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Blog Post 9: Design Reflections
My research project was sparked by my inclination for a more ‘hands-off’ approach to lawn care. I aimed to delve into the effects of lawn mowing on pollinators and explore…
BLOG POST 9
The impact of climate change on ecosystems has been the driving force of this research, in which I aimed to establish that an increase in temperature results in an…
Blog Post 3 – