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Continuing Observations

I went back to Father Hennepin park to continue my observations on June 5, 2022 in the late afternoon (4 p.m. to 5 p.m.). The weather was around 21 C…

Sampling Strategies T00716013 Reid Marriott

Systematic was the most time-efficient, however, it was only 4 minutes faster than random. Systematic= 12 hours 35 minutes Random= 12 hours 39 minutes Haphazard=13 hours 9 minutes Species Systematic…

Design Reflections

May 29, 2022. Sunday, 16 ­°C. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. I discovered two area with different altitudes by 1m × 1m quadrats, and I separated the quadrats to ten 10cm…

Theoretical Perspectives – Stockley Open Park

My hypothesis predicts that non-native plants will be more prevalent near a linear disturbance. The results of this research may give some insight into the cumulative effects of anthropogenic disturbance,…

Perspectives: Ecological Processes

I have surprised myself with the interest I have found as I looked deeper into lesser burdock as a plant. Its invasive nature puts it in a strange category as…

Sources of Scientific Information

Citation: Hämäläinen, Fey, K., & Selonen, V. (2020). Search strategies in rural and urban environment during natal dispersal of the red squirrel. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 74(10). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-020-02907-z For this post, I…

Desierto de Los Leones National Park Data Collection

I went back to Desierto de Los Leones National Park to obtain more samples on May 29th, 2022. I arrived at 9:30 and left at 3:10 after hiking a 14…

Ongoing Field Observations T00716013 Reid Marriott

On June 2nd, 2022, I returned to Hunter Park in Langley British Columbia. I was at Hunter Park between 1000-1130, the weather was hot and sunny with the temperature being…

Data Collection – Stockley Open Space

Stockley Open Park was visited again on May 29, 2022 to continue the collection of data.  It was a partly cloudy day, and was warm at 20 degrees C. The…

Post 2: Sources of Scientific Information – Taylor Munro

For my second blog post, I chose the article titled, “On dormancy strategies in tardigrades.” You can find the link to the article here: On dormancy strategies in tardigrades -…