OLFM: Robyn Reudink
Invasive species.
Site – Vancouver Island University park (highest Elevation 136m), and (lowest elevation – 93 m). For my field observation, I selected the highest elevation on Vancouver Island University’s field, which…
Field Research Observations
Firstly, I believe my ecological research was narrowed down due to winter. After my observations, I decided to study how the presence or absence of fruit trees influenced squirrel activity…
Ongoing Observations—Red-winged blackbird distribution
After ongoing observation at McConnell Lake (50.5227 degrees North, 120.4589 degrees West), I have located a marshy area at the north-western side of the lake. As I am familiar with…
Tables and Graphs
After reading the feedback, I decided to go for more sample stations and reduce the days of observation to 1 day. As a result, I set up 10 sample stations…
Blog Post : Tables and Graphs
Table 1: Moss Abundance and Coverage Comparison Between Two Habitat Types Habitat Type Percentage of Moss Coverage (%) Habitat 1 23.95 Habitat 2 50.79 Moss coverage was calculated…
Post 1 – Observations
Hi Everyone, April 3rd, 2023. Weather 7 degree Celcius Temperature Sunny partly Cloudy. Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Studying the ecosystem of Vancouver Island University on a certain…
Theoretical Perspectives
My research focuses on the relationship between habitat quality and squirrel population. The ideas that underpin my research is that squirrels will favour areas with greater number of fruit/nut trees….
Reflections
This process has lead me to think a lot about the meaning of quantifying patterns/processes within ecosystem dynamics. Every single piece, pattern, and process exists within an interconnected dynamic and…
Graphs of Average Tree Species Density
After collecting the data, I organized it all into an excel spreadsheet. After organizing I had a few difficulties deciding how best to display the information within the data set I…
Data collection
My process of data collection is going well. So far, I have replicated three sample stations up to 8 times each, but I plan to replicate each station for 2…