Chris, I'm not sure if this will meet your needs, but I wrote a vertebrate field manual. Obviously it focuses on animals, but it does include 56 exercises that can be done in the field or in the classroom (if weather is poor). There are 9 chapters and you can see a detailed table of contents at the link below (just click on the word Preview - below the cover image.)
http://www.lulu.com/shop/james-ryan/field-and-laboratory-techniques-in-vertebrate-biology/paperback/product-18944438.html I've been using it for the last few years here and the students seem to like the combination of field exercises and computer-based analysis. It's a "print-on-demand" book so I don't have desk copies. The "Print-on-demand" keeps costs down for students. As I said, it may not be what you are looking for since it doesn't have a lot of vegetation analysis, but see what you think. Cheers, Jim -- Dr. Jim Ryan Biology Department Hobart & William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY 14456 Www.wildmammal.com On 6/3/13 11:30 PM, "Chris Lortie" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Dear Ecolog, I am teaching 2nd year ecology at my university this fall. I have taught it a few times now, but I would really like to revise the labs. Here is my lab manual: http://figshare.com/articles/Ecology_Lab_Manual_2nd_year_course_/710650 and on slideshare in case you prefer that site: http://www.slideshare.net/cjlortie/lortie-ecology-lab-manual Please use it if you can. If need the the leaf keys, I can direct you to them (ie if you are near Southern Ontario). I have used pattern primarily but would love to move to testing/teaching ecological processes more directly. I would also like to add a few online labs too. Any input appreciated. If you have a lab manual, single specific experimental labs, or resources you could direct me to, that would be super. cheers chris lortie.
