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Blog Post #7: Theoretical Perspectives
Project Summary: My research project focuses on the observation of thermophilic bacteria growth surrounding an anthropogenic wastewater output just outside of Canmore Alberta. The bacteria growing at this output I…
Post 4: Sampling Strategies
The three sampling strategies used in the virtual forest tutorial were systematic, random, and haphazard sampling. Systematic had the fasted estimated sampling time, and random had a very similar sampling…
Blog Post 3: Ongoing field observations
Identify the organism or biological attribute that you plan to study. The organism I plan to study is the Douglas Fir tree. 2. Use your field journal to document observations…
Blog Post 9: Field Research Reflections
I really enjoyed this project, especially planning and conducting the observations. Due to unforeseen circumstances I was and still on the move travelling from one country to another and I…
Post 8: Tables and Graphs – Colony Farms
For Small Assignment Submission 5 I created a line graph comparing the presence of native and invasive species. I chose a line graph as I thought it was the most…
Post 3
Identify the organism or biological attribute that you plan to study. The biological attribute I plan to study is the composition of species influenced by water and topographical features. Use…
BP #9: Field Research Reflections
Well, it’s all over. The final report is submitted and the course is finished. To be honest, I was dreading this project from the beginning of the course, but it…
Blog Post 2
http://www.jeb.co.in/journal_issues/200801_jan08/paper_02.pdf For my scientific source, I chose the review paper titled Acid rain and it’s ecological consequences by Anita Singh and Madhoolika Agrawal. After reviewing this paper, I have classified…
Blog Post 1
Blog Post #1: Observations Field Visit #1 Date: November 29th Weather: Cloudy Temperature: 8 degrees Celsius Location: Reay Creek Park, Sidney BC Coordinates: 48.63795 N, 123.41428 W Location Background: Spanning…
Blog Post 8: Tables and Graphs
Organizing an area chart was somewhat challenging for me, in a technical sense. While I was summarizing the data, my main goal was to display the information as clearly as…