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Birds in Fort Simpson, NT
Kardynal, K. J., Bartzen, B. A., & Latour, P. B. (2015). Avian Communities of the Northern Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada. Arctic, 68(3), 331–340. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43872252 I’ve chosen this scientific article to support…
Winter Observations in Fort Simpson, NT
I have chosen to conduct my field research project in my backyard, located in Fort Simpson, NT. It’s a space approximately 100ft x 40ft, with a side yard approximately 30ft…
Design Reflections
I collected my initial data on 8 Feb 2024 between 17:15 and 17:45. The temperature was around 5 or 6°C and it was cloudy and damp. I kept my field…
Article about Borneo rainforest
Holland, J. S. (2024). Borneo’s wild green heart. National Geographic, 245(2), 98-121. This National Geographic article is a non-academic information source. It was not written by an expert in…
Habitat Conservation Area
My selected study site is the Habitat Conservation Area (HCA) in Wascana Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan. Located at 50°25’26”N, 104°35’11”W, 572 m asl (Google Earth, n.d.), it is a 23-acre fenced…
Post 7- Theoretical Perspectives
Designing my research project around the complexities of post-fire ecosystems, is a very interesting and unique challenge. At the heart of my project lies an inquiry into the intricate interplay…
Post 6- Data Collection
Choosing my research project to study post-fire ecosystems has been a fun surprising challenge. Traversing over 5 kilometers of terrain, each 100m x 100m plot was carefully chosen to provide…
Data Graph and Table
I created both a table and graph for this experiment. Summarizing the data in the table was pretty straightforward but making the graph was a big hassle. The biggest difficulty…
Study of Nesting Cavities as Keystone Feature
My original plan to focus on an area close to my home and look at the localized effect of springs on vegetation layer/composition became difficult with the fluctuating weather patterns…
Sources of Scientific Information
My source is an academic article from a 2011 online journal called Forest Ecology and Management. I accessed the article on February 7, 2024 through the platform www.sciencedirect.com. The citation…