Welcome to

ECOLOGICAL METHODS -   BES 316

SPRING 2004

Linking ecological theory with field and laboratory measurements

                 Instructor:            Warren Gold                             Tel: 425-352-5409                          Office: Room 140

                 E-Mail: wgold@u.washington.edu                  Web: http://faculty.washington.edu/wgold           Office Hours: Friday 4-5 PM

        

 

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Syllabus

Photos from BES 316 Spring 2001

 

Class Materials

Lab Exercise Materials

Electronic Reserve Readings

(click here for list of full citations)

1: Introduction

April 2

Lab Handout:

Ecological science from observation to publication lab

Supplementary Handouts:

 

 
2: Data analysis &

     presentation

April 9

NEW (4-13-04)Lab Handout:

Presenting and analyzing ecological information lab

Supplementary Handouts:

Statistics Summary Overheads

Lab 2 Homework Assignment

Lab 2 Homework Assignment Answer Key

 

Required Readings (read at least one of these two examples of scientific papers for your reference to scientific writing conventions):

Gold and Bliss (1995)

Gold (1998)

3: Microenvironment

April 16

Lab Handout:

Microenvironmental analysis lab

Supplementary Handouts:

Soil collection and preliminary processing

General Lab Report Guidelines

Example 1 of a "good" lab report

Example 2 of a "good" lab report

 

Required Readings:

Chen et al. (1995)

Spittlehouse & Stathers (1990)

4: Soils analysis

April 23

Lab Handout:

Soil analysis lab 

 

Required Readings:

Barbour et al. (1999) Soils. pp. 473-500 

5: Vegetation analysis

April 30

Lab Handout:

Vegetation analysis field lab 

Required Readings:

Barbour et al. (1987) Methods of Sampling the plant community. pp. 182-208 

Elzinga et al. (2001) Cover. pp. 218-226

6: Vegetation data

      analysis

May 7

Lab Handout:

Vegetation data analysis lab 

Supplementary Handouts:

Final project field sites information (For our field excursion)

Required Readings:

Barbour et al. (1999) Biodiversity. pp. 189-195 

7: Plant-water

      relations

May 14

Lab Handout:

Plant-water relations lab  

Required Readings:

Raven et al. (1999) pp. 750-758

Schülze et al. (1987)

Optional Readings:

Barbour et al. (1987) Water. pp. 434-448 & 458-460 

Purves et al. (1997) pp. 724-727

8: Final project

Lab Handouts:

Final project lab guide

Final project data sheets for submission 

(an electronic copy will be emailed to you by May 19)

Final project report guide 2004