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Post 4: Sampling Strategies
During the virtual forest tutorial we used 3 sampling techniques: systematic, random, and haphazard. Of these three methods, the haphazard method had the fastest estimated sampling time, and was by…
9 – Reflections on St. Patrick’s Island Study
Overall, I am very happy with my field research project, which is not to say that I did not identify many many ways in which I could (and should) have…
8 – Data Graphs – WITH EXAMPLE R CODE
I produced several graphs for my field research study project, some are more insightful than others. One that surprised me, and which I was grateful to have produced was for…
Post 7 – Theoretical Basis for Woody Species Study
My field research project is based on the theoretical basis of disturbance, succession and competition, though I am not sure that I will be able to collect enough data on…
Community Sampling Exercise: Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area
The most efficient sampling technique in terms of time spent out of the three tested during this exercise was systematic at 12hrs 35m. Following this was Haphazard at 13hrs 6m…
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The article I am choosing is Impacts of climate warming and habitat loss on extinctions at species’ low-latitude range boundaries. The article talks about how global warming and habitat loss…
Post 3: Ongoing Field Observations
As I began more extensive observations in Magee Park, I began to notice three distinct areas in the park. I have labelled them locations 1 through 3 in my field…
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Hello, My name is Gagandeep Singh, I reside in Winnipeg and for this project I have selected Muys park. It is an urban park which resides right beside a middle…
Theoretical Perspectives
My hypothesis has been changed slightly to better represent the question I am trying to portray, I have decided to use canopy cover as a categorical variable rather than a…
Post 6: Data Collection – St. Patrick’s Island Project
Create a blog post describing your field data collection activities. How many replicates did you sample? Have you had any problems implementing your sampling design? Have you noticed any ancillary…