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Post 4: Sampling Strategies
Using the virtual forest, I chose to sample the Mohn Mill site, using random, systematic, and haphazard sampling methods, each with 25 samples (oops). The sampling method with the fastest…
Ongoing Field Observations: Burnaby Lake Regional Park
Identify the organism or biological attribute that you plan to study. The Coots Bird, Fulica americana, and I hope to study the colour of their feet and how they are…
Post 3 – Ongoing Observations at St. Patrick’s Island
Identify the organism or biological attribute that you plan to study. The attribute that I have chosen to study is the woody plant community on St. Patrick’s Island. Use your…
“Functional Traits in Lichen Ecology: A Review of Challenge and Opportunity” : A source on lichen trait ecology
“Functional Traits in Lichen Ecology: A Review of Challenge and Opportunity” (Ellis et al.,2021) https://www.mdpi.com/1062132 This article is a peer-reviewed academic review determined by the points below: This article…
Koksilah River Provincial Park: Initial observations.
Date: 11-01-2023 Time: 1330-1530 Location: Near burnt bridge which crosses Koksilah river Coordinates: 48.643517, -123.738672 Designation: Provincial Park Weather: Foggy, approximately 7℃, 87% humidity. (Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia 7…
Post 3 Studying the varying height of cherry trees
1. Identify the organism or biological attribute that you plan to study On the property I have been studying, there is a cluster of cherry trees. I plan to study…
Food Limitation And The Adaptive Significance Of Clutch Size In American Coots (fulica Americana) by Todd William Arnold (1991)
A) say what the source is (and/or link to it): Food Limitation And The Adaptive Significance Of Clutch Size In American Coots (Fulica americana) By Todd William Arnold (1991) https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/61652217.pdf…
Change in Observation/Research Area
**Initially I was going to use Camrose Park as my area of interest. After thinking through the timeline I would like to change my research subject to the Coots (Fulica…
Field research project- post 1- Stoney Creek, London, Ontario
Hello everyone! The area I have chosen to observe is an urban recreation area surrounding the Stoney Creek YMCA in London Ontario. The coordinates are 43.048535, -81.257139. I visited this…
Observations Post: Camrose Park
Camrose Park is a ~1km in diameter leisure park situated in the suburbs of North Burnaby. There is a main trail that sits east to west with 2 different paths…