Island biogeography, spatial ecology, and macroinvertebrate species diversity in Richmond’s rock pools
Author(s): Nadia Bukach1, Todd Lookingbill1, Andrew Davidson2, James R Vonesh2, Kristine Grayson1
1. University of Richmond 2. Virginia Commonwealth University
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Summary:
Students investigate questions of community ecology and biogeography using data from an urban rock pool ecosystem. Using ArcGIS 10, students learn to create effective maps, calculate landscape attributes, and perform introductory spatial analysis.
Contents:
- Example_Student_NearestNeighborAll.pdf(PDF | 127 KB)
- Example_Student_NearestNeighborPredaciousDivingBeetle.pdf(PDF | 127 KB)
- GISResources_ArcMap10_v1.zip(ZIP | 823 MB)
- Rock Pool Statistical Analysis.docx(DOCX | 15 KB)
- Student_Example_AttributeTable.xlsx(XLSX | 42 KB)
- Student_Example_Map1.jpg(JPG | 4 MB)
- Student_Example_Map2.jpg(JPG | 3 MB)
- Student_Example_Map3A.jpg(JPG | 3 MB)
- Student_Example_Map3B.jpg(JPG | 3 MB)
- StudentInstructions_RockPoolsGISLab_v1.docx(DOCX | 4 MB)
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