Ecology cadets (EV471) traveled to Wilkins Pond, USMA reservation to take ecological samples as part of their term project research. On this trip section, the cadets evaluated ecological change, human impacts on the environment, and presented this information to an audience. Students collected samples from organisms, soils, water, herbs, shrubs, saplings, and trees in wetland and upland ecosystems. Using statistics and the scientific method, students compare an assigned ecological area to a control ecological area.
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Ecological Research at Wilkins Pond Reservation
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