Sedgwick Reserve

27 Sep, 08 PM - 29 Sep, 01 PM

This collaboration between the UCSB Office of Education Partnerships, the Smithsonian Institution and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology will expose UCSB undergraduates from a minority background to the life science research on the oak ecosystem at Sedgwick Reserve. The students will experience first-hand how researchers collect data on acorn production of Quercas Lobata, and learn about the background and hypotheses tested in the long-term studies on masting. After a short introduction to the methods, they will collect their own data, conduct simple analyses and discuss the implications of their findings in light of data collected over the last 7 years. Furthermore, we will discuss the ecosystem-wide effects of variable seed crops, and how the observed variation may have arisen. The ultimate goal of this short visit is to motivate a small group of students to get involved in aspects of a long-term study, and to pursue small, independent research projects in the near future.

Visit #42189 @Sedgwick Reserve

Approved

Under Project # 31851 | Class

Crowdsourcing Project at Sedgwick Reserve

other - University of California, Santa Barbara

Reservation Members(s)

Orleashia Greenwood Sep 27 - 29, 2015 (3 days)
Group of 7 Undergraduate Student Sep 27 - 29, 2015 (3 days)
Erica Johnson Sep 27 - 29, 2015 (3 days)
Mario Castellanos Sep 27 - 29, 2015 (3 days)

Reserve Resources(s) | Create Invoice

Ranch House Not Available 10 Sep 28 - 29, 2015