Welcome to BISC 404: Ecology and Biodiversity!

Author

Charles Lehnen, Melissa Guzman, and Cameron Egan

Lab Content

Lab 1 - How to read a scientific paper, Introduction to Github

Handouts
Exercises
- Intro to Git/Github Exercises - Download
Solutions

Lab 2 - Introduction to R/Rstudio, Introduction to ChatGPT

Handouts
- Lab 2 Intro to R/Rstudio - Download
- ChatGPT - Download
Exercises
- Intro to R/Rstudio - Download
Solutions
- Intro to R/Rstudio Handout
- Intro to R/Rstudio Exercises

Lab 3 - Intraspecies Interactions: Population Growth

Handouts
Exercises
- Population Growth - Download
Solutions

Lab 4 - Interspecies Interactions: Predator/Prey Models

Handouts
- Lab 4 Predator/Prey Handout - Download
- Lab 4 Predator/Prey Simulation
Exercises
- Predator/Prey Exercises - Download
- Lab 4 dataset - Download
Solutions
- Predator/Prey Handout
- Predator/Prey Exercises

Lab 5 - Interspecies Interactions: Competition

Handouts
- Lab 5 Competition - Download
- Lab 5 Data - Download
Exercises
- Competition Exercises - Download
Solutions
- Competition Handout
- Competition Exercises

Lab 6 - Metapopulations and Island Biogeography

Handouts
- Lab 6 Metapopulations Handout- Download
- Lab 6 Data - Download
Exercises
- Metapopulations Exercises - Download
Solutions
- Lab 6 Metapopulations Handout - Download

Lab 7 - Biodiversity Metrics

Handouts
- Lab 7 Biodiversity Metrics Handout - Download
Exercises
- Biodiversity Metrics Exercises - Download
Solutions
- Lab 7 Biodiversity Metrics

Lab 8 - Community Assembly

Handouts
- Community Assembly Handout - Download
- Community Assembly Data - Download
Exercises
- Community Assembly - Download
Solutions
- Lab 8 Community Assembly

Lab 9 - Extra Credit

Exercises
- Exercise - Download
- README - Download

Lab Content

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