OLFM: Nancy Elliot
Data Collection Reflection
My data collection is going well and I find that it really works well compared to my initial attempt at data collection. The only thing that I will have to…
Data Collection
For each planter box, four replicates of five sample plots over the course of twenty days; which was relatively easy to manage the separate quadrants being fixed planters with well-built…
Post 9: Field Research Reflections – McNeill Bay
Throughout this course I conducted a study on Barnacle abundance and density at three different sites along McNeill Bay in Victoria B.C with a focus on the effects of urbanization…
Blog Post 5: Design Reflections
For my research project I have planned to visit the chosen area two tides a day – during low and high tide to calculate the quantity of individuals of herons….
Post 6: Data Collection – Colony Farms
My data collection for flora at Colony Farms Regional Park was done over two days that were a week apart (November 15th and 23rd). I divided the collection into three…
Scientific Information
Wente, W. H., & Phillips, J. B. (2003). Fixed Green and Brown Color Morphs and a Novel Color-Changing Morph of the Pacific Tree Frog Hyla regilla. The American Naturalist, 162(4), 461–473. https://doi.org/10.1086/378253…
Blog Post 4: Sampling Strategies
For writing this post I used three sampling techniques – systematic, random and subjective (haphazard). Systematic technique took 12 hours and 6 minutes, random – 12 hours and 42 minutes…
Issues with My design
I chose to use systematic sampling. My response variable is number of leaves and my explanatory variable is weather and atmospheric conditions. I found my method of data collection to…
Theoretical Perspectives
The Golden View Trail near living area is a trail sandwiched man-made gardens. Humans hand-picked shrubbery, trees and plants to grow and beautify the area. That being said, I’ve observed…
Post 8: Tables and Graphs – Barnacle Density McNeill Bay
To summarize my results I have decided to show my graph describing the relationship between barnacle density at each of my different treatment sites: +Sea Wall; +Drainage (n=20), -Sea Wall;…