ECOLOGY LAB BIO357.01

Syllabus, Spring 2007

MW 1:30-3:20 pm, Yancey 120

Text:   Handouts.

Course Description and Objectives:

The Ecology laboratory, BIO357, is held twice a week in conjunction with the lecture course.  The purpose of the lab is to provide practical application to modern ecological concepts studied in the lecture portion.  In addition, it is of critical importance that students learn simple statistical analysis.  The following are specific objectives:

1. Students will design and implement a short group research project.

2. Students will learn simple parametric statistical methods (descriptional, t-tests, regression and ANOVAS)

3. Students will write lab reports

4. Students will learn standard ecological sampling techniques (quadrats, transects, point-quarter methods)

Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in BIO355.

Tentative Schedule