https://canvas.cornell.edu/courses/3929
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Research report & presentation guidelines
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Basic course information:
NTRES 2100 Field Bio – Syllabus
Field Bio – course schedule
RESEARCH PROPOSAL Guideline
Field Bio – Field Journal Guideline
Ways to draw details in your field journal
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Species lists
Field Bio – Woody plant species list
Field Bio – Bird species list
Field Bio – Amphibian & Reptile species list
Field Bio – Mammal species list
Field Bio – Fish species list
Species descriptions
Woody plants of the NE
Birds of the NE
Reptiles & Amphibia of the NE
Mammals of the NE
Fishes of the NE
Week 1 (8/22 – 8/25/2017)
Intro to Woody plant ID
Essential plant anatomy terminology
McGowan I – Skill training – orientation, navigation, environmental measurements
Week 2 (8/29 – 9/1/2017)
Lecture – Terrestrial ecosystems – trees, habitats and communities
Ecological Networks (Entomo I)
Reading for the forested landscape (read by Thursday 8/31)
Forest / Vegetation dynamics (Ringwood)
Ringwood Natural Area
Ringwood lab – assignment – You will receive an email with specific details about the Ringwood lab soon! Thanks, Marc
Week 3 (9/5 – 9/8/2017)
Entomology lecture
Entomology lab (species area curve)
Entomology lab (mark / recapture)
Achtung! – Your research proposal is due Wednesday 9/6/2017 at 23:59. Please create a new folder for your research proposal on Box! The deadline for this lab assignment and Field Journal is Sunday 9/10/2017 at 23:59! Please upload to your Box folder!
Week 4 (9/12 – 9/15/2017)
Ornithology lecture (Please see Birds of the NE above)
Bird ID (Please see Birds species list above)
The Field Journal for week 4, including the entry for the Arnot Forest overnight field trip, is due by Monday 9/25/2017 @ 23:59. Please upload to the appropriate folder.
Bird lists from the Lab of O and Arnot Forest!
Tuesday Lab
Ken Rosenberg: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39146635
Ruth: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39146329
D.J.: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39146607
Paul: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39158354
Wednesday Lab
Kathi Borgmann: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39162652
Matt Young: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39163428
D.J.: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39162766
Paul: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39171431
Arnot Forest:
Ruth – 1st group: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39225772
Ruth – 2nd group: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39227249
Ruth – 3rd group: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39298834
D.J. – 1st group: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39225874
D.J. – 2nd group: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39227461
D.J. – 3rd group: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39303368
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Week 5 (9/19 – 9/22/2017)
Limnology: Oneida Lake
Reading material in preparation for Oneida Lake Field Trip on Saturday (9/23/2017)
Stream ecology lab presentation
Allan & Castillo 2007
Achtung! Stream ecology assignment (due Monday 9/25/2017 @ 23:59)
The Field Journal for week 5 is due by Monday 9/25/2017 @ 23:59 and should include Oneida Lake field trip! Please upload to the appropriate folder!
Week 6 (9/26 – 9/29/2017)
Herpetology lecture
Herpetology lab
September 28th & 29th – Research project time
Tree ID exam I – answer keys
Tuesday
Wednesday
There is no Field Journal due for Week 6 (Indoor Labs)
Week 7 (10/2-10/05/2017)
Invasive species lecture
Invasive species reading material
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McGowan Forest – species diversity lab intro
Species diversity assignment & reading assignment
McGowan – species diversity data (There is a need to correct species names and manage the data. I did the majority but you need to experience what it means to make all the variables the same so that the data can be compared!)
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The Invasive species assignment (submit iMap Invasives table & map for 4 species / 10 individuals) and the Field Journal for week 7 (including Tree inventory methods / McGowan subplot description) is due on Wednesday 10/11/2017 @23:59 pm.
The Species diversity calculations and calculations are due by Monday 10/16/2017 @ 23:59! Please upload it to the appropriate folder!
Week 8 (10/12+13/2017) – no Field journal due!
Research project: On Thursday and Friday (10/12 & 13) we will talk with each of you about progress on your research project. If available, please bring data you have collected so far.
Week 9 (10/17-10/20/2017)
Mammalogy lecture
Mammal lab
Mammal lab worksheet
Week 10 (10/24-10/27/2017)
Forest timber inventory lecture
Reading Material: A forest inventory towards timber
The Field Journal for week 10 is due by Monday 11/6/2017 @ 23:59
Week 11 (10/31-11/3/2017)
Soils & litter dynamics
GIS lab
The Field Journal for week 11 is due by Monday 11/6/2017 @ 23:59
Week 12 (11/7-11/10/2017)
Ichthyology lecture
Ichthyology lab
Ichthyology reading material
Ichthyology questions
Hemlock Wooly Adelgid (HWA) lecture & lab
The Field Journal for week 11 is due by Monday 11/13/2017 @ 23:59
Week 13 (11/14-11/17/2017)
Research report & presentation guidelines