Field and Laboratory Investigations in Agroecology

Studies of Environmental Factors. Effect of Microclimate on Seed. Light Transmission and the Vegetative Canopy. Soil Temperature. Soil Moisture Content. Soil Properties Analysis. Canopy Litterfall Analysis. Mulch System Comparison. Root System Response to Soil Type. Studies of Population Dynamics in Crop Systems. Intraspecific Interactions in a Crop Population. Management History and the Weed Seedbank. Comparison of Arthropod Populations. Census of Soil-Surface Fauna. Studies of Interspecific Interactions in Cropping Communities. Bioassay for Allelopathic Potential. Rhizobium Nodulation in Legumes. Effects of Agroecosystem Diversity on Herbivore Activity. Herbivore Feeding Preferences. Effects of a Weedy Border on Insect Populations. Studies of Farm and Field Systems. Mapping Agroecosystem Biodiversity. Overyielding in an Intercrop System. Grazing Intensity and Net Primary Productivity. Effects of Trees in an Agroecosystem. Food System Studies. On-Farm Energy Use. Farmer Interview. Local Food Market Analysis. Instructor's Appendix. Appendix A: Planning the Field and Laboratory Course. General Appendices. Appendix B: Measurement Equivalents. Appendix C: Material and Equipment Suppliers.