Math and computers for ecology

Quantitative thinking to understand ecological systems

Dr. Gaurav Kandlikar
Slides: https://talks-gklab.org/ecology-overview-25
Contact: gkandlikar@lsu.edu

Longleaf pine savannas

Historic range of longleaf pine savannas

Problem

Historic range: nearly 100 million acres
Present day: less than 5 million acres
Long legacy of fire suppression

Consequences of “woody encroachment”?

Causes of “woody encroachment”?

Current focus:

Interactions between plants and microbes in the soil
Fire suppression

Approach

Field studies
e.g. “How does variation in fire severity affect plants and soil microbes?”

LSU AgCenter’s Lee Memorial Forest, FranklintonLA

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Approach

Field studies
e.g. “How does variation in fire severity affect plants and soil microbes?”

But, there are limitations to what we can do in the field!

Lots of species in the system! How to generalize?
Fires happen every 2–3 years – how to make long-term predictions?

How to tackle this challenge?

How to use math for making sense of ecological systems?

Empty patches

Patches with plant present but soil not yet conditioned

Patches with plants and corresponding soil conditioning effects

Patches with no plant present but conditioned soil persists

Patches with plants growing in the other plant’s conditioned soil

How to use computer programming for making sense of ecological systems?

Code

@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:15118:1548 1:N:0:TGCGAGAC+CATTGTTG
TTGCCAGCCGCCGCGGTAATACAGAGGGGGCAAGCGTTGTTCGGAATTACTGGGCGTAAAGGGCGCGTAGGCGGCCTTCTAAGTCGAACGTGAAATCCCTGGGCTCAACCCAGGAACTGCGTCCGATACTGAAAGGCTTGAATCCGGGAGAGGGATGCGGAATTCCAGGTGTAGCGGTGAGATGCGTAGATATCTGGAGGAACACCGGTGGCGAAGGCGGCATCCTGGACCGGTATTGACGCTGAGGCGCG
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1>11>B1AADDDEEFGGGGGGGHHGHGGGGGGGGHGGGGGHGGGEEFHF@FFGHHGGGGGHHGEGEEGGGGHGGCCFHFGHGGHEGCFHCHHHGGG>>FGGEGHHGGHGHFEFGHHHHGGCEGCCGECAFFGGGGGFGGGGBFCCE@G@@ABFFAFEB@@@@FFBBFFFFFFFFB@@F@F-BFFF@FF@FFFFFFF/FFFBFAFB?@?@?FF@?@@FE@@@@@BBBFFFA-;@9@EFBB/-;ABBFFA?@=
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:12725:1656 1:N:0:TGCGAGAC+CATTGTTG
GTGCCAGCCGCCGCGGTAAGACGGAGGATGCAAGTGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGTCTGTAGGTGGTTTAAAAAGTCCATGGTTAAAACTTGAAGCTTAACTTCAAAGATGCCATGGAAACTTTTAAACTTGAGTATGGTAGGGGTAAAGGGAATTTCCAGTGGAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTGGAAAGACCACCGACGGCGAAGGCACTTTACTGGGCCATTACTGACACTAAGAGACG
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3AAABFFBBBBBGGGGGGGFGGGGGGG?GGHGHHHHHHFGGHEGEEFGFHHGGHHGGGGEH3EF1EFHHHHHHGGGHEGBGHEHHHFFFHHHHHHHHBFFG3FHGHHHGGHGDHDGHGGHGFFGHHFHHHHHHHCGHGHHGHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGHHHGHHHHHDGDGHHHEHFGGGGGHHGGGGGGGGGGGGGG0BFGEBCCEGGGAFFFFAFFFFFABFFFFFFFFAFFFFFFFFF99;;9BFFFFFD
