Acknowledgements

We would like to acknowledge the support received from Dalhousie’s Libraries and Centre for Learning and Teaching through the Science Case Studies and Open Educational Resources (OER) Grants. We also would like to thank Gregg Brown for his assistance with the creation of this OER. Additionally, the support and encouragement we received from Dalhousie Faculty of Science and Biology Department helped propel this project. Cover illustration by Elliot Grantham.

We wish to thank those who inspired or consulted with us during development of this OER including Mindy McCarville, Dr. Gillian Gass,  Dr. Melanie Frappier, and the Dalhousie Integrated Science class of 2024. We thank them for their support and feedback on this project.

Annie Grigg-Branchflower wishes to acknowledge her loved ones and mentors for encouraging her to pursue her idea for this OER and their ongoing support of her academic pursuits. 

Finally, we wish to acknowledge that Dalhousie University operates in the unceded territories of the Mi’kmaw, Wolastoqey, and Peskotomuhkati Peoples. These sovereign nations hold inherent rights as the original peoples of these lands, and we each carry collective obligations under the Peace and Friendship Treaties. We would be remiss if we did not acknowledge the contributions made by Black Nova Scotians to the province and cultural landscape of Nova Scotia.