Hi all,
I'm just reporting back regarding a query I made months ago about resources to assist undergraduates in their pursuit of independent research. The summary of your responses is as follows (in no particular order): Re general resources: 1) - Rick Karban's "how to do ecology" 2) -"A primer of ecological statistics" by Gotelli and Ellison for advanced students 3) -“A Handbook of Biological Investigation" by Ambrose et al. 4) - "Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences" by McMillan. 5) -Inquire about resources from the local REU coordinator 6) --TIEE (teaching issues and experiments in ecology) editions and EcoEd DL from ESA (http://ecoed.esa.org/). Re stats: 1) - I’ve used Quinn and Reough but have also used Sokal and Rolf 2) - Also see chapter 8 of this doc: http://ian.umces.edu/press/books/publication/259/integrating_and_applying_science_a_handbook_for_effective_coastal_ecosystem_assessment_2010-05-10/ Thanks everyone for the useful responses! I used “how to do ecology” in my class this year, and it worked pretty well. Some undergraduates felt uncomfortable with the focus on graduate students, but others realized most of the content was still relevant to them. The only other challenge with this book was that I had to supply additional references on statistics. Best, Olyssa (Starry)
