Fundamentals of Ecology Laboratory Manual

1. Natural Regions of Texas

2. Environmental Factors

2.1. Measurement of Environmental Factors.

2.2. Moisture as an Environmental Factor  

3. Adaptations.

3.1. Plant Adaptations.

3.2. Animal Adaptation.

4. Population Studies

4.1. Population Sampling Techniques (Animals)

4.2. Population Estimation

4.3. Population and Carrying Capacity

5. Aquatic Ecosystem Studies

5.1. Lentic Ecosystem—Physical and Chemical Factors

5.2. Lentic Ecosystem—Biological Factors

5.3. Lotic Ecosystem

6. Community Sampling

6.1. Quadrat Method

6.2. Point Quadrat.

6.3. Line Intercept.

6.4. Distance Measures.

7. Ecological Survey and Study Design.

7.1. Experimental Design.

7.2. Lick Creek Park (LCP) Reconnaissance.

7.3. LCP Vegetative Sampling

7.4. LCP Animal Community Sampling.

7.5. Completion of the Ecological Report

8. Ecological Concepts and Modeling

8.1. Biogeography

8.2. Restoration

8.3. Ecological Modeling

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