I was walking around the park for approximately two hours from around 5pm to 7pm.
Weather was sunny and temperature was around 29 degrees Celsius.
I used haphazard sampling in this case, so that to ensure that I can include each area, that I chose to have an equal representation in my samples to have a more representative data set.
One of the most significant difficulties was avoiding bias based on the appearance of different areas. I found myself subconsciously leaning towards areas that looked more interesting or different from the ones I had previously sampled. It was a struggle to maintain equal representation from the samples and not let visual appeal factors my choices.
Another kind of difficulty was the accessibility in how to take photos and survey sites that I will be including in the sample.
Figure 1 represents one example of a site where there was a difficulty in trying to take a picture with a good angle which encompasses the site (I ended up not using this, as I didn’t have enough view of some of the parts).
I noticed significant variations in biodiversity across different areas. This was intriguing because it highlighted the park’s ecological diversity, something I might have missed with a another approach. The initial data also indicated varying levels of pollution in different segments of the park. Some areas were unexpectedly clean, while others showed signs of human impact.