SEE-UBlack Rock Forest

General Methadology for Instructors and TAs

Exercise 6: Producers—Measuring Photosynthesis in Forest Ecosystem
Module 6: Producers: The Basis of Ecosystems

  1. Background Lecture:
  2. Activities in the experiment:
    This is a field exercise using a local moisture gradient to demonstrate soil moisture effect on plant species distribution. We will focus on the Glycerine Hollow area of BRF and three tree species, Chestnut Oak, Red Oak and Red Maple. In addition, an understory vegetation survey will be conducted to demonstrate the secondary affect of soil moisture on plant community diversity.
  3. Questions are:
  4. Independent variable
  5. Dependent variables
  6. Student evaluation

Authors: A. Hoylman, K. Griffin and T. Kittel