Possess science process skills for designing and conducting field experiments. Know the value of native ecosystems for scientific research. Understand succession and the biotic and abiotic factors which affect succession. Chi-square analysis of species richness data. Comments concerning the value of this type of project conducted in the field.
Students break into pairs to develop and test an hypothesis on diversity in the study plots.
Your instructor will describe and demonstrate a method of describing differences between different areas of vegetation. You should then use this method to develop and test an hypothesis about diversity in these plots. This might then be repeated 2x for each management type for a total of 4 quadrats counted. Diagram of a grass and an herbaceous plant. Note the differences in the shape of the leaves and the arrangement of the flowers.