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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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Class Materials
| Lab Exercise | Materials |
Electronic Reserve Readings |
| 1: Introduction
April 2 |
Lab Handout: Ecological science from observation to publication lab Supplementary Handouts:
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| 2: Data analysis &
presentation April 9 |
NEW (4-13-04)Lab Handout: Presenting and analyzing ecological information lab Supplementary Handouts: Lab 2 Homework Assignment Answer Key
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Required Readings (read at least one of these two examples of scientific papers for your reference to scientific writing conventions): |
| 3: Microenvironment
April 16 |
Lab Handout: Microenvironmental analysis lab Supplementary Handouts: Soil collection and preliminary processing Example 1 of a "good" lab report Example 2 of a "good" lab report
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Required Readings: |
| 4: Soils analysis
April 23 |
Lab Handout:
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Required Readings: |
| 5: Vegetation analysis
April 30 |
Lab Handout: |
Required Readings: Barbour et al. (1987) Methods of Sampling the plant community. pp. 182-208 |
| 6: Vegetation data
analysis May 7 |
Lab Handout: Supplementary Handouts: Final project field sites information (For our field excursion) |
Required Readings: |
| 7: Plant-water
relations May 14 |
Lab Handout: |
Required Readings: Raven et al. (1999) pp. 750-758 Optional Readings: |
| 8: Final project |
Lab Handouts: Final project data sheets for submission (an electronic copy will be emailed to you by May 19) Final project report guide 2004
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