Lab

Information pertaining to Lab (including class-wide data sets) will be posted on this page

**5) Lab on Ecosystems for 19-21 November:**
Please print out, read, and bring to lab these instructions: Bring your laptop or calculator as well.

1) Reading Material for Seed Predation Lab and Quiz: uploaded 9-5-2013



2) Vegetation Sampling Data for Tues 12-3 (Section 4), TA: Brian C.



3) Complete Plant Competition Data set - Above ground biomass data for all lab sections. You will use this data set to answer your plant competition hypotheses in your second term paper. Details to follow in lab soon. If you have questions, please contact your TA.



4) Lab and backup datasets for lab 15-17 October: Please:
 * 1) Print out, //read//, and bring to lab the instructions for this lab: [[file:WNV.pdf]]
 * 2) Bring your laptop (if you have one... we'll work in groups, so you can share with others)

In case the federal government is still shutdown, here are some backup datasets that you can use:
 * CDC Neuroinvasive disease incidence by county through time: http://tiee.esa.org/vol/v8/issues/data_sets/abraham/resources/SUPP1.pdf
 * CDC WNV disease, by category, by state through time: http://tiee.esa.org/vol/v8/issues/data_sets/abraham/resources/SUPP2.pdf
 * NOAA NCDC temperature (means in F) by each summer month for California: http://tiee.esa.org/vol/v8/issues/data_sets/abraham/resources/SUPP4.pdf
 * NOAA NCDC mean summer temperature (in F) by state: http://tiee.esa.org/vol/v8/issues/data_sets/abraham/resources/SUPP5.pdf