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Community Structure
While organizing my data, the main issue I had was it being a tedious task. I realized that my excel skills are very rusty, and I ended up having to…
Ecosystem Engineers
My field project revolves around community structure of bird species in riparian habitat. The area I am conducting my research in is an inner city protected park along the Bow…
blog post 3
when we visited the meziadin river while crossing the bushes. I noticed how abundant snowberries (Symphoricarpos albus) were in the pathside . I observed the snow berries on my walk…
So Much Waterfowl!
All of my field data was collected over the summer, and in total, I completed 11 replicates. One extra than I originally planned. I didn’t have any issues implementing my…
Initial Observations
I have chosen my study area to be in my own backyard. I have a house on 100 acres of land and because my move to this property has been…
Species Surprise
After going to the bird sanctuary a few times, I realized how many birds really use this area. Normally, when I go here, I walk around the loop seeing what…
Sampling Strategies
Blog Post 4 Mohn Mill Community and Area-bade Methods Each sampling method resulted is very similar estimated sampling time with haphazard having the longest sampling time. Systematic was 12.05 hrs,…
Community Structure
Blog Post 3 The biological attribute I am studying is the bird community structure at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, so I can understand which species using the sanctuary. My vantage…
Non-academic material
Blog Post 2 The piece of ecological news I picked is a recent article about sea turtles at the following link: https://www.conservation.org/blog/news-spotlight-a-sea-turtle-sanctuary-has-thrived-for-40-years.-climate-change-could-change-that Based off what I learned in the tutorial,…
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Intro
Module 1 Blog Post 1 The Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a stop over for migratory birds and a protected park in the heart of Calgary, Ab. On record, there have…