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:12734:1677 1:N:0:TTCGAGAC+CATTGTTG
TTGCCAGCCGCCGCGGTAATACGGAGGATGCAAGTGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGTCTGTAGGTGGTTTAAAAAGTCCATGGTTAAAACTTGAAGCTTAACTTCAAAGATGCCATGGAAACTTTTAAACTTGAGTATGGTAGGGGTAAAGGGAATTTCCAGTGGAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTGGTAAGACCACCGACGGCGAAGGCACTTTACTGGGCCATTACTGACACTAAGATACG
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>11>AFBAAA1>AEEGGCF22FGECFG/FGHCDEDDGH2GEFG/AABGFHH1B/G@FEG/2FFG/B>FFHHHHEGGHB>1EFEHHE1G1BG1FGGE1F>>B1GHGHFG<GHG2B21<BB1C<FH0B1DFGHHFF11FGGDDFGFHG0FG1<.?>.0D=GCHGGGGGGBGHGB0C<@@GGGFHGCF.CC-AFBFGBB0;;B0C9FF??9----@;@@BAA-:F9//;/BA-E?FFBBFB://9;//:///9;
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:17662:1753 1:N:0:TGCGAGAC+CATTGTTG
GTGCCAGCCGCCGCGGTAATACAGAGGGGGCAAGCGTTGTTCGGAATTACTGGGCGTAAAGGGCGCGTAGGCGGCCCGCTAAGTCGAACGTGAAATCCCCGAGCTCAACTCGGGAACTGCGTCCGATACTGGTGGGCTTGAATCCGGGAGAGGGATGCGGAATTCCAGGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATCTGGAGGAACACCGGTGGCGAAGGCGGCATCCTGGACCGGCATTGACGCTGAGGCGCG
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ABBABFFA>ADBEAEFFGGGGB3FFGCFGGFGGCFEFGGGHFEGEFFGFFGFGHFEFGGEHFGFE@EGGGGHGG@BDDGGGDGGFDGGGCHHHEGF1<<CDDCCC0CGGG<EGGGGGHHGGGGD-CED@FFGGGGGGGFFFBB;;ABFB@.9DDFFF9@DFFEF9:FFFFFF/B:-@ABFFEBF/;DDCEFFF/BF9/;DAB.B;9@AFCF.9-9DD?-99DFB/;FFFFBDD>;@FF;9A?;A9FE.;=D
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:15966:1758 1:N:0:TGCGAGAC+CATTGTTG
GTGCCAGCCGCCGCGGTAATACGGAGGATCCAAGCGTTATCCGGAATCATTGGGTTTAAAGGGTCCGTAGGCGGTTTTGTAAGTCAGTGGTGAAAGCCCATCGCTCAACGGTGGAACGGCCATTGATACTGCAAGACTTGAATTATTGGGAAGTAACTAGAATATGTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCTTAGAGATTACATGGAATACCAATTGCGAAGGCAGGTTACTACCAATATATTGACGCTGATGGACG
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CCCCCFFCCBCCGGEGGGGGGGHGGGGGHGGHHHGGGGGHFGFGGGFFGGHHHHFFFGGGGGGHHHEHHGGHGGGGGGHHHGHHHHHHHHHGGHHHHGHFBBCEHFEHHGGGHGGHHGGFGGHG>>FFFGHHHHHGHGHHHHHHHHHGHHEHGHGHHGGGFHHCCGCGHHHGGGB?CGGGGGFFCFFGGFGFGGGGFCFGBBFB0BFFFFBBDBCFFFFDFFFFFFFBBFFFFFFFFFB;:DADDFFFFFC
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:17648:1769 1:N:0:TGCGAGAC+CATTGTTG
GTGCCAGCCGCCGCGGTAATACAGAGGGGGCAAGCGTTGTTCGGAATTACTGGGCGTAAAGGGCGCGTAGGCGGCCCGCTAAGTCGAACGTGAAATCCCCGAGCTCAACTCGGGAACTGCGTCCGATACTGGTGGGCTTGAATCCGGGAGAGGGATGCGGAATTCCAGGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATCTGGAGGAACACCGGTGGCGAAGGCGGCATCCTGGACCGGCATTGACGCTGAGGCGCG
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AAAABFFBB@BBGGGGGGGGGGHHHGEGGGGGGGHGGGGGHHGGFGFHHEGBBGHGGGGHHBFGGGGGGGGHGGGGGGGGGDHHHGEFHGHHHGHHGGHGFGGGEGHHGGHGFGGGGHHGGGGG-ACBDGGGFGGGGGFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFEFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF@CDFFFFFBFFFFFFFFFFFF9BFDFFFFFF;FFFFFFFAAFF-@ADFFFFFFFFF;FFF@FFFF:DAA.FFFFFF
