It would be great to set the tool up as an expanding repository of ecological knowledge. one possible way to do this is to set up a wiki of sorts... We can get things started with basic information, but then users could contribute articles as well: technical aspects of BEC and climate modeling (e.g. the BEC classification approach, RCPs, CMIP5, derivation of climate variables, etc); descriptions of each BEC unit; documentation of ecological phenomena; biographies of BEC ecologists; etc. This of course is not a core component of the tool, but it could really help with engagement and outreach. for example i can imagine UBC forestry students contributing an article as a lab assignment for their BEC course.
It would be great to set the tool up as an expanding repository of ecological knowledge. one possible way to do this is to set up a wiki of sorts... We can get things started with basic information, but then users could contribute articles as well: technical aspects of BEC and climate modeling (e.g. the BEC classification approach, RCPs, CMIP5, derivation of climate variables, etc); descriptions of each BEC unit; documentation of ecological phenomena; biographies of BEC ecologists; etc. This of course is not a core component of the tool, but it could really help with engagement and outreach. for example i can imagine UBC forestry students contributing an article as a lab assignment for their BEC course.