wasser 2022 Graduate Earth Lab UC CC-BY-SA
Exploring the Earth Under the Sea: Over 50 Years of Scientific Seafloor Drilling UCTV 2019 - UCTV Free
Fire, Extreme Rainfall, and Debris Flows: Cascading Disasters in a Changing Climate UCTV 2021 - UCTV Free
Global Warming Science  Emanuel, Cziczo and McGee 2020 UG MIT-OCW MIT-OCW
Journey of the Little Blue Penguins UCTV 2022 Graduate UCTV Free
Land, Water, Food, and Climate McLaughlin 2020 Graduate MIT-OCW MIT-OCW
Oceans Out of Breath: Oxygen Minimum Zones in a Warming Climate UCTV 2020 - UCTV Free
Our Warming Ocean UCTV 2020 - UCTV Free
Sea Urchins and Sea Slugs UCTV 2022 - UCTV Free
Water Diplomacy Gain and Susskind 2021 Graduate MIT-OCW MIT-OCW

 

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Beneficial impact bees have on the environment
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The origin of life on earth and how human being influences its own environment.
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Oceans acidification from carbon dioxide
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