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Data collection
My process of data collection is going well. So far, I have replicated three sample stations up to 8 times each, but I plan to replicate each station for 2…
Post 9: Reflections
The field experiment makes me wish this course had a part two, both because it was enjoyable and I learned so much about what I might do differently. I found…
Design Reflections
For my initial data collection, it was easy to measure my response variable of bird diversity. Since this was done by conducting the surveys from points already selected prior to…
kings park on going field observations
Date: Mar 17, 2023 Temperature: around -10°C, cloudy Time: 13:30-2:15 Location: Kings park (Winnipeg, Manitoba) I detected some bird activities during this visit. However, the presence of birds appeared in…
Design reflection
For my research project, I am studying the effect of habitat quality (presence or absence of fruit/nut trees) on squirrel population. I chose this topic because during my visit I…
Blog post 2: Sources of Scientific Information
a) say what the source is (and/or link to it) Armstrong, A., & Stedman, R. C. (2018). Thinking Upstream: How Do Landowner Attitudes Affected Forested Riparian Buffer Coverage? Environmental Management,…
Blog post 1: Observations
Blog Post 1: Observation Date of Field Visit: March 28, 2023 Time: 0945 hr Weather: Sunny and partly cloudy. High of -1 degrees celsius, and a low of -16 degrees…
Sampling strategies
In the virtual forest tutorial , Mohn Mill Natural Area community (area method) was sampled using haphazard, random and systemic sampling. There was 25 quadrats sampled for each. The technique…
ongoing field observations
With my ongoing field observations, I decided to choose three distinct locations along the park and labelled them as: 1, 2 and 3. I observed large number of squirrels in…
Observations Post 1
Observations, Blog Post 1: Date of Field Visit: 2023-03-027 Time: 12:20pm Weather: Sunny with a high of 9 degrees. 12km/hr wind, 76% humidity. Temperature: 7 degrees Celsius, feels like 6…