OLFM: Nancy Elliot
Post 2 Sources of Scientific Information by J. Rodriguez
The source of Ecological information I chose to review is called “Effect of habitat complexity attributes on species richness”. a) I found the source online; it is a journal article…
Blog Post 5
The main difficulty I found was accurately defining my boundary as the partial sun area and full sun area are right next to each other. This took a couple of…
Blog Post 4: Sampling Strategies
Systematic sampling resulted in the greatest efficiency after doing the three sampling strategies on the Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area. It took the least amount of time, with 12 hours and 7…
Blog Post 3
I choose to observe 3 different areas in the yard. A full sun area, a partial shade area, and a fill shade area. The full sun area receives sunlight for…
Graphing Field Data
I attempted to use Excel Version 2404 and RStudio software, with limited software knowledge. Some of the comparisons I hoped to make weren’t possible just because I couldn’t figure out…
Reflecting on the Research Project
Looking back on the project now that it’s done, I definitely see areas for improvement, especially in terms of the efficiency of processing all the data I collected. Being a…
Sampling Strategies
For the virtual forest tutorial, my three sampling strategies used in the Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area were: Area, random. Distance, systematic. Distance, haphazard. The distance, systematic sampling strategy had the shortest…
Ongoing Field Observations – Jessica Livingston
The biological attribute I plan to study is the difference in plant species diversity at three different riverbank locations based on distance from the river bank in an oak forest….
Blog Post 2
The scientific source I chose is Yang, J., Song, J., & Jeong, B. R. (2022). Lighting from Top and Side Enhances Photosynthesis and Plant Performance by Improving Light Usage Efficiency….
Field Research Reflections
I found the field research project to be an eye-opener. Primarily that while the design and execution of the sampling seemed simple enough, the overall impression I was left with…