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:15954:1772 1:N:0:TGCGAGAC+CATTGTTG
GTGCCAGCCGCCGCGGTAATACGGAGGATCCAAGCGTTATCCGGAATCATTGGGTTTAAAGGGTCCGTAGGCGGTTTTGTAAGTCAGTGGTGAAAGCCCATCGCTCAACGGTGGAACGGCCATTTATACTGCAAGACTTGAATTATTGGGAAGTAACTAGAATATGTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCTTAGAGATTACATGGAATACCAATTGCGAAGGCTGGTTACTACCAATATATTGACGCTGATGGACG
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BBBBBFFBBBBBGGGGGGGGGGHGGGCFHGHHHHGGGFGHGGGGGGFGGGHFGHEBFGGHHFFHHHGHHGGHGGGGGGFHHHHHGHGHHHHGHHHEHHHGBB?CGGEHFDGGHGEHFGGGGGHH1FGGGGHGHHHGHHHHF0GHGHHBGHAGGHGHHC;CFHG;GGGHGHHHGGGBFGGGGGG0FFFGFFGGGGGGFC0FBBFFBFFFFF9;DFFFFE/;DFFFFFFBFFFFFFBBFB/;;AA:.FBFFB@
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:18221:1790 1:N:0:TGCGAGAC+CATTGTTG
GTGCCAGCCGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGTGGCAAGCGTTGTCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGCGCGCAGGTGGTTCCTTAAGTCTGATGTGAAAGCCCACGGCTCAACCGTGGAGGGTCATTGGAAACTGGGGAACTTGAGTGCAGAAGAGGAAAGTGGAATTCCAAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGAGATTTGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGACTTTCTGGTCTGTAACTGACACTGAGGCGCG
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BBAABFFBBBBBGGGGGGGGGGHHHHGHHGHHHGGGGEGGEGFGAEFGFHHGGHHGGGGHH3FEGCG?FGG?GGGGHFHHH?GHHHHHHHHHHHHFG0GHGGGGGDHHHHGGHGDHGGGHFGHHFFBGHGGFHGADGGHHGHHFHHHHHGGHFGFFGGGGGGFF;BFCBGGGGGF?BGGEFGFFFFFFFEFBFBFF/BFFDFFFFFFFFFF.DFFFFF-99BFFEFBFFFFFFFFFFFFF/BBBFFEFFFB
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:17396:1805 1:N:0:TGCGAGAC+CATTGTTG
GTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGAAGGGGGCTAGCGTTGCTCGGAATCACTGGGCGTAAAGCGCACGTAGGCGGCTTTTTAAGTCAGGGGTGAAATCCTGGAGCTCAACTCCAGAACTGCCTTTGATACTGAGAAGCTTGAGTCCGGGAGAGGTGAGTGGAACTGCGAGTGTAGAGGTGAAATTCGTAGATATTCGCAAGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTCACTGGCCCGGTACTGACGCTGAGGTGCG
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ABBAAFFAFFCAEAEEGFGGGGGAEEGGGGGEFHFEGGGAGGFGEFGGHGFFCHHEGGEHH@EEEEEHHHGFEGEDGHHHGFHHFGHGHGGFGGHF?<GHHGGGG?FFFFFCGGGHHGFGGGGD0=DGDGFHHHGHHGGHGFHC;CDGCBDGGGFFGGGF;B9CFFGFGGGGGGB0;FFFFFFF/EFFEFFFFFBF...@BF;B;AEAFFFAB;CFFE-;-BFF/BFF.;;@C9BDBFF999;A.AEFEFC
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:17390:1822 1:N:0:TGCGAGAC+CATTGTTT
GTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGAAGGGGGCTAGCGTTGCTCGGAATCACTGGGCGTAAAGCGCACGTAGGCGGCTTTTTAAGTCAGGGGTGAAATCTTGGAGCTCAACTCCAGAACTGCCTTTGATACTGAGAAGCTTGAGTCCGGGAGAGGTGAGTGGAACTGCGAGTGTAGAGGTGAAATTCGTAGATATTCGCAAGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTCACTGGCCCGGTACTGACGCTGAGGTGCG
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CCCCCFFCFFFCGGGGGGGGGGH2FFGAGGGEHHHGGGG?GHGGG1B3B3DFGHC>EEGHH3E//>EHHHGHGGGGGHHGHGHHHHH2FCGGHHHG11???GGHG1?FGG<<<<1<0>G1F<GD=DGGGGGGHGFHHHGHHHHHH?CA-ADGGGGFGGGGGG/;FBCBCGGGGG;;CFEFFFFFFAFFFFFFFB:/:AFFFFFFFF.9BBFEFFFFFF;CAFAFFFBFAF.@-;CFFFFB;DDDFFFFAFF
