OLFM: Robyn Reudink
Blog post 2
For this post, I chose to explore a source of ecological information that relates to backyard ecosystems and plant-animal interactions. a) Source of Ecological Information The source I selected is…
Blog Post 5: Design Reflections
I had difficulty even deciding which sampling strategy to use as the example data sheets both used quadrats for the amount of vegetation species. Eventually I decided on the point…
Observations in my back yard
Blog Post 1: Observations Time of Visit and Weather Conditions I visited my backyard on September 22 around 4pm. The weather was warm and sunny, with few clouds in the…
Squirrel’s in Three Areas
Observation Date: Sept. 24, 2024 at 4:00pm, Weather: Sunny to Partly Cloudy Organism: Squirrel specifically Eastern Gray Squirrel and Douglas Squirrel Organism is observe in 3 areas in Central Park…
Data Collection
Blog Post 6: Data Collection For my field data collection, I began by marking off the areas beside the creek that I would measure. I measured that the creek was…
Reflection on Initial Data Collection
Blog Post 5: Reflection on Initial Data Collection For my ecological field study, I am sampling Athyrium filix-femina abundance by counting individuals growing in 1m² quadrats placed at various distances…
Blog post 4: Sampling Strategies
Sampling Strategies Tutorial Type of sampling Systematic Random Haphazard Red Maple (common) 8.6% 7.3% 18.5% White Oak (common) 38.3% 17.4% 17.9% Sweet birch (rare) 71.4% 100%* 100%* American basswood (rare) …
Blog 2: Sources of Scientific Information
A. Article: “Characterization of Soil Microbial Biomass Carbon and Nitrogen in Four Forest Types of Shushan Urban Forest Park ” By Mimi Wang, Jun Cui, Haiyang Liu, and Xiaoniu Xu …
Blog 1: Central Park (Burnaby City, BC)
Sept.11, 2024 at 6:00pm, Season: fall, Weather: partly cloudy Central Park is a 86 hectare urban forest park in the middle of Burnaby City, BC. The park is named after…
Sampling Strategies
The three sampling strategies I used in the virtual forest tutorial in the Mohn Hill Area were Random sampling, Haphazard sampling and Systematic sampling. When taking 25 samples on each…