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RANGE 357 Rangeland & Riparian Habitat Assessment Assignments
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Report 8 - Nokes' Property Final Report ( 50 points) Includes data, pictures, and descriptions.
Report 7 - Nokes' Property Maps & Data- ( 50 points) Part 1 (Methods & Site Description), Due November 21 Submit section by Blackboard Part 2 (Maps & Data), Due December 5 Download your plot data. Complete all sheets and data. Resubmit data by Blackboard - One file per team is fine. Plot 1 Plot 2 Plot 3 Plot 4 Plot 5 Plot 6 Plot 7
Report 6 - Shrub biomass- ( 50 points) Due, Friday, November 14 by 7:00 p.m. via Blackboard Extra References: Bryant, F.C. and M.M. Kothmann. 1979. Variability in predicting edible browse from crown volume. J. Range Manage. 32:144-146. Murray, R.B., M.Q. Jacobson. 1982. An evaluation of dimension analysis for predicting shrub biomass. J. Range Manage. 35:451-454. Uresk, D.W., R.O. Gilbert, and W.H. Rickard. Sampling big sagebrush for phytomass. J. Range Manage. 30:311-314. Ludwig, J.A., J.F. Reynolds, and P.D. Whitson. 1975. Size-biomass relationships of several Chihuahuan desert shrubs. American Midland Naturalist 94:451-461. » Go to American Midland Naturalist at the U of I Library and use your student id./library card to log in » Click " from 1909 to 2004 in JSTOR Life Sciences Collection » Enter library card number (on your student id) and last name. » Then, search for "Ludwig" as author and you will find this article and you can view it. Lyon, L.J. 1968. Estimating twig production of serviceberry from crown volumes. J. Wildlife Manage. 32:115-119. » Go to Journal of Wildlife Management at the U of I Library and use your student id./library card to log in » Click on "from 1937 to 2005 in JSTOR Life Sciences Collection" » Enter library card number (on your student id) and last name. » Then, search for "Lyon" as author and you will find this article and you can view it.
Report 5 - Riparian Assessment - (50 points) Due Friday, Nov. 7 by 7:00 p.m. via Blackboard Background material on Notes Web Page (Oct. 21 & 23) Links to more research, "Riparian Ecosystems" on US Forest Service Stream Systems Center Information about PFC and Riparian Systems at National Riparian Service Team
Report 4 - Herbaceous Biomass - (50 points) Due Friday, Oct. 31 by 7:00 p.m. via Blackboard Extra reference - A web page with step-by-step instructions to calculate r-square in excel. Extra reference - A web page with step-by-step procedure to calculate regression in excel. Extra reference - A glossary of statistical terms related to paired-relationships. Extra reference - A worksheet to calculate a regression line and r-square by hand in acrobat reader format Extra reference - Guidelines for estimating dry matter based on phenology ( Range and Pasture Handbook)
Report 3 - Cover Data from Nokes' Property - Due Monday, October 20 (50 points) Click here for an excel file to use in your report Point analysis file - follow instructions in this PowerPoint file An article about analyzing digital plant photos for cover. (This might be useful and could be cited in your memo).
Report 2 - Nested Frequency Analysis - Due Friday, October 10 (50 points) Click here for an excel file with all data from 2008 for you to use in your report Click here for data from 1998 for making comparisons A few tips for Chi-Square Analysis~~~ Handout given in class on calculating a Chi-Square comparison An excel spreadsheet with guidelines on how to calculate a chi-square statistic for comparison A web page that has a chi-square calculator and some guidelines on chi-square Chi-Square Table to get the "Table" or "Critical" Value for your test.
Report 1 - Appropriate Sample Size - Due Friday, Sept. 19 (10 points) & Sept. 26 (40 points) Click here for an Excel file containing data for the report Note you only need to calculate herbaceous biomass** Example (excel spreadsheet) of running averages and std dev. Extra reference on running means and calculating sample sizes in acrobat reader format Extra help on excel.. a tutorial from Clemson University
Tips and Guidelines for Class Assignments Guidelines for powerful memos Tips for top grades on reports Always cite literature following the class Citation Style Guide When writing, avoid "empty words" Tips for creating powerful tables
Habitat Assessment Reference Notebook will be due in the last week of class (December 13th). Start collecting information now. Guidelines for notebook in acrobat reader format