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:16659:1829 1:N:0:TGCGAGAC+CATTTTTG
GTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACATGTGGGGCAAGCGTTGTTCGGAATTACTGGGCATAAAGGGTGCGTAGGTGGTTTGTTAAGTCAGGGGTGAAATCCCGCGGCCCAACCGTGGAACTGCCTTTGATACTGGCGAACTTGAGTGCGTGAGGGGTAGGGGGAACGAGCAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGGAGATATTGGTCGGGAGGCCAGAGCCGAAGGTTCCCTACTGGTGCGTAACTGACTCTGAGGCACG
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A>>AA@CAFF4>2EEEAACGGGGD5BDG2EEAAFGEGGGFHGEGA1BFE5FFHHE2BB5FG3EGG?EFEEGBFCEGHGHG@4BGDBBBCEGEGGBGBBBEECCD//?GA/<?GG/DGCDBBFHF11FFFGBHHC<-@<GH0GGHFGEA.CGGGE..;.DBG.9A.A--BFFFFFB=@DBABFBB/A-;=BFFFFB/;;;9-99-...;../9;-;BD/99//9BAFBFFF;BAA.9;F/9/;BFEFEE??.
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:17930:1830 1:N:0:TGCGAGAC+CATTGTTG
GTGCCAGCCGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGTCCGAGCGTTGTCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGGGCTCGTAGGCGGTTTGTCGCGTCGGGAGTGAAAACTTGGGGCTTAACCCCATTCGTGCTTCCGATACGGGCAGACTAGAGGCAGGCAGGGGAGAACGGAATTCCTGGTGTAGCGGTGGAATGCGCAGATATCAGGAGGAACACCGGTGGCGAAGGCGGTTCTCTGGGCCTGTTCTGACGCTGAGGAGCG
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BABBAFFBBBBBF?EGGGGGGGHHHHGGHHHEEGEEGFGGFHEGEEFHFGHGGHHGGGGHH3EFGHGGGGGHGGGGGGHGGHGGGGGGGDGHGHHHFGHHHHGGFHHG=GHFDCGGFHGGGHHGFGCAAEGGGGGGGGGGFGGGEGGGGGGFFFFFFFDFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFB9@DFFEFFFFFBFFFFBB9/B/;AF9FFFFDFFFFFFFAAFFF--BFEFFFFFFEFFF9F/FFB99AADDFFFFED
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:16638:1830 1:N:0:TGCGAGAC+CATTGTTG
GTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACATGTGGGGCAAGCGTTGTTCGGAATTACTGGGCATAAAGGGTGCGTAGGTGGTTTGTTAAGTCAGGGGTGAAATCCCGCGGCCCAACCGTGGAACTGCCTTTGATACTGGCGAACTTGAGTGCGTGAGGGGTAGGGGGAACGAGCAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTGCTCGGAAGGCCAGAGCCGAAGGGTCCCTACTGGTGCGTAACTGACACTGAGGCACG
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BBCCCFFCFFFBGGGGGGGGGGHGFFHHGGGGGGHGGGGGHHGGEFFHGEGGHHHHGHHHHFGHGEEFGGGHHGGGHGHHGFGHHHHHHGGGHHHHB?GFEFGGCCDHGGGGHCDGGGH1FHHG<GGG=GHHGG-CCGHHFHFGHGGGGGHGGGGGGFGGGD?EFGFFFFFFFFB@CFCFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFB;:;;9:ADAA?EFFF:@@>FFD./;AFFFFFFFFFFEFFFFB090;BBFFE:EAA
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:12813:1846 1:N:0:TGCGCGAC+CATTGTTG
GTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTGATACGTAGGGTCCGAGCGTTGTTCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGGGTTTGTAGGTGGTTTGTTTTGTCGGGAGTGAAAACTTAGGGCTTAACTCTGAGACTGCTTCCGATACGGGCGGACTAGAGGATTGGAGGGGAGCATGGAATTCCTGGTGGAGCGGTGGAATGCGTAGATATCAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGTTATCTGGGCATTTACTGACGCTGAGATACG
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AAAAAFFA1FFAGGGGGEGGGGGAGHGGH0BAEEGGGFGFAFFEBFFGFHHHGHHGGGGHHFG0BEEHHHH1FFF/0/0>0BFHHEE//>EHHHH1FF11B<GHHHHHG2F111>11@FGB1F1?EACGGG?---;AAGHHHB./=C.9C.AG.9..;CFFGFGB90;FFF-EFF@@F@-EFBB9B-A@FBFFF/;9BEFFFFFFF-AFFFF@?@@FF@@;--/;;FF-9F-/BBFFFF/-;;-;;///:;
