OLFM: Robyn Reudink
Ongoing Field observations
Day: 11-28-2023, Time:1450 MST Located in Banff National Park, Alberta. 51.16619°N, 115.56649°W area is ~2km^2. Clear skies, slight overcast, -5℃ and 75% humidity. Early winter. I will be…
THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
My study looks at the relationship between water availability and its role in influencing vegetation spatial variation patterns, within my study area Baldry Creek Park, a depressional, shallow water wetland…
Tables and Graphs
This research process has gone smoothly so far. However, it has come with its share of challenges, more so when organizing and aggregating the data. The first was data cleaning….
Theoretical Perspectives
The theoretical basis of this research is the relationship between the soil type in Kelowna, BC, and the vegetation. The vegetation diversity in Kelowna, BC, is very specific. As a…
data collection
The weather in rural Manitoba this year has been all over the place which has made this study a bit more challenging than I had originally planned for. There have…
Design Reflections – Kelsey Kozak
I am studying a species of bird that is common in my backyard. The House Sparrow: Passer domestics . This particular species is a permanent resident (non migratory) and is commonly observed…
Sampling strategies, blog post 4
Most common species: Eastern Hemlock percentage error: systematic: 7% Random: 14.9% haphazard: 0% Sweet birch percentage error: systematic: 39.7% Random: 32% Haphazard: 26.8% rarest species: White pine: Systematic: 110.7% Random:…
Virtual Forest Sampling Strategies – Kelsey Kozak
For the Virtual forest sampling tutorial I chose 3 different sampling strategies: Systematic (along a topographical gradient), Random Sampling, and Haphazard (subjectively without bias). The technique that had the fastest…
Field Observations
I plan to study a species of bird that is common in my backyard. The House Sparrow: Passer domestics . This particular species is a permanent resident (non migratory) in North America…
Data Collection Refelction
So far, I have sampled 30 replicates. After my first collection of samples, I decided it would be more time efficient to have another observer help me collect data….