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<br />STILLWATER AREA ENVlRONMENTAL LEARNlNG <br />CENTER: <br />Student Research Projects in Environmental Biology <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />This sampling of student research illustrates the types of research <br />projects which would be impossible to duplicate without the ELC. <br /> <br />BIRDS: <br /> <br />BLUEBIRDS: <br />CHIPMUNKS: <br />DEER: <br />DEER: <br />HACK BOX: <br />INVERTEBRATES: <br /> <br />INVERTEBRATES: <br /> <br />OWLS: <br /> <br />OWLS: <br />PHEASANTS: <br />PHEASANTS: <br /> <br />RABBITS: <br /> <br />RACCOONS: <br />RACCOONS: <br />SORA RAIL: <br />SUCCESSION: <br /> <br />TRACKS: . <br /> <br />TRAPPING: <br /> <br />TRAPPING: <br /> <br />TRAPPING: <br /> <br />TRASH: <br /> <br />TREE HEALTH: <br />TREES: <br />TUHlLES: <br /> <br />WArm <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Ale red-winged '. black birds protective of their <br />territories? <br />How ma1JY eggs do bluebirds typically produce? <br />Can chipmunks become addicted to live-traps? <br />Ale deer tracks a good indicator of deer age? <br />What is the population of deer in the ELC? <br />/s hack box design important to fa/con rest0114tion? <br />What is the biodiversity of invertebrates in the ELC <br />ponds? <br />How do invertebrates affect the water quality of <br />ponds in the ELC? <br />Will the great horned owl nest in man-made <br />structures? .' <br />What is the survivability of rehabilitated owls? <br />Can a game farm pheasant survive in the wild? <br />What is the average hatchability of ring-necked <br />pheasants? <br />Can rabbit habitat be managed with brush and PVC <br />piping? <br />What is the home range of a raccoon in the ELC? <br />What type of habitat do raccoons use in the ELC? <br />Can a sora rail be recorded on videotape? <br />,What secondary succession will occur in the newly <br />cleared fenced area of the ELC? <br />Are animal tracks a good indicator of animal <br />diversity? <br />How many species that been live-trapped and then <br />released come back for more? <br />How does small mammal live-trapping differ from <br />field to woods? <br />What trap works best for live-trapping small <br />mammals? <br />Who is the biggest producer of trash in the Stillwater <br />area? <br />/s tree-coring an accurate measure of treehea/th? <br />Tree coring: what can it tell us? <br />At which time and temperature are Minnesota turtles <br />most active? <br />. ,How is water quality measured using lab equipment? <br /> <br />Sl <br />