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:15290:1856 1:N:0:TGCGAGAC+AATTGTTG
GTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGTGGCAAGCGTTGTCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGCGCGCAGGCGGTCCTTTAAGTCTGATGTGAAAGCCCACGGCTCAACCGTGGAGGGTCATTGGAAACTGGGGGATTGGAGTGAGGAGGAGGAAAGGGGATTTCAAGGTGTGGCGGTGAAAGGCGTAGAGAGGGGGAGGAACACCATGGGGGAAGGGGTTTTTTTGGTTGGAAACTGAGGCTGAGGGGGG
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>3A>ADFA>CB>AAEGGGGGGGFGCHFHHGGFGFFEGFGGGFBEAAFGFGHFGHFEGEEGH@?>EEE>EEGECGG>DHHFFBDF2FFGGGGGFFFF0??GFCDCD/FF0<<<.<.FGGE/CGGGFBDD/GHHGGC:.=/.0;/.00.9.9.;.99/9.;-..9F;9////9/...99999///9.-;-;.9/.9.9--;9....9..//;..--.;..-.-9;A9---A..-/99//9/;.....9..---
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:15281:1876 1:N:0:TGCGAGAC+CATTGTTG
GTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGTGGCAAGCGTTGTCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGCGCGCAGGCGGTCCTTTAAGTCTGATGTGAAAGCCCACGGCTCAACCGTGGAGGGTCATTGGAAACTGGGGGACTTGAGTGCAGAAGAGGAAAGCGGAATTCCACGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGAGATGTGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTTCTGGTCTGTAACTGATGCTGAGGCGCG
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BBCBBFFCFFFCGGGGGGGGGGGHHHGHHGHHHGHGGGGGHHFGEGFHGHHGHHHGGGGHHGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHGGHHGGGGGFHHGHDGHGDHGGGHHGGGHFHHHGHHHGGA@CGFEGGGFFGGFGFFFGFGFBEGGFEGF0CFFFFFFFBDFDBEFFFFBDDFFFFBFFFF00EFDF.BFDEFFFFFDDFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFBFFFFFBFFF0::BFFFFABAA
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:15299:1876 1:N:0:TGCGAGAC+CATTGTTG
GTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGTGGCAAGCGTTGTCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGCGCGCAGGCGGTCCTTTAAGTCTGATGTGAAAGCCCACGGCTCAACCGTGGAGGGTCATTGGAAACTGGGGGACTTGAGTGCAGAAGAGGAAAGCGGAATTCCACGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGAGATGTGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTTCTGGTCTGTAACTGATGCTGAGGCGCG
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AABBBFFBFFFBFGEFGGGGGGHHHHGHGDFFFFGGGGGGHHEGEEFGFGHGGGHGGGGHHBEEE@EEEGGGGGGGCHHHFBGGHHHHHHHHHGGH<FAGGFGFGDHHFGDDGDAFFGGGHFHHFGHFGHHHGGGCCHFHGGGGGGGGGGBFGGGGGFEGGAGG0;F/AEEFFF/@BFFFFFFEB9DDFAFBFBFFFFEF.F.BFFFAFFFEFFAFFABFFFAF/BB/;/BFFFFFBFB//9;B/AE9B-@
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:13969:1890 1:N:0:TGCGAGAC+CATTGTTG
GTGCCAGCCGCCGCGGTAATACGAAGGGGGCTAGCGTTGCTCGGAATCACTGGGCGTAAAGCGCACGTAGGCGGACTCTTAAGTCGGTGGTGAAATCCTGGAGCTCAACTCCAGAACTGCCTTCGATACTGGGAGTCTCGAGTTCGGGAGAGGTGAGTGGAACTGCGAGTGTAGAGGTGAAATTCGTAGATATTCGCAAGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTCACTGGCCCGATACTGACGCTGAGGTGCG
