Methods library · Organisms and the field
Field manipulation experiments
Also called exclosure, removal experiment, addition experiment
Testing ecological causes by removing, excluding or adding species, resources or conditions in the field, with controls and randomization.
The film for this method is in production. Until then, the lessons below explain it where they use it.
Where it is taught
16 lessons use this method.
Ecology and Evolution
- Natural Selection in Ecological Context
- Life Histories and Evolutionary Trade-offs
- Climate, Biomes and Environmental Variation
- Distributions, Niches and Tolerances
- Population Growth and Regulation
- Movement and Spatial Populations
- Competition
- Predation and Community Effects
- Mutualism, Parasitism and Coevolution
- Diversity, Disturbance and Succession
- Island Biogeography
- Nutrient Cycling
- Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function
- Global Change Across Scales
- Conservation and Restoration