Presentation 1 (week of Sept. 17)

This is your chance to present your project to the group, and get feedback on your plans.  You can use PowerPoint for your presentation.  In addition, please prepare a word file that contains the following information:

1. Your question (e.g., Is the natural abundance signature of 15N related to plant N source?)

2. Your hypothesis (e.g., I hypothesize that epiphytic species that rely on atmospheric deposition will have a more depleted N signature than terrestrial species that rely on soil N.)

3. Your test (e.g., I will collect foliage from replicates of 10 epiphytic and 10 terrestrial species that are spatially interspersed in their distribution, and measure their 15N signature.)

4. Three key papers (preferably in digital form so they can be linked to the course website) that will introduce class members to the method.

You and your team member will have 20 min to present your ideas and rationale to the class.  We will then discuss your project and roughly schedule the research.  You will need to send your word file with the above information as well as PDFs of your three primary methods papers to Silvia by Friday, Sept. 21.