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BBBBBFFB3ADDEEFGGGGGGGHAFFGGGGGEHHHGGGG1FHFGEGF3BEGHHHHGGGGHH3EEEGFHHHGEGGC<B?GGGFGHHDGCGGGGHHFGFFHHHBGHGFGHHG<<<GHHFGHHGHG<GHGG<GHHFHGGHH0GFGHGHGGFGGGGGF?FGGGGGG/CB0A9BFFFFF/BFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFB9B999BFFBFFDFFFFFFFFBFFEFFFF.BFBFF.;99;BDCBB//.;;ADFFF.BB
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:15281:1894 1:N:0:TGCGAGAC+CATTGTTG
GTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGTGGCAAGCGTTGTCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGCGCGCAGGCGGTCCTTTAAGTCTGATGTGAAAGCCCACGGCTCAACCGTGGAGGGTCATTGGAAACTGGGGGACTTGAGTGCAGAAGAGGAAAGCGGAATTCCACGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGAGATGTGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTTCTGGTCTGTAACTGACGCTGAGGCGCG
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CCBCCFFBFFFCGGGGGGGGGGHHHHGHHDHHHGHDGGGGHHGGG?FGGHHGBGHGGGGHHBEGGGGGGGGGGGGGCHHHHGHHGGHGHHHHHHHHGHHGGGGGGGHHGCDGGGDHGGGHHHHGHHFHHGHBEGGFGHHHGEBFGGGGGGFGGGGGGFGGGGFGFFGFFEFFFFBC;FFFFFFBFFFDBEFFFFFFFFFFBFAFFFFFFFFFADCFDEFFFFAFFFFFFFFFFFFBFFF/.;;A.FFEFFF
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:13960:1907 1:N:0:TGCGAGAC+CATTGTTG
GTGCCAGCCGCCGCGGTAATACGAAGGGGGCTAGCGTTGCTCGGAATCACTGGGCGTAAAGCGCACGTAGGCGGACTCTTAAGTCGGTGGTGAAATCCTGGAGCTCAACTCCAGAACTGCCTTCGATACTGGGAGTCTCGAGTTCGGGAGAGGTGAGTGGAACTGCGAGTGTAGAGGTGAAATTCGTAGATATTCGCAAGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTCACTGGCCCGATACTGACGCTGAGGTGCG
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BBBCCFFCBBCCGGGGGGGGGGHGHGGGGGGFHHHGGGGGHHGGEGFFGFGFCGHGGGGHHHGGGGGHHHGGGGGCGHHGG@GHHGGGGGGGHHHGFGHHHHHHHGHHHGGGHHHHHHHGHHGGHFG<AGHHHHGGHHHHHGHGFGGBFGGGGGGGGGGGGGGFFGGGFFFFFFFF/FFFFFBFFFFFFFFFFFFF.AAFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF00;;;ADFFFFFF
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:13982:1908 1:N:0:TGCGAGAC+CATTGTTG
GTGCCAGCCGCCGCGGTAATACGAAGGGGGCTAGCGTTGCTCGGAATCACTGGGCGTAAAGCGCACGTAGGCGGACTCTTAAGTCGGTGGTGAAATCCTGGAGCTCAACTCCAGAACTGCCTTCGATACTGGGAGTCTCGAGTTCGGGAGAGGTAAGTGGAACTGCGAGTGTAGAGGTGAAATTCGTAGATATTCGCAAGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTCACTGGCCCGATACTGACGCTGAGGTGCG
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BBBBBFFBBDDBGGFGGGGGGGHGFFGGGGGFGHHGGGGGHHGGGGFFGGGHHHHGGGGHHFGGGGGHHHGGGGGGGHHHHFHHHGGGGGGGHHHG?FHHHHHHHFGGHFFFGHHFHGHHHHHHHHGGDHHHHHGGGHHHGGHGHGGGAFDCFGGGGGGGGGFGGGGGGFFFFFFFFFFFBFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFADDFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFACFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF/..;;;FFFFFF
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:16940:1919 1:N:0:TGCGAGAC+CATTGTTG
GTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGAAGGGGGCTAGCGTTGTTCGGAATTACTGGGCGTAAAGCGCACGTAGGCGGACATTTAAGTCAGGGGTGAAATCCCAGAGCTCAACTCTGGAACTGCCTTTGATACTGGGTGTCTTGAGTATGGAAGAGGTGAGTGGAATTCCGAGTGTAGAGGTGAAATTCGTAGATATTCGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTCACTGGTCCATTACTGACGCTGAGGTGCG
