The Orange Hawkweed, or Hieracium aurantiacum as is the selected organism for analysis. It is classified as an invasive species. Within the chosen region, an apparent pattern extending from the southern to the farther north was found. The Orange Hawkweed is quite common and covers the entire Southern region. Its frequency decreases as we move toward the north, although it still predominates and coexists with other species occasionally.
The invasive nature of Orange Hawkweed is probably the cause of the observed trend. This plant has achieved domination over all other species in the area, pushing them to places with a lower abundance of Orange Hawkweed. Although Orange Hawkweed predominates, there are other species nearby, however, they are far less numerous than Orange Hawkweed. Other species in the area may not be able to thrive and survive as a result of the invasive species, according to the theory. Whether this effect eventually benefits or harms the ecosystem’s long-term health is the crucial question.
One potential response variable for the study is the presence and abundance of other species, excluding Orange Hawkweed, in the area. The potential predictor variable, on the other hand, is the abundance of Orange Hawkweed in the same area. Both variables are expected to be continuous, as the focus is on quantifying the actual numerical counts of the respective species.
Remember to say what your area is! You talk about the region and the northern and southern areas, but i have no idea where any of this is referring to.
You don’t have a hypothesis or prediction. I am not clear what you are saying here. What is your study area? What are your specific observations of orange hawkweed and other species in this study area? Based on those observations do you see a gradient of any kind?
I think your hypothesis might be that orange hawkweed outcompetes other species in areas is occurs. However, you have no way of knowing how things have changed over time. Areas without orange hawkweed might be for other reasons. Do you have something like soil moisture or sun/shade that varies throughout your study area and your hypothesis could be around if one of these factors influences the abundance / density of orange hawkweed?
Make sure for small assignment #2 you include all the required information, this post is too general.
Hello,
It looks like you need a more specific hypothesis to be able to create a cohesive study. Think about what you could focus on to be the predictor variable and then what you could measure to be the response variable.
You could make a quadrant to walk around with while surveying and use that to determine what the average percentage of the area overcome with hawkweed is. This can then be replicated in different areas, you mentioned the north and the south areas; you could also include two midsections to create a gradient between the areas. The more information that you are able to gather, the better picture you will get of how abundant the Hawkweed is and the more reliable your study will be.