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Ongoing Field Observations
On December 10, 2022 I went out to my field location on private property near Arnprior Ontario. While out there I made note of all bird species observed and compared…
Ongoing Field Observation
The organism that I plan to study is the Vancouver Island tree frog, that are extremely prominent in the pond on my family’s property. I visited this site on September…
Post 1 – Observations
The study I have chosen to observe is a pond in Sooke hanger that seems to be home to many Vancouver Island tree frogs (pacific treefrog). This property can be…
Data Collection Reflection
My data collection is going well and I find that it really works well compared to my initial attempt at data collection. The only thing that I will have to…
Data Collection
For each planter box, four replicates of five sample plots over the course of twenty days; which was relatively easy to manage the separate quadrants being fixed planters with well-built…
Post 9: Field Research Reflections – McNeill Bay
Throughout this course I conducted a study on Barnacle abundance and density at three different sites along McNeill Bay in Victoria B.C with a focus on the effects of urbanization…
Reflections from Bow Park Observations:
Throughout the term, I have conducted many observations of Bow Park, with regards to intermittent stream reduction and its ecological impact on surrounding waterfowl bird populations. Issues with implementing the…
Blog Post 5: Design Reflections
For my research project I have planned to visit the chosen area two tides a day – during low and high tide to calculate the quantity of individuals of herons….
Post 6: Data Collection – Colony Farms
My data collection for flora at Colony Farms Regional Park was done over two days that were a week apart (November 15th and 23rd). I divided the collection into three…
Scientific Information
Wente, W. H., & Phillips, J. B. (2003). Fixed Green and Brown Color Morphs and a Novel Color-Changing Morph of the Pacific Tree Frog Hyla regilla. The American Naturalist, 162(4), 461–473. https://doi.org/10.1086/378253…