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ABBAAFFBFFFBFEEGGGGGGGGAFFGGGGGGHHEEGGGGHHGGEFFHFFGFHHHGGGGHHBEEGGEHHHGHGFGGGHHHHFGHHHHHHGDGHHHHFFGHHHHHG?FGGFFHHHHHHGHGHHHHFGGD=GHHHHGGGHHHHHHGHHHCCHHGHHHHHHHGGGFGCFFECEEGGGB0;FGGFFFGGGGGGGGGFFFF.A>FDFFFFDEFFFFFFBDFFFADBFFFFFFFFBFFFFFFFB/9:.AA.AEFFFF
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:13971:1923 1:N:0:TGCGAGAC+CATTGTTG
GTGCCAGCCGCCGCGGTAATACGAAGGGTGCTAGCGTTGCTCGGAATCACTGGGCGTAAAGCGCACGTAGGCGGACTCTTAAGTCGGTGGTGAAATGCTGGAGCTCAACTCCAGATCTGCCTTCGATACTGGGAGTCTCGAGTTCGGGAGAGGTGAGTGGAACTGCGAGTGTAGAGGTGAAATTCGTAGATATTCGCAAGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTCACTGGCCCGATACTGAGTCTGAGGTGCG
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BBABBFFBBBBBGGGGGGGGGGH2BFGG2FEFHHHGGGG1BGEGGGFFGGFFFGHGGGGHH3EE/EGHHHGHGG//>222BFGF2<>DGGGGHHHF2?FGH0GHHGHHHHHHBHF1FDHHH1>1..<FGGD/.<.<CD=GB.:C0.;.-;.;E:CF?BFEGFBBFBEACGGFFGBFGGFBBB:BBAFFEEFFFFFE.;ABEF9B9DEFFFFFF;BFFFAFFF.BFFFFEAEC-B>@BF///:;BBBEFF/;
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:12164:1927 1:N:0:TGCGAGAC+CATTGTTG
GTGCCAGCCGCCGCGGTAAGACGGAGGATGCAAGTGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGTCTGTAGGTGGTTTGAAAAGTCCATGGTTAAAACTTGAAGCTTAACTTCAAAGATGCCATGGAAACTTTTAAACTTGAGTATGGTAGGGGTAAAGGGAATTTCCAGTGGAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTGGAAAGACCACCGACGGCGAAGGCACTTTACTGGGCCATTACTGTCACTACGAGACG
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AA11>F11AA?>E00EEAFGGGE/EEGEGHFBDFGGHHGHD1AEBABGDFGGHGGGGGGHF1EE/EGHBEFHHGGGHGEFFFFHDFGGFHHHFBBFGBFF<CGFGHFFFFGFFFBGHGGGCHFHHC1FFFHHGGCFFGHG1?GGHHHGHHGGGGF0>FGGF.<CG<==GGHFGHG@CEGA:;<CBEECGGGFC00F909FBB9;EGGA--9-;9;>----;;B/BFBFE?--;FB/;F//9/:B/9:9A-;
@M03569:457:000000000-L33K9:1:1101:12185:1930 1:N:0:TGCGAGCC+GATTGTTG
GTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAAGACGGAGGATGCAAGTGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGAGTCTGTAGGTGGTTTGATTAGTCCATGGTTAAAACTTGAAGCTTAACTTCAAAGATGCCATGGAAACTTTTAAACTTGAGTATGGTAGGGGTAAAGGGAATTTCCAGTGGAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTGGAAAGACCACCGACGGCGAAGGCACTTTACTGGGCCATTACTGACACTAAGAGACG
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AAAAAFFABFFAGGGGGGF11B0EE0//B101FGAADA2D2D/EEEFG1DBG1/0/>/B/D1>D1BFG2F1@@F?>GE1222@BF21BBBFEHHHHBBFGGFGHGHHHGFGFGHGHHHHFGHGHHCGHHGHHHHHHHGHHHHHHHHGHHGGGGGGHHHHGHHGHHFFGHHHHGHHCGGGEHHDDDFGGGGHHHHHHBCHGGC/;;.C@@AG@G@@@FFFF;BFFFBBFFEEFFFFFBF//;9;9/BBFFFB

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Responses will be used for research articles - participation is completely anonymous and voluntary

Interested in learning about fieldwork, mathematics, and computers in ecology?
We’re always open to undergraduate researchers!
Contact: gkandlikar@lsu.edu or https://gklab.org