Example taken from Beeby & Brennan: First Ecology - Ecological Principles and Environmental Issues 3e

The virtual field course consists of several virtual field exercises which use data collected by the authors in Portugal, France and the UK. As well as the data files the exercises contain instructions for students (aims, method, background, analysis), video, photos, maps, cross-references to relevant sections of the book and links to further resources.

The virtual field exercise below includes a brief description. Click on the link below to begin the exercise. The exercise will open in a new window and requires Excel.

• Good Neighbours
  Clustering of snails on fennel stalks
  This exercise supports the discussion of species interactions of Chapter 4, though the nature of this clustering, especially between species, is yet to be fully worked out. The exercise requires you to think how you may extract meaning from a simple data set by presenting the results in several ways.