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Blog 5 Design Reflection
The sampling techniques are developed for achieving development in a massive amount of time which is required for collecting the samples. Selection error and non-response are developed in the collection…
Blog Post 5 – Design Reflections
Implementing my data collection strategies posed a few problems. The main issue was finding squirrels to make my observations on. Several days I spent hours waiting for squirrels to appear…
Blog Post 1: Observations (Tokyo, Japan)
Q. Give a brief physical description of the study area. Include its approximate size and location, and a general picture of its topography, vegetation, and designation, if any. The site…
Blog Post 9: Janine Garcia
Did you have any issues with the implementation or have to make any changes to your design? During the implementation of this project, I encountered some challenges and had to…
Blog Post 8: Janine Garcia
Did you have any difficulties organizing, aggregating, or summarizing your data?I found that organizing my data in Excel was beneficial for my analysis. However, I encountered challenges when trying to…
Blog Post 4: Sampling Strategies
Community: Mohn Mill Out of the three sampling techniques: Area systematic, Area random and Area Haphazard. The technique that had the fastest estimated sampling time was Area systematic with a time…
Blog Post 2: Sources of Scientific Information: Patterns and ecosystem consequences of shark declines in the ocean
This article discusses the reasons behind why the shark population is declining for reasons such as overfishing and habitat degradation and the ecological impacts of this population declining. The ecological…
Blog Post 7: Janine Garcia
In the realm of ecological research, understanding the dynamics of species interactions is of paramount importance to me. One such interaction that has garnered significant attention is herbivory, which refers…
Blog Post 6-Janine Garcia
Sampling Design and Replicates:To gain a comprehensive understanding of herbivory, I devised my sampling strategy. I collected data from two plant species, Salal and Daphne, in both high ground and…
Sampling Strategies
During the virtual forest instruction at the Mohn Mill site, I employed area-based sampling techniques to gather data. The systematic procedure proved to be the fastest, requiring only 12 hours,…