Field Ecology (3100:418) Homepage
University of Akron
This course is for you if:
- You like to hike
- You like to know the stories behind the plants and animals you see outdoors
- You want to become a better scientist
- You wish you could be a park ranger
- You want to design field experiments
- You love both science and the outdoors
- You want to become a better 'naturalist'
- You want to teach about nature and ecology
If you are interested in this course but have a time conflict or some other problem, please contact Dr. Mitchell!
This class changes each time I teach it. In general, I expect to have one field trip a week (Thursdays) throughout the semester. Most field trips will be to the Bath Nature Preserve, but other potential spots include Singer Lake, Kent Bog, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and Lake Erie). There may be a weekend field trip to someplace further away.
There will be a different group exercise/experiment about every 2 weeks. Possible topics include thermoregulation, bird behavior, pollination, community comparison lab, and so forth).
There will be individual or small group research projects
You will learn to keep a field notebook
You will learn to identify some of Ohio's common plants and animals
You will gain experience in planning and conducting ecological experiments and observations.
Other Ecology and field biology courses at the University of Akron (only those with home pages listed here)
