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Blog Post #4
In the virtual forest tutorial, I examined 3 sampling techniques: area haphazard, area random and area systematic. All sampling techniques collected data from Mohn Mill Natural Area, which was sectioned…
Sources of Scientific Information –
For my source of ecological information I have choose the journal article titled Transient Effects of Snow Cover Duration on Primary Growth and Leaf Traits in a Tundra Shrub. Unterholzner,…
Observations – My Backyard
The place I have chosen to observe for blog post one is my backyard, it is located in Victoria on Vancouver Island in BC. The location is at 48° 33’…
Blog Post 9
This project brought me back home to Jamaica’s Blue Mountains after more than six years, and it provided me with a valuable opportunity to work alongside a few cousins(whom are…
Blog Post 5- Reflection on Data Collection
The main issues I had with collecting my data included the weather as it had been very cold (as low as -30°C) and many blizzard conditions. The other issue that…
Post 2: Scientific Resource
Viain, A., & Guillemette, M. (2016a). Does water temperature affect the timing and duration of remigial moult in sea ducks? an experimental approach. PLOS ONE, 11(5). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155253 Link: Does Water…
Blog Post #5
My initial data measured the abundance of Garry Oak trees using an area- sample method. I divided the hill into 4 transects by elevation, each of which were 10m. Within…
Springs seepage and beaver pool complex in Grindrod B.C.
On January 18th, 2024 I set out to investigate a beaver “bank burrow” (den) site on the left bank of the Shuswap River near my home in Grindrod B.C, to…
Design Reflections
The data was collected using the random sampling technique. A 1m × 1m quadrat was used to sample the data. A random number generator was used to generate the number…
Virtual Tutorial
We used three sampling techniques in the virtual forest tutorial. Of the three techniques, the random sampling technique under the distance method had the fastest sampling time. The percentage error…