Ecology Announcements

ASSIGNMENTS FOR WHEN DR. BILL IS OUT SICK

1. Read me first
   • The Protists Laboratory HTML version  (Read this!!!. Do NOT answer the questions or turn anything in).
   • Pond Water Laboratory pix for in the lab or review (do NOT print out)
   • Pond Ecosystem Link (Read section 3.2.1- This will be used to answer some of the questions)
   • NOTE: RUN THIS LINK DURING THE LAB!!!
2. Transpiration Simulation
3.    Introduction to Geographical Information Systems (PDF is here)
4. Ecological Simulation using Excel A quick tutor Tutorial on using Excel is here

PROBLEMS WITH RUNNING COMPUTER PROGRAMS

• If you get the message that Active X programs are not allowed on the computer you are using, go here and try this :Over-Riding Security Defaults for Internet Explorer

• If you get the message that you have an unsigned Active X program, tell the computer that it's OK to use it.

• If the above two things don't work, Download the program(s) as a stand-alone version and then install them on your computer as a regular program. The programs are available below. Instructions for installing programs are here.

  • Download and Install  Bug key for the flower communities laboratory. The flower community lab is here. The Falls lab is here.
  • Download and Install  Diversity Calculator for the flower communities laboratory and falls of the ohio. The flower community lab is here. The Falls lab is here.
  • Download and Install  Dendogram Widget (Similarity Index) for the Falls lab.  Here's the BIG dendogram version! The Falls lab is here.
  • Download and Install  Climate Space Simulation if you want (Temperature model with black-box beasties) The page for this is here
  • Download and Install  Transpiration Model Run this simulation. The main page is here.
  • Download and Install  Population Growth Simulation The main page is here
  • Download and Install  Competition Simulation The main page is here
  • Download and Install  Predator-Prey Simulation The main page is here
  • Download and Install  Cybernetic Simulation. If the other program is too big for  your screen, try this: LittleWeb The main page for the food web is here
  • Download and Install  Food Chain and Energy Flow Simulation The main page is here
  • Download and Install  Life Table Calculator The Life table lab is here
  • Download and Install  Game Theory Simulator The Game theory page is here.
  • Download and Install  Primary Productivity Simulator
  • Download and Install  Marine Productivity Simulator
  • Download and Install  Litter Decomposition Simulator