Homework due 20 Sept. 2012

Read Aubé, M. and L. Caron. 2001. The mangroves of the north coast of Haiti - A preliminary assessment. Wetlands Ecology and Management 9:271–278. 

In a 1 – 2 page paper, answer how the article addresses the following 6 steps of the scientific method (write a short paragraph per step).  Turn this paper in on Thursday.

Scientific method 

1. Make observations. List the observations made by the authors. 
2. Ask questions. What questions did the authors ask? 
3. Form a hypothesis (tentative answer to the question). What hypothesis did the authors make? 
4. Make predictions based on the hypothesis. What predictions did the authors make? 
5. Test the predictions through observation or experiments. How did the authors test the predictions? (This is usually in the methods section) 
6. Make conclusions based on the predictions. What conclusions did the authors make? (This is usually in the last paragraph)