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Data Collection
I plan to use a total of eight replicates in each of the three areas of study (quadrant A1, A2 and A3) that I have divided in my front yard….
Design Reflections
For my field study, I have chosen to use Counts as my unit of data collection. Unfortunately, due to the season, data has been significantly limited. Since it is winter,…
Sampling Strategies
The Random Sampling technique took the longest, and was the least accurate overall. The Systematic Sampling Technique was the most accurate overall. The haphazard Sampling Technique was fairly accurate, but…
Blog Post 3: Ongoing Field Observations
The organism which I will study is moss. The three locations I have chosen to observe are roughly the same distance from the water, but spaced out along the edge…
Blog post 9: Field research observations
The process of designing and implementing my own field research project was both fun and challenging. I had never done anything like this before, so it was a completely new…
Post 2: Two Decades taken at speed – Sources of Scientific Information
BLOG POST 2: An article taken from the TRU Online Library Database: Dacks, J. B., & Ginger, M. L. (2023). Two decades taken at speed: genomics, cell biology, ecology, and…
Post 1: Observing My Backyard
My Observation Location: A Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) Tree in My Backyard The location begins on a slope, as I live on a mountain in Vernon, BC, coordinates; 50.2590913,-119.2552557. So,…
Data Collection
I collected my data on Monday 19 Feb 2024. The day was around 7°C, sunny with clouds and a light breeze. I started collection at 11.40am and finished at 1.35pm….
Sampling Strategies using the Virtual Forest Tutorial
The sampling strategies used in the virtual forest tutorial were Haphazard sampling, Random sampling and Systematic sampling. The fastest sampling strategy was Systematic with an estimated time of 15 hours…