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Post 2: Sources of Scientific Information

a. The scientific source I have chosen is a called: Climate change leads to decreasing bird migration distances by Visser et al., 2009 and it was published by Global Change…

post4: sampling strategies

In the virtual tutorial I choose is Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area. 25 plots are sampled for each technique. Among three sampling techniques, Haphazard: 13h 1min Random: 13h 4min Systematic: 12h 37min…

Post 4: Sampling Strategies

I choose Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area in the virtual tutorial. 25 plots are sampled for each technique. Among three sampling techniques, Haphazard: 12h 59min Random: 13h 14min Systematic: 12h 34 min…

post3: ongoing field observations

1. The organism that I am going to study is Kale. 2. Location 1: This location is among the best in the backyard for growing vegetables. Here, under the condition…

Post 3: Ongoing Field Observations and Design

Study object: grass density 3 locations: According to the density of the grass, I observed 3 sites   Underlying processes: Based on my observations, I found that site 1 had…

Post 2: Sources of Scientific Information

a) This is an article I found in Wiley Online Library, it was published on Diversity and Distributions, a journal of conservation biogeography. McKinney, M.L. (2005), Species introduced from nearby…

Post 1: Observations @backyard

Location: The backyard of my house, located in Victoria, BC, Canada. Study Size: 6m*14m=84m2 Topography: it’s flat Vegetation: Grass, ornamental flowers (Chinese rose, Peony, Hydrangea macrophylla), and crops (pepper, eggplant,…

Post 1: Observations

Study Area: The area that I have selected is located in the Municipality of Elton, Manitoba, specifically in the Central Assiniboine watershed district. The area I have chosen is located…

post 2: sources of scientific information

The article that I choose is “Ecological impacts of invasive alien plants: a meta-analysis of their effects on species, communities and ecosystems”. writen by Montserrat Vilà, José L Espinar, Martin Hejda, Philip E…

post 1: observations

The place that I choose to observe is my backyard. The backyard is about 2000 square feet. Because this is a rental house, the backyard is not meticulously maintained. The…