OLFM: Robyn Reudink
Post 9: Reflections
The field experiment makes me wish this course had a part two, both because it was enjoyable and I learned so much about what I might do differently. I found…
Design reflection
For my research project, I am studying the effect of habitat quality (presence or absence of fruit/nut trees) on squirrel population. I chose this topic because during my visit I…
Blog post 2: Sources of Scientific Information
a) say what the source is (and/or link to it) Armstrong, A., & Stedman, R. C. (2018). Thinking Upstream: How Do Landowner Attitudes Affected Forested Riparian Buffer Coverage? Environmental Management,…
Blog post 1: Observations
Blog Post 1: Observation Date of Field Visit: March 28, 2023 Time: 0945 hr Weather: Sunny and partly cloudy. High of -1 degrees celsius, and a low of -16 degrees…
Sampling strategies
In the virtual forest tutorial , Mohn Mill Natural Area community (area method) was sampled using haphazard, random and systemic sampling. There was 25 quadrats sampled for each. The technique…
ongoing field observations
With my ongoing field observations, I decided to choose three distinct locations along the park and labelled them as: 1, 2 and 3. I observed large number of squirrels in…
Blog Post 8: Visualizing Data
After I collected my first transect experimented with how best to organize it my data. I knew that I’d be analyzing it with a free program I found called JASP…
Design Reflections – Chickadee Behavior
For my research project, I am studying the feeding behavior or chickadees. I first became interested in this topic as chickadees would come ‘dive’ at me during my walks at…
Response of Karakoram-Himalayan glaciers to climate variability and climatic change :A regional climate model assessment
a) say what the source is (and/or link to it) The source of ecological information that I chose is the following journal article. Kumar, P., Kotlarski, S., Moseley, C., Sieck,…
Blog 1 Observations.
Hi Everyone, March 22, 2023. Weather 7 degree C, Sunny, Cloudy. Terrace, British Columbia, Canada. For my field project I visited Lakelse Lake Park. It is located in Terrace, British…