Familiarize yourself with the data provided in the Excel workbook bird_data.xls and the documents diversity_indices.pdf and veg_analyses.pdf. Read O’Dea, Watson, and Whittaker (2004), “Rapid Assessment in Conservation Research: A Critique of Avifaunal Assessment Techniques Illustrated by Ecuadorian and Madagascan Case Study Data.” Concentrate on information regarding use of the MacKinnon list methodology. This article will also provide many citations to other publications that you may find useful in understanding and explaining the MacKinnon list methodology. Review the style requirements for publishing a scientific paper in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment: Instruction to Authors: Research Communications. The editors of all technical publications have such instructions, and they vary somewhat from journal to journal; while you should not view these particular instructions as a fixed standard for all of your future work, in this exercise you should use the requirements set forth for Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment to guide the style of your paper. Write:
A brief Introduction
A brief Methods section