OLFM: Nancy Elliot
Blog Post 2: Sources of Scientific Information
Document from “View Point” from 2003 American Chemical Society https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/es0325720 To begin I examined whether the text had been written by an expert in the field which it had been….
BIO3021 Blog Post 1: Observations
The area of study is located in the neighbourhood of River Heights in Winnipeg Manitoba (Canada). It is currently fall season in this location. The size is roughly 1500 square…
Blog Post 4
After completing the virtual forest tutorial, I had some pretty unexpected results with regard to percent error. I had expected systematic sampling to have the greatest accuracy, but that was…
Blog Post 6: Data Collection
I am conducting a study on pollinator abundance in areas that have been disturbed, specifically through lawn mowing, as compared to undisturbed areas. How many replicates did you sample?…
Blog Post 3
I have shifted my focus in terms of ecosystem after going on a walk at McArthur Island Park a week ago and discovering that they have a beautiful butterfly garden!…
Blog Post 7: Theoretical Perspective
The theoretical basis of your research project. My research on salamander abundance is tied to observing their surroundings and how variations along each transect translate to that rise or fall…
Blog Post 6 : Wesburn Park Data Collection for Salamander Abundance
Blog Post 6 How many replicates did you sample? Initially, I chose to run 20 replicates but decided to add 2 more transects and have 30 replicates. Currently, I…
Tables and Graphs
The hardest part about creating my graph was deciding how to best represent my data. I collected a lot of data and I was looking for the most efficient way…
End of the project
This project started out as a relatively straight forward concept and developed into something more than I expected. I could have chosen many easier subjects in my area but I…
Presence/Absence table
The table that I made was relatively easy to use and gave me a good idea almost instant result that showed me there was relatively large proportion that there would…