A few notes about your last (and final!) field report - DUE Monday in Lecture!

Myself and Dr. Joan Ehrenfeld at one of my research sites in Edison, NJ (2008)

• Yes, you may collect your second set of data with other ecology students.  You must do your own data analysis and field report discussion.

• You need to count all of the plant species in your plot, including: moss, grass, herbaceous (forbs), and woody species.  Describe all of the plant species in your plot in an appendix, which goes at the end of the report.  Unknown plant species may be given descriptive nicknames.

• Your calculations my be included in a table, similar to your field data sheet.

• When collecting the data, be sure to keep in mind the field report questions.  These questions make up the bulk of your field report.  This is your opportunity to synthesize what you've learned in this class since January, and make connections among the topics we have discussed thus far.  Don't give us "fluff" and "filler", give us substance!
  

Formatting requirements (Laura's sections): 
1 1/2 spacing;12pt font: Times New Roman or Arial; 1" margins; 1-3 pages in length (excluding graphs or tables); page # in the footer; your name and section in the header.