Selected Laboratory Exercises for Ecology

-- Plagiarism

-- Plot Sampling

-- Point-Quarter Method

-- Line-Intercept Method

-- Evolution and Population Genetics

-- Dispersion Analysis

-- Lifetables

-- Population Growth Computer Simulation Using Populus

   Downloading and Installing Populus

   Lab Exercise using Populus 5.4 (Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Unix)

   Powerpoint Slides

-- Mark-Recapture Sampling

-- Species Diversity

-- Species Abundance

-- Succession

Statistical Analysis and Graphing

-- Create A Graph website

-- Instructions for using Create A Graph

-- Creating Graphs Using Excel

-- Descriptive Statistics (Excel)

-- t-Test (Excel)

-- Binomial Test (Excel)

Download

The software listed below can be downloaded for free.

-- OpenOffice - Word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, and database software. OpenOffice also enables you to read and save Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) files.

-- Internet Explorer

-- Adobe Reader (for PDF files)

-- PowerPoint Viewer (enables you to view Powerpoint files on your computer if you do not have Powerpoint or Office installed)

-- Word Viewer (enables you to view Word files on your computer if you do not have Word or Office installed)

-- Compatibility Pack (enables you to use Office 2007 files on computers that have earlier versions of office)

-- VLC Media Player plays most media files