OLFM: Robyn Reudink
Post 3: Ongoing Field Observations – My Back Yard
Blog Post #3: Ongoing Field Observations Focus of Study: Continuing my field research project, I remain focused on the sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) tree situated in my backyard. This tree…
Sampling Strategies Exercise
Blog post # 4 Sampling Methods After doing the community sampling exercise on the Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area the Systematic sampling along a topographical gradient was indicated as taking the…
Post 1: Observations
28-01-2024 15:49 hours 200 acre forest – privately owned North Algona Wilberforce, Ontario 45°35’0″N 77°3’20″W 2°C (feels like 0°C), cloudy, 6km/h wind The area of interest is approximately 0.5 km…
Data Collection
15th April 2024, Temperature: 12°C My field data collection activities involve going into the field at 12:05 PM. I sampled 10 green ash trees by systematically selecting every alternate tree…
Ongoing Moss Field Observations
Blog Post #3 Ongoing Field Observations The organism I have decided to focus on for the field research project is the moss growing in my front yard amongst the grasses,…
Design Reflection
While collecting data for Module 3 I noticed that the west bark side had the most amount of moss. West bark side is also more covered and therefore I am…
Blog post 9.
Conducting the research on the impact of salinity on the population of vegetative and tree species was a good learning experience and exciting, but it had its own fair share…
Field Research Reflections
Reflecting on Field Research: Influence of Rowan Trees Density on Bird Species Abundance in Kamloops, BC Conducting field experiments that connect theoretical knowledge with actual observations has a special appeal…
Blog post 8.
Developing the tables and graphs helped me understand how salinity affects the population of the vegetation and trees. The major challenge when developing the graphs was selecting the graph that…
Blog post 7.
The ecological processes under investigation in this research are osmoregulation and ion transport mechanisms. All plants need water and the most common way through which plants and trees uptake water…