5. TOOHEY FOREST REPORT 5.1 Introduction Although these field and laboratory activities will be group-based, each student is required to separately prepare a Toohey Forest Report. 5.2 Report AIMS Each...

5. TOOHEY FOREST REPORT 5.1 Introduction Although these field and laboratory activities will be group-based, each student is required to separately prepare a Toohey Forest Report. 5.2 Report AIMS Each studentshould independently decide what RESEARCH QUESTION(S) they would like to examine in their reports. Once the group-based Field and Lab analysis data is available, each student should then look for trends in the data and then to decide on which soil characteristics they will focus upon in their research questions. Examples of possible research questions:  Are there systematic changes in soil characteristics (select some) down the soil profiles?  Are there systematic changes in soil characteristics (select some) down the slope profiles?  What are the possible environmental processes that may have acted to produce down profile and/or down slope changes in selected soil characteristics? Students should feel free to compare their results with those of other group members, as this will assist in interpreting results. 5.3 Recommended report structure Maximum recommended report length: ~ 5,000 words (~ 15 pages, including the Appendix) 1. Cover Page Add: your name, your Group Number and list all the names of your group members. 2. Abstract (worth 5%) This should contain a concise summary of the research question(s) being addressed and summarise the main results in the report (max. 300 words). Introduction (worth 5%) This should contain a brief summary of the geology, geomorphology, soils and vegetation of Toohey Forest, from published sources. This information should provide a context for the report. There should also be a summary of the research question(s) being examined in the report. 3. Methods (worth 5%) Summarise the field and laboratory methods used. Reference sections of the Soils and Geo Handbook. It is NOT necessary to list the steps involved in the various methods. If errors emerged in the analyses, discuss why these may have occurred. 4. Results (worth 25%) 87 This section should contain figures (diagrams, graphs and/or histograms) and tables (both with captions), plus text summarizing the main trends evident in these figures and tables. NB: this section should NOT provide interpretations of the environmental processes that may explain the relationships apparent in the results. 5. Discussion (worth 40%) Using the same format as the Results section, discuss possible interpretations of the environmental processes that may explain the relationships apparent in the results. Refer to other published studies that may have found similar, or different, results 6. References and general presentation (worth 10%) All information obtained from published sources should be formally referenced (e.g: Catterall and Wallace, 1987) and the details of these references should be provided in a list of References at the end of the report. 7. Appendix (worth 10%) The Appendix should contain the DATA arising from the group-based field surveys and Lab. analyses. This is NOT where results are presented.