Understand the value of field experiments for testing hypotheses 3. Interpret data to understand natural phenomena 4. Learn methods of data collection Ecological Objectives. Describe differences in animal usage of habitats depending upon successional status of site 2. Design other experiments to test movement patterns of animals through habitats of differing structure 3.
Students design hypothesis.
The instructor will pass out the student instructions and explain them to the students. The instructor must emphasize the importance of hypothesis testing. In addition, the experimental design of the site, importance of replication and habitat structure in animal behavior patterns will be discussed. The students will be able to work either in treatment combinations of mowed, fertilized or not mowed or fertilized. The students will compare the movement patterns of the worms in two plots of with treatments.