ESR 101 Lab Week 5:

Outline for today:

A. presentation on the value of collaboration in science and policy
B.add to your group's wiki page
C. analyze spatial data
D. Instructions on how to collect observations on possible corridors

A. presentation on the value of collaboration in science and policy

notes - value of collaboration

 

B. Group work on submitting information to the wiki page

C. Analysis of spatial data to test hypotheses about distribution

• This will be presented in class.
• The objectives are for to learn:
  • why different patterns of distribution may be important (random, clumped, uniform), how
  • what type of data is needed to distinguish these differences
  • a mathematical approach that is blessed bias by your observation
  • how you can formally test a hypothesis about the distribution from the data and mathematical analysis
• You may want to apply this to approach to your field data.

D. Presentation on how to layout and collect data from exploration of corridors

• layout a path (or transect) from one potential reserve to your field site to another reserve
  • if your site is a small area of a big park, your transect may be all inside the park
• determine sampling interval and layout the points
• map and other data resources that can help you understand the gradients in your region
  • Metro maps
    • population density
    • land use
    • roads, etc
  • Google maps
  • other ?