General Ecology Laboratory - Examples
of Past Small Group Projects
Earthworm densities and organic contents of floodplain and upland
soils
Changes in tree density along a floodplain to upland gradient
Relative densities of ruffed grouse in forest edge and forest
interior habitats
Influence of temperature on goldfish respiratory rates
Comparison of invertebrate densities in several small floodplain
ponds
Water chemistry changes in Gilmore Creek from headwaters to mouth
Mouse population estimate for an old field
Crayfish growth rates at different temperatures
Influence of density on baby bluegill survival and growth
Relationship between invertebrate density on rocks and rock disturbance
frequency
Needle length and density changes along a white pine branch: light
intensity effects?
Sugar maple growth patterns in forest and urban habitats
Survivorship and life expectancy for brown trout in Gilmore Creek
Comparison of tree densities on east-facing and west-facing slopes
Changes in waterfowl numbers in refuge wetlands before and during
hunting season
Invertebrate densities in a trout stream above and below a cow
pasture
Squirrel population estimates in floodplain and upland forests
Daily movements and population estimates of blackbirds massing
for fall migration
Changes in the weights of mallards shot by hunters during the
hunting season
Analysis of process waters discharged by a local industry
Comparison of bank soils and nearshore sediments along the Mississippi
River
Diets of young brown trout at two stream locations