I found the whole process of designing, implementing and researching my topic very educational and enjoyable. I settled on a park based research project and found a suitable topic that would work well for the location. The park has a nice balance of walking trails and ‘wild’ areas, so I thought that it would make for a great location for my research. Implementation of my research was challenging, with design changes made to better fit the research I realized would be best fit to the location.
Engaging in ecological theory and research has definitely increased my appreciation for ecology and the natural world around me. My research was simple enough to follow along, but had enough detail to cover a variety of different aspects within my studies to make it very interesting and informative. If I were to do this study again I think I would appreciate the smaller details of the environments around me given my new understanding of ecological theory.
yes it is not uncommon to have some design changes after a few initial sampling periods.