Date: July 10, 2024
Time: 1pm
Conditions: Summer – Sunny, clear skies. 29°C
Location : Private forested property in Mayo, QC
Property size: ~300 acres
The area I have chosen to study is a large forested private property. There is a small lake on the property surrounded by the forest. A creek runs out of the lake and down the hill of the property. The area has many large steep, rolling hills – there is not a lot of flat ground around.
Observations
Trees:
- Red maple
- Sugar maple
- Mountain maple
- White oak
- White pine
- Douglas fir
- Alder
Plants:
- Bracken fern
- Lady fern
- Sensitive fern
- Bluebead lily
- Canadian mayflower
- Starflower
- Wild strawberry
- Raspberry
- Iris
- Golden rod
- Mullein
- Creeping virginia
- Violets
- Clovers
- Dandelions
- Plantains
Animals:
- Chickadees
- Bluejays
- Flycatchers
- Frogs
- Squirrels
Questions:
- How does the terrain affect plant composition in terms of abundance per species, and species richness? Do the lower grounds harbour more plants species then the higher grounds?
- How does the terrain affect plant competition?
- How does distance from a water source affect plant composition?
- How does the slop position on the hill affect the vegetation composition?
- How does the terrain affect soil moisture?
HI alex that looks like a nice area- similar to where I grew up
by terrain, I think you mean, changes in elevation? or something else?
both slope and / or aspect can make good predictor variables
Nancy Elliot