Effects of competition, predation, and social behavior on foraging success. (a.k.a. 'the macaroni lab')

• Students forage for macaroni with tweezeers inside quadrants of various sizes and must compete with other foraging students for macaroni noodles while being wary of human predators ("hawks") in a simulation of competition and predation in nature. Further explanaition of the lab can be found in the legends of the photos.

1997 photos	1998 photos

Sampling riverine communities in the Chester River

• Two river sites, a deep water channel and a shallow water oyster bar, were sampled for fauna using an otter trawl. The identity, abundance and biomass of each species captured was noted for later analysis.

1999 photos

Marsh Transect

• A 200 m transect was run from the bay across a salt marsh and into the adjacent forest at Horsehead Wildlife Center. Abiotic parameters including soil moisture, pH, and temperature, as well as water salinity and altitude realtive to se level at the time (the area is tidal) were measured at 10 m interval. These abiotic parameters were correlated with the abundance and type of plant life along the transect.

1999 photos