IB ESS 2.3 Measuring Biotic Components of the System QSI E04
Assignments
Quadrat:http://www.cds.hawaii.edu/kahana/downloads/curriculum/SectionII/Unit9/9.C.IntertidalMonitoring/9.C.2.QuadratActivities.pdf
Transect method and statistical analysis used for sampling population abundance and diversity in this activity:
http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/1170.html
Monitoring population along a transect -tiger population in India (the link gives you access to a video,it's only one part of the program, check the side bar for other parts)LINK
Tutorial on using the capture-mark-recapture method to estimate size of model population (bag of Beans): http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/estimating_population_size.html
Simulation exercise with rabbits: http://www.biologycorner.com/flash/mark_recap.swf
Internal assessment: Use the following link to investigate the studied area's biodiversity, using the data from Excell tables.
Criteria assessed: DCE
http://tiee.ecoed.net/vol/v5/practice/dalgleish/faculty.html
Tutorial on Simpson's index: http://www.countrysideinfo.co.uk/simpsons.htm
Biodiversity / number of species - ABUNDANCE: http://www.feow.org/biodiversitymaps.php?image=2
Measuring biodiversity video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30etsfNl4LE
Transect method and statistical analysis used for sampling population abundance and diversity in this activity:
http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/1170.html
Monitoring population along a transect -tiger population in India (the link gives you access to a video,it's only one part of the program, check the side bar for other parts)LINK
Tutorial on using the capture-mark-recapture method to estimate size of model population (bag of Beans): http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/estimating_population_size.html
Simulation exercise with rabbits: http://www.biologycorner.com/flash/mark_recap.swf
Internal assessment: Use the following link to investigate the studied area's biodiversity, using the data from Excell tables.
Criteria assessed: DCE
http://tiee.ecoed.net/vol/v5/practice/dalgleish/faculty.html
Tutorial on Simpson's index: http://www.countrysideinfo.co.uk/simpsons.htm
Biodiversity / number of species - ABUNDANCE: http://www.feow.org/biodiversitymaps.php?image=2
Measuring biodiversity video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30etsfNl4LE