
General Methadology for Instructors and TAs
Exercise 2: Measurement of Local Diversity
Module 2: Introduction to Local Biomes
- Background Lecture
- On local site (someone local?)
- Classification of communities (physiognomy, UNESCO system)
- Ecological diversity (alpha diversity use Simpson) and equitability
- Activities in the experiment
- Exploration of general area to show different community types
- Map reading
- GPS and compass use
- Quadrat sampling
- Calculation of diversity and equibility
- Field identification of tree species
- Hypotheses to test
- Relation between area and diversity
- Independent variables in the experiment
- Dependent variables that they could use in their experimental design.
- Student evaluation
- Based on presentation of results (written and oral)
- Preparation notes