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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 -…