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