Ecology Lab and Field
Edition: 3
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 242
Edition: 3
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 242
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 190
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Ecology Lab and Field was developed by the authors as part of the practicum component for the BIO 325 Ecology course at the University of Kentucky (henceforth UK). The exercises within have evolved over the semesters with increasing emphasis on a deep understanding of the scientific method from developing hypotheses to designing experiments, collecting data and analyzing them appropriately, and interpreting results.
Ecology Lab and Field features:
- a designed practicum to satisfy some overarching learning objectives fundamental to ecology
- an underlying thread of rigorous scientific practice running through every exercise.
- exercises to provide students with a complete ecological experience through a combination of practical understanding of concepts taught in the classroom, as well as exposure to classical ecological techniques and concepts best learned through hands-on application.
Chapter 1 Important Guides
A Guide to Using MS Excel and Graphing in Excel
A Guide to Ecological Study Design and Statistics
Organismal Ecology
Chapter 2 Dominance and Aggression in Animal Social Groups
Chapter 3 Mating Behavior in a Promiscuous Mating System
Chapter 4 Plant Physiological Trade-offs
Population Ecology
Chapter 5 Mark-Recapture Method of Estimating Population Sizes
Chapter 6 Human Population Dynamics and Sampling Techniques
Chapter 7 Population Growth Models
Community Ecology
Chapter 8 Optimal Foraging Theory
Chapter 9 Natural History and Community Sampling
Module 1: Natural History and Biogeography of Kentucky
and the Bluegrass Region
Module 2: Sampling Techniques and the Species-Area Curve
Chapter 10 Plant and Animal Diversity
Ecosystem and Global Ecology
Chapter 11 Aquatic Ecology
Chapter 12 Climate and Biomes
Module 1: Making Climate Diagrams
Module 2: Vegetation Structure
Conducting Ecological Studies
Chapter 13 Ecological Study Design in the Field
Module 1: Plant Responses to the Environment
Module 2: Exploring Plant-Animal Interactions
Using the Goldenrods-Gall Fly System
Bibliography