OLFM: Robyn Reudink
Blog Post #7: Theoretical Perspectives
Project Summary: My research project focuses on the observation of thermophilic bacteria growth surrounding an anthropogenic wastewater output just outside of Canmore Alberta. The bacteria growing at this output I…
Post 3
Identify the organism or biological attribute that you plan to study. The biological attribute I plan to study is the composition of species influenced by water and topographical features. Use…
Blog Post 2
http://www.jeb.co.in/journal_issues/200801_jan08/paper_02.pdf For my scientific source, I chose the review paper titled Acid rain and it’s ecological consequences by Anita Singh and Madhoolika Agrawal. After reviewing this paper, I have classified…
Blog Post 1
Blog Post #1: Observations Field Visit #1 Date: November 29th Weather: Cloudy Temperature: 8 degrees Celsius Location: Reay Creek Park, Sidney BC Coordinates: 48.63795 N, 123.41428 W Location Background: Spanning…
Sampling Strategies
The 3 sampling strategies used in the tutorial were: Systematic Random Haphazard The fastest estimated sampling time was done in the systematic sampling. Comparing the percent error of the most…
Post 3: Ongoing Field Observations
Blog Post 3: Ongoing Field Observations Study Plan I plan to study the effect of dry season watering on the growth of saprophytic fungi in the winter. My research…
Blog Post 2: Sources of Scientific Information (Field Guides)
Dickinson M, editor. 1999. Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition. Washington (DC): National Geographic Society. I was somewhat surprised to find this book is non-academic material,…
Post 1: Observations Bowen Park Forest
My sample site is the “wild” parts of Bowen Park in Nanaimo, BC. It’s a forest located on a 36 hectare parcel of land along the Millstone River. Much…
Blog Post #6: Data Collection
Blog Post 6: Data Collection Data collection: My approach to data collection has been systematic as random selection does not apply well to the setting of my project and haphazard…
Blog Post #5: Design Reflections
After arriving at the field site and setting up equipment, I deemed it necessary to make a few changes, create standardizations, and record a few additional variables. They are as…