Recent Posts
Post 1: Observations – Taylor Munro
Site Visit The date visited is May 23, 2022 at 5:45 PM. The site that I chose to observe is a riparian zone at Centennial Park in my city of…
Final Reflections – Deer Herbivory
This was an interesting project as I have never gone through the whole process from design to implementation and finally creating a report on my own. I have done each…
Claireville Conservation Area – Observation
The research and observatory area for my studies is Claireville Conservation Area located in Peel Region and Toronto. Claireville Conservation Area covers 848 hectares, and consists of wetlands, valleys, forests,…
Beaver Dam, London, Ontario
The Beaver Dam in London, Ontario is near the main river that runs through the city called the Thames. The first observation was between 6:15pm and 6:45pm. It was cooler…
Blog #7: Theoretical Perspective
The primary focus of my research paper is how and why the plant community structure between the south- and north-facing slope aspect changes. Some underlying ecological processes could and most…
Observations – Stockley Open Space
The study area chosen for natural history field observation was Stockley Open Space. Stockley Open Space is a 5.27 ha park in Kelowna, BC. The park is surrounded on all…
Sources of Scientific Information
The source of scientific information chosen is Fungal communities decline with urbanization—more in air than in soil. The article is provided at the following link: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.nature.com/articles/s41396-020-0732-1.pdf This paper is classified…
Blog #6: Data Collection
Since blog post 5, I have completely changed my sampling approach, and have gone back to my original idea of looking at the vegetative structures/plant community structure between the north-…
Sampling Strategies
Which technique had the fastest estimated sampling time? Systematic: 12 hours 36 minutes Random: 12 hours, 9 minutes Haphazard: 13 hours, 5 minutes Random has the fastest estimated sampling time…
Post 5: reflections. Getting out to begin the study
Observations taken May 14 from 12-2 pm. Weather windy, sunny and 14 degrees Celsius. I used quadrats at 10’x10′ to look at the instance of chokecherry connection to lesser burdock…