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Practical Guide 7: Ecology
Published by the Nuffield Foundation this Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology Practical Guide is linked to chapters 26 – 29 of Study Guide II. Technical information and notes for teachers about the practical activities is given in Teachers’ Guide II.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 26: The organism and its environment
26A: A qualitative study of a community
26B: The effects of different water regimes on plant growth
26C: The relationship between nettle distribution and soil phosphate
26D: The autecology of woodlice
Chapter 27: Organisms and their biotic environments
27A: Intra-specific competition in Drosophila
27B: Inter-specific competition between two Lemna species
27C: Inter-specific interaction between clover and grass
27D: The holly leaf miner (Phytomyza ilicis) and its parasitic insects
27E: A study of inter-specific associations
27F: A grassland survey using sampling techniques
Chapter 28: Population dynamics
28A: Sampling methods for small invertebrates
28B: Capture-mark-recapture technique
28C: Population growth in Chlorella
28D: Population regulation in the water flea, Daphnia
28E: The responses of a predator to changes in the number of its prey
Chapter 29: Communities and ecosystems
29A: A quantitative study of an ecosystem
29B: The energetics of the stick insect (Cavausius morosus)
29C: A study of decomposer organisms in the soil
29E: A comparison of the growth of tolerant and non-tolerant seedlings when exposed to metal ions
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