TEACHING ALL VOLUMES SUBMIT WORK SEARCH TIEE
VOLUME 3: Table of Contents TEACHING ISSUES AND EXPERIMENTS IN ECOLOGY
EXPERIMENTS

Data Set #1 — Land Cover Classification of Douglass Park

Land cover classification of Douglass Park neighborhood adjacent to Garth Avenue transect. Collected during the multi-lab version of the course.

Environmental Conditions:Block:
Building Conditions 7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14- 15-16-17-18-
abandoned 11
occupied but in need of serious repair 1532
Graffiti (# buildings) 1
good to excellent conditions
Building Type/Population Density 7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14- 15-16-17-18-
single family 14221 193137
multi-family (2-4 mailboxes) 55117 12
apartment (> 4 mailboxes) 1 265
store (with liquor license) 1
store (without liquor license) 1
Block Conditions 7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14- 15-16-17-18-
neat, and well kept nonoyesno yesyes
gardens flowers, etc. nilnilyes3 yes
generally neat but some untidiness yesyesyes
in need of serious work (# buildings) yesyes2 1
environmental hazard(s) gas
Note: abandoned gas station at 11-12 St; brown field effect from residual oil
Vegetation 7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14- 15-16-17-18-
large (old, established trees) 27241197 341710
small (less than 10 cm in trunk width) 1315146 121
other tree conditions:
sparse foliage 111
Safety 7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14- 15-16-17-18-
street lights 2 313
apt lights
security signs 83 10228


Land cover classification of Douglass Park neighborhood adjacent to Garth Avenue transect

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Data Set #2 — Line Intercept Sampling of One Block of Garth Avenue Transect

Results of line intercept sampling of one block of Garth Avenue transect (title of table indicates land cover classification). Collected during multi-lab version of course.

Single Family With Lawns
Ground LayerShrub LayerTree Layer
Transect %Grass %Paved %Bare %Covered #Stems %Covered #Stems
1752050000
2554500000
360301020500
415751000101
5307005100
66520153516201
7802000000
860400152000
9305515253302
107025525750
112080010300
12455505150
1360301020200
14355015203101
154545103515152
16751015453500
175045515300
1870300201800
1940303040121010
2055301530550
Average 51.75 40.25 8 18.25 7.45 5.5 0.4
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Data Set #3 — Bird Census in Ridgeway

Results of bird census in Ridgeway neighborhood adjacent to Garth Avenue transect. Collected during multi-lab version of course.

SpeciesKing Ave4th3rdGarth AveW. SextonJewellBus. Loop
American Robin35121202
European Starling44110620
Grackle0300101
N. Cardinal1110000
House Sparrow01300020
Crow0100002
Mourning Dove0000000
Purple Finch0000030
Red Bellied Woodpecker0000000
Chickadee0000000
SpeciesBentonE. ForestGrandW. ForestE. SextonAustinProvidence
American Robin6212221
European Starling2026350
Grackle0000000
N. Cardinal0101200
House Sparrow12401010
Crow0000001
Mourning Dove0000110
Purple Finch0102000
Red Bellied Woodpecker0200000
Chickadee0000010
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