Sampling Strategies

Blog Post 4 Mohn Mill Community and Area-bade Methods Each sampling method resulted is very similar estimated sampling time with haphazard having the longest sampling time. Systematic was 12.05 hrs,…

Community Structure

Blog Post 3 The biological attribute I am studying is the bird community structure at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, so I can understand which species using the sanctuary. My vantage…

Non-academic material

Blog Post 2 The piece of ecological news I picked  is a recent article about sea turtles at the following link: https://www.conservation.org/blog/news-spotlight-a-sea-turtle-sanctuary-has-thrived-for-40-years.-climate-change-could-change-that Based off what I learned in the tutorial,…

Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Intro

Module 1 Blog Post 1 The Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a stop over for migratory birds and a protected park in the heart of Calgary, Ab. On record, there have…

Theoretical Perspectives

My research focuses on the bird species found on the various tree types in a conservative area. There had been challenges with the weather, and timing of the days to…

Reflections

The field project gave me insights of the ecological processes and research of journals for the final research project was knowledgeable. The academic journals and contribution of researchers is a…

Graph and Tabular data

The graphs and tables were highly helpful in understanding the numbers and drawing the relationship between the predictor variable and explanatory variable. The table summed the number of bird species…

Data Collection

Three replicates for each site A with Deciduous Trees and Shrubs with artificial bird feeders, Site B with Deciduous Trees, and Shrubs close to water stream, and Site C with…

Design Reflections

The data was collected on October 2, 2022. The time was chosen because there are less leaves on the deciduous trees and shrubs due to the onset of fall season,…

Tutorial: Sampling Theory Using Virtual Forests Tutorial

Sampling Technique: Systematic sampling had the fastest estimated sampling time of 2 hours and 55 minutes.   Community: Mohn Mill Sampling Technique: Haphazard (Area) Total Quadrants Sampled: 15 Area Sampled:…