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Blog 4: Sampling Strategies
In the community sampling exercise for the virtual forest tutorial, I chose 3 sampling strategies in the Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area: For distance haphazard technique I sampled 20 points. The distance…
Theoretical Perspectives
The theoretical basis for my experiment is that sources of food from bird feeders within urban areas play a role in the abundance and species of birds in said urban…
Data Collection
To collect data I sit at my dinner table as it is right beside the window that looks out to my bird feeders. I examine for 30 minute intervals in…
Ongoing Field Observations
My first ever plant-based field research project has not been going well. My study site has been covered in snow and frozen until last week when Vancouver island had a…
Sources of Scientific Information
Primka, E. J., & Smith, W. K. (2019). Synchrony in fall leaf drop: chlorophyll degradation, color change, and abscission layer formation in three temperate deciduous tree species. American Journal of…
Design Reflections
For my data collection I did find it hard because there was substantially less data than I anticipated, and my data is less birds visiting my yard. The data I…
Blog #6 Data Collection
The Field data collection for this research was interesting and exciting since the forest was quite large and had various native and invasive species living in it. The sample was…
research reflections
I have never written a report like this before. one where I had to design it and implement it myself. At first I felt flustered and very unsure of myself….
Design refection on data collection
For my data collection I used point count sampling technique, I was determined to record bird sightings and assess the availability of rowan berries. Over five days, at three different…
Post 3 – Ongoing Field Observations
My research project pivoted from the initially planned study of bird populations, because of sparse bird populations in my yard. Instead, my focus sharpens on the aftermath of the McDougal…