OLFM: Nancy Elliot
Article about Borneo rainforest
Holland, J. S. (2024). Borneo’s wild green heart. National Geographic, 245(2), 98-121. This National Geographic article is a non-academic information source. It was not written by an expert in…
Habitat Conservation Area
My selected study site is the Habitat Conservation Area (HCA) in Wascana Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan. Located at 50°25’26”N, 104°35’11”W, 572 m asl (Google Earth, n.d.), it is a 23-acre fenced…
Post 6- Data Collection
Choosing my research project to study post-fire ecosystems has been a fun surprising challenge. Traversing over 5 kilometers of terrain, each 100m x 100m plot was carefully chosen to provide…
Data Graph and Table
I created both a table and graph for this experiment. Summarizing the data in the table was pretty straightforward but making the graph was a big hassle. The biggest difficulty…
Study of Nesting Cavities as Keystone Feature
My original plan to focus on an area close to my home and look at the localized effect of springs on vegetation layer/composition became difficult with the fluctuating weather patterns…
Sources of Scientific Information
My source is an academic article from a 2011 online journal called Forest Ecology and Management. I accessed the article on February 7, 2024 through the platform www.sciencedirect.com. The citation…
References
BC Government. (2021, October). CleanBC Roadmap to 2030. Retrieved from Official Website of British Columbia: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/climate-change/action/cleanbc/cleanbc_roadmap_2030.pdf This is official website of British Columbia, and it has facts and figures regarding…
Research refelctions on field
1. Grizzly Bears: ⇒ Evaluate how well the selected models anticipate changes in the appropriateness of grizzly bear habitat. ⇒ Consider how well the selected behavioural sample techniques captured a…
Theoretical Perspectives
My study project may address several theoretical viewpoints, such as the ways in which seasonal or non seasonal flooding affects various ecosystems. When do vegetation species start decline in terms…