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Blog Post 7: Red Squirrels, Theoretical Perspectives
The theoretical basis for my experiment is the influence human disturbance has on communication between red squirrels. My hypothesis for my experiment is that the amount of human activity influences…
Ongoing Field Observations
For the field observation, I visited three locations at the University of Manitoba each location with a different topology, vegetation, and fungi species. I had initially started my field observation…
Research Reflections
I found the whole process of designing, implementing and researching my topic very educational and enjoyable. I settled on a park based research project and found a suitable topic that…
Data Graph
In the process of creating a figure for this project I learned more about the data that I had collected, and how if I were to conduct this research again…
Plog 5: Design Reflections
There was one complication after implementing the sampling strategy. My original sample locations stated the bird feeders would be placed at 6 ft and 20 ft from the privet hedge….
Theoretical Perspectives
My study project, which aims to better understand winter ecological dynamics, focuses on the possible influence of rowan/mountain ash trees on bird species abundance. This study’s theoretical underpinning is based…
Blog Post #7
Blog Post #7 The ecological processes that my research project might touch on are the water and nutrient cycles. Water is a necessity for vegetation and is needed in ample…
Blog post 3
The Orange Hawkweed, or Hieracium aurantiacum as is the selected organism for analysis. It is classified as an invasive species. Within the chosen region, an apparent pattern extending from the…
Sampling Strategies – Virtual Forests Commentary
The sampling strategies I tried in the virtual forest tutorial included systematic plots, random plots, and haphazard plots. The fastest sampling strategy was random systematic plots which took 12 hrs…
Theoretical Perspectives
Three Keywords that would describe my research project are: -Wildlife sustainability -Backyard Gardening -Human/ Nature Connectedness My research project is focused on the effects of backyard gardening on wildlife …