John Dover's
Biology Pages

Awards Managed
Current Modules
PhD Supervision

Handy hints for students

Standard Error Bars
Web of Knowledge
Multiple Regression
Referencing
Significance
Standard Deviation and Standard Error
 

 


Awards Managed

MSc in Habitat Management and Creation
MSc in Habitat Management and Conservation
MSc in Ecology and Conservation
MSc in Invertebrate Ecology and Conservation
MSc in Urban Ecology and Conservation

Current modules

BSc Modules

British Wildlife
Ecology of Habitats
Field Biology
Wildlife Crime
Conservation Biology
Managing Habitats for Wildlife

MSc Modules

Professional Practice for Ecologists
GIS for Ecology and Conservation
Work Experience for Ecologists
Field Course
Research Placement for Ecologists
Greening the Grey: Biodiversity, Buildings and Sealed Surfaces
Invertebrate Conservation Management
Supervision of MSc Research Projects

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PhD Supervision

Caroline Chiquet: The biodiversity and wider environmental value of green walls (on-going).

Helen Grout: Ecological implications and control of the plant disease: Phytophthora pseudosyringae on bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) (on-going).

Mike Walker: Farmland birds in field margins with special reference to green lanes (awarded 2007).

Phil Smith: The effect of cutting on the coleopteran fauna of grass tussocks (awarded 2005).


Handy Hints for Students

  • Adding Standard Error Bars to Graphs
    Click here for Powerpoint instructions on adding Standard Error Bars to graphs in Excel.
  • Using Web of Knowledge
    Click here for instructions on using Web of Knowledge
  • An Introduction to Multiple Regression
    Click here for an an introduction to using multiple regression in statistics.
  • An Introduction to Referencing
    Click here for an an introduction to referencing in writing reports, etc.
  • The Meaning of 'Significance'
    Click here for an explanation of the meaning of 'significance' in statistics.
  • The Meaning of 'Standard Deviation' and 'Standard Error'
    Click here for an explanation of 'Standard Deviation' and 'Standard Error' in statistics.

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