post 1: observations

The place that I choose to observe is my backyard. The backyard is about 2000 square feet. Because this is a rental house, the backyard is not meticulously maintained. The main plant in our backyard is grass and one big tree. There are some other plants such as: Camellia, Iris, Forsythia, Lilac, Rhododendron. And some wild animals: squirrels, raccoons, deers, rabbits. Just planted some vegetables and fruits occasionally. Here are some details about my backyard.

Location: Victoria, BC

Coordinates: 48.4577615, -123.3195224

Its topography: flat

Date and Time: 6.11 2023 @ 17:58

Weather: 22*c (sunny) H:22*c, L:12*c. Feels like: 22*c

Wind: 2m/s

Humidity: 57% (the dew point is 13*c at 17:58)

Visibility: 24km

Pressure: 1,015 hPa

Flowers that in our backyards:

Plants and fruits that we planted:

Here are the three questions that I want to discover more:

  1. Would the plants in the pictures (strawberries, Chinese chives, kale) survive if I moved them to a different ecosystem?
  2. Do the time of day would change the animal and plant interactions?  and Why?
  3. How do wild plants invade our backyard?

One thought to “post 1: observations”

  1. Hello thanks for the pics!
    some great initial observations and questions
    be sure and try and select a question that can be answered in the timeframe – so for example, moving strawberries might be a good one but they will have to be observed until established – what would mark their establishment period?
    just a few thoughts off the top of my head
    as you focus on identifying predictor and explanatory variables (what can be measured) this will become clearer
    Nancy Elliot

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