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Blog Post 7: Theoretical Perspectives

My research study has been observing the species richness of an area based on resources. I specifically want to see how different tree species within close range vary in biodiversity…

Blog Post 6: Data Collection

So far I have completed 3 replicates out of 10. So far there has not been any difficulty implementing my sampling design. So far there are no ancillary patterns that…

Glenbrooke Ravine Park

Following the September site visit, I returned to Glenbrooke Ravine Park on October 12th and November 14th, 2022. Between the September and October field visit the weather remained consistent with…

Post6

The data collection I did is depend on the hypothesis and prediction made in previous. The weather on the day when I collected the data was cloudy and sunny with…

Bowmont Park Observations

Since it is Fall, I will be studying the effect that weather has on fall foliage.   I am going to focus on the Balsam poplar trees by the shore. I…

Data Collection

Every Saturday afternoon between 4-5pm I went for a walk to the gradient area at the Golden View Trail. This lasted for 6 weekends to complete my 6 replicates. During…

Design Reflections

During my sampling of, it took quite some time to find the same places I placed the quadrats in previous replicates. The trail was also a popular walking area so…

Ongoing Field Observations

As I walked past the trail I noticed white spots sporadically spread out on the ground. Upon further investigation I noticed they a type of fungi, later being identified as…

Sampling Strategies

Overall, comparing the three sampling strategies, I would say the systemic sampling was the fastest at 12 hours 36 minutes compared to random’s 12 hours 43 minutes and haphazard’ s…

Blog Post #2: Sources of Scientific Information

Blog Post #2: Sources of Scientific Information Literature Selected: Rain, Sun, Soil, and Sweat: A Consideration of Population Limits on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) before European Contact Source: Frontiers in…