Description

This manual provides a procedure for“tracking”mammals according to tracks left in the snow. Focus ison thebehavior of mammals: size of their habitat, biotopic andhabitatdistribution, feeding sites, behavior during feeding, etc.Severalmethods of determining track freshness, the direction ofmovementand rules for tracking are described.

This manual includes an instructive video of studentsandteachers conducting ecological research at "Ecosystem"FieldStudies Center in Russia.

This instructive manual is a part of Ecological FieldStudiesMaterials (http://www.ecosystema.ru/eng/eftm/index.htm),including40 ecological field study activities illustrated withvideos ofstudents and teachers conducting ecological research at"Ecosystem"Field Studies Center.

Ecological Field Studies Materials help teachers and studentstolearn ecological concepts and field study skills in thecontexttheir local environment.