OLFM: Robyn Reudink
Success of Douglas Maples
The last few times I have been out to my area of study I have adjusted the area of study. Instead of comparing the species diversity in a single square…
Reflecting on field survey design after first complete area survey
Since my blog post 3 ended up not being the study route I opted to pursue, I realized that I should touch on some of those post requirement here as…
Comparison of forest sampling strategies from virtual tutorial.
For the forest sampling tutorial, I used the distance-based method for all three sampling strategies (random, systematic, haphazard). The systematic sampling method was the fastest (4h 7 m) to survey,…
Ongoing field observations
While revisiting the spawning channels I became aware of how many different bird species were present and how abundant fish carcasses were throughout the channels. I identified three different areas…
Plants of the Rocky Mountains
The plant handbook that I’ve used for many years when berry picking in BC is the same one I find myself using for this course; Plants of the Rocky Mountains….
Monck Park Tributaries
The area of study I have decided upon is located in Monck Provincial Park located 20km from Merritt, BC. Upon first observations I was a little underwhelmed with the amount…
Examining ground cover across an environmental gradient in a second growth forest
On January 22, 2022, I returned to the same stand of second growth CWH forest (~ 80 years old) with the intention to examine ground cover across an environmental gradient,…
The Birds of British Columbia as an ecological information source
The source of ecological information I chose from my bookshelf was the four-volume set: The Birds of British Columbia written by R. Wayne Campbell et al and published by UBC…
Coastal Western Hemlock forest field observations
I visited an area of mature conifer forest that is about a 2 km walk from my house, In Campbell River BC. The land is privately owned by a forestry…
Handbook of the Canadian Rockies as a Source of Ecological Information
I have had the Handbook of the Canadian Rockies by Ben Gadd for years and have used it countless times to identify flowers, animals or other living things while I…