SEE-UBlack Rock Forest

General Methadology for Instructors and TAs

Exercise 2: Measuring Biodiversity
Module 2: Introduction to Local Biomes

  1. Instructor gives the biological background during the lecture on Global and Local Biomes, the Eastern Deciduous Forest, and the Scientific Method
  2. Activity A: Introduction to the Eastern Deciduous Forest
  3. Activity B. Importance of Spatial Scale
    During the morning of day 2, briefly lecture on the importance of scale and how diversity is measured within and between sites. Outline the techniques to be used to measure diversity (see below). Ask students to hypothesize how diversity may vary at their respective sites.
  4. Review hypotheis testing, using the following example
  5. Students will be evaluated by having them write up a short lab report.