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Design Reflections
It was fun to get out there and collect some field data. For the most part, there were no difficulties besides deciding whether or not plants were in or out…
Sampling Strategies
The fastest estimated sampling time was Random or Systematic Distance sampling, while the slowest was Random or Systematic Area sampling. The percent error for the most common species was much…
Sampling strategies
The most efficient sampling strategy was Systematic sampling with a time of 4 hours and 6 minutes vs 4 hours and 43 minutes of Random sampling and 12 hours and…
Data Collection for Bee Visits
Create a blog post describing your field data collection activities. How many replicates did you sample? Each of the 6 flowering plants being surveilled for bee visitation was observed 4…
Reproductive system, social organization, human disturbance and ecological dominance in native populations of the little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata: FACTORS OF ECOLOGICAL DOMINANCE IN AN ANT
The article I choose based on human disturbance in ecological systems : Reproductive system, social organization, human disturbance and ecological dominance in native populations of the little fire ant wasmannia…
Post 3
Identify the organism or biological attribute that you plan to study. I plan on looking at native and non-native/invasive plants along a park road in Lac du Bois Protected…
Blog Post 3: Observations in the field
Blog post 3: Identify the organism or biological attribute that you plan to study. Impacts on Purple Camas with increasing abundance of invasive species present within Gary Oak Ecosystems. Use…
Post 3: Ongoing Field Observations
1. The organism I plan to study is the killdeer (Charadruis vociferus) in my study area. I am curious about the abundance of this organism in my yard based on…
The Journey of Initial Data Collection: Surprises, Challenges, and Adaptations
Hello everyone, In this post, I want to share with you the exciting journey of my initial data collection for my research project, which was focused on the study of…
Low summer flows and Chinook salmon productivity
The article I chose is about changes to Chinook salmon productivity in the Nicola River correlated to low summer flows. It turns out that recommended flow rates previously in place…