SEE-U 2000: Black Rock Forest - Module 13:Exercise 13

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## Exercise 13: Risk of Egg Predation and Edge Effects Module 13: Habitat Fragmentation and Deforestation Printer format This activity lends itself nicely to the students designing and executing a field experiment. It will require them to review the literature and determine the experimental variables they would like to manipulate. After a lecture on fragmentation effects and basic information regarding experimental design, the students will consult the literature for specific information regarding egg predation. Equipment and site constraints should be discussed. The students will present their proposed design to the class and each design will be reviewed and modified. The students are then responsible for setting out the artificial nests and collecting the data. This activity should provide some guidelines for the independent projects. ### Activities in the experiment Hypotheses to test Independent variable in the experiment egg survival or nest predation Dependent variables that they could use in their experimental design. distance from edge location of artificial nests type of edge and fragmentation eggs/nest Student evaluation Students will be evaluated based on write-up, group oral presentation and participation in discussion.