OLFM: Robyn Reudink
Post 2: Sources of Scientific Information
a) This is an article I found in Wiley Online Library, it was published on Diversity and Distributions, a journal of conservation biogeography. McKinney, M.L. (2005), Species introduced from nearby…
Post 1: Observations @backyard
Location: The backyard of my house, located in Victoria, BC, Canada. Study Size: 6m*14m=84m2 Topography: it’s flat Vegetation: Grass, ornamental flowers (Chinese rose, Peony, Hydrangea macrophylla), and crops (pepper, eggplant,…
Blog post 8: tables and graphs
Did you have any difficulties organizing. aggregating or summarizing your data? I had many data points to work with, so it took a while to input them into Excel. The…
Blog Post 7: Theoretical Perspective
Theoretical basis for your research project: My research focuses on investigating the correlation between Calyptocarpus abundance and the factors of shade availability and human foot traffic. The underlying concept guiding…
Blog #6 Data Collection
June 03, 2023. Weather: 17 degree C, Sunny and cloudy. Lakelse Lake, Terrace, BC. The data collection that I did depends on the hypothesis and prediction made in previous. For…
Post #5 Design Reflections
For my field experiment again I visited Lakelse Lake Park and I noticed that there are many taller trees nearest to the berry plants. Berry plants are smaller than those…
Blog Post 6: Data collection
How many replicates did you sample? I samples 10 replicates Have you had any problems implementing your sampling design? Initially, I encountered a challenge in ensuring the accuracy of the…
REVISED JUNE 8/23 – NEW
This area I would like to study is a storm drain canal with East/West flows, into a larger pond with another storm drain branch water canal flowing to the South…
Post 6: Data Collection (Tokyo, Japan)
On June 5, 2023, I re-collected the temperature, humidity, and flower abudance of azalea in 2 areas for my study. The area of study is my garden in Tokyo, Japan….
Comparing Sampling Strategies
In our recent virtual forest tutorial, we employed three different sampling strategies for studying biodiversity: Random Sampling, Systemic Sampling, and Haphazard Sampling. Each of these methods has its unique advantages…