General Ecology

"Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it." (Agatha Christie)

This advice is to you from students who took the course before:

"Read abstracts and try to address questions given in each. Go to class, some examples are easier to understand when taught and not read only." - Yasmine.

"Read over the notes a lot". - Erin.
"Come to class". - Nicholas.

"Do fairly well in the lab, by taking yoiur time and don't wait to the last minute. Also come to class every day and take good notes." -Brad.
"Don't just know the basic concepts, but know all the examples." - Meghan.
"Go to every lecture + take good notes...+ of course -> study : =)". - Catrina.
"Attend class & study lecture notes! Do well in the lab". - Christina.
"1) Print out all the abstracts & do the questions. That's it. 2) You won't be tested on all you've learnt, so in an emergency it pays to be a generalist." - Nicholas.
"Know and understand the graphical analysis." - Emily.
"Do not join the Navy Reserves and expect to not be shipped out. haha. Go to every class, study every abstract, look over all notes,..." - Tim.
"Attend lecture and be attentive, and do not fall behind in lab". - Sam.
"Come to class. Ecology may seem like common sense, but there are more details than we can assume." - Lisa.
"Tell them to make sure they understand how the models work by doing the exercises." - Kristi.
"GO TO CLASS!" - Dustin.
"Stay caught up with lectures through abstract study questions. Also, seek TA for help in lab, especially on scientific paper." - Sarah.
"Attend class, study the abstracts, and review material with fellow students." - Ross.
"Learn population dynamics the first time around." - Amy.
"Come to class. One of the few classes where it helped to come." - Joseph.
"To read over the material and be sure to understand the concepts gone over in class and how to apply them to real situations. In general - be prepared to spend some time studying the material. And practice being able to read graphs." - Sarah.
"To understand (not memorize) the concepts thoroughly, to look over the Plug&Play models, and to definitely memorize the Gausian competitive exclusion principle." - Taimur.
"Understand more than just the notes. Ecology is about understanding the concepts." - Jessica.
"Start studying early. Do really well in lab and present questions to professor". - Romey.
"Research examples given in class for a better grasp of real life experiments. This helps understand theories and concepts better." - Eric.