Overview
The Report from the Indian River Lagoon Field trip should be written in the format of a scientific paper. The paper should be 4 pages long.
Title
Author
Abstract – A short summary of the paper, about 1 paragraph long.
Introduction – Background on the Indian River Lagoon, about 1 page long. This section should include the purpose of the field trip.
Methods – Detailed description of the materials and methods used to collect the data, including any data analysis. Include sampling locations.
Results – Any graphs and analyses on the data you collected with a description of the analyses.
Discussion – Can be combined with the Results (Results & Discussion). Explain what the data shows. Connect it back to the lagoon, i.e. if you sampled in Crane Creek, at the mouth and 3 miles away, use the salinity and locations in relation to freshwater inputs to explain the patterns you saw.
References
see the attached files