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Lab 7: Plant Competition 4-5-2010 TA: A .Lackey

Prior to class: - hand back any remaining assignments/quizzes - collect Final papers

1) Objectives (1 min) Today we will: • Understand differences between intra- and interspecific competition • Measure competition proxies in the field • Apply our knowledge of correlations to understand competition dynamics

2) Intro to Competition (10 min) • see PPT

3) Describe Activity (5 min) • see PPT

4) Sanford Woodlot measurements (45 min) • 10 min walk there • set up transects, measure DBH of focal tree, interspecific & intraspecific neighbors (5 min each) 5 times • 10 min walk back

5) Data Analysis, Graphing (25 min) • talk with each group, especially about overall findings, how to interpret

6) Quiz (15 min)

7) Announcements (1 min) • Next week: group work day 3 for presentations and discussion of revisions