Buck O Flanagan and Ben Price
Golden Rod Gall Fly Lab
November 17, 2013
Introduction
For this lab we wanted to analyze gall formation within golden rod plants. Specifically
we wanted to answer three questions about ball gall formation. First, we wanted to
Buck OFlanagan & Ben Price
Based upon our previous knowledge of Rice Creek we were able to formulate a hypothesis of the
stream habitat quality. The stream is located in a suburb north east of the Twin Cities
metropolitan area. The portion of the stream w
Introduction:
In previous experiments we have determined that buckthorn is a dominant species
throughout the canopy of the Bethel campus. Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) is an invasive
species that was imported from Europe in the 1800s as a decorative plan
Buck OFlanagan
Ben Price
1. The fyke nets have multiple biases that need to be addressed. First they are biased
towards the size of the fish. The nets are large enough to allow any size fish to enter, but
smaller fish have the potential to escape through
ECOLOGY AC 329
Ecology - The study of how organisms interact with the natural world and each other
Cell
Tissue
Organ
Organism The basic unit of an ecologist
Population
Community
Biosphere - Made up of ecosystems
CO2 accumulation
Methane
Ecosystem - A
Bethani Glander, Elizabeth Boyd, Ben Price
Soil Lab Report
1. For our soil sample, we sampled the lake edge. This area was very close to water, within a
matter of a few meters. The vegetation was primarily dominated by buckthorn, although the
density of b
Buck OFlanagan and Ben Price
Vertebrate Sampling Birds
October 6, 2013
Introduction
There is significant value in quantifying bird populations throughout the globe. As we
begin to need to track the changes in our environment, it is imperative to have qual
Buck OFlanagan
Ben Price
October 28, 2013
Water Quality Analysis Lab
The dissolved oxygen count is the amount of gaseous oxygen in the water sample. A
good DO percent saturation value would be 100. Less than 100 percent saturation of DO
would mean that ce
