Objectives:
At the end of the exercise, the student should be able to:
1. Enumerate the different components of the ecosystem
2. Describe the interaction of the different component of the ecosystem
3. Understanding the functioning of the ecosystem
Procedure:
As a group, visit four different types of ecosystems found in the vicinity of the UPLB Campus, namely agro ecosystem (rice, corn, vegetables), grassland (tropical, pasture), freshwater (stream), and forest ecosystems.
For each ecosystem, study the different components comprising it by first locating a 10x10m area to observe. Fill up Table 1 and 2 by following the procedure below:
A. Autotophic organisms
a. At each area survey the plants growing in it. List the growth habit (tree, shrub, herb, vines or creepers)
b. Count the number of different species of plants that you observe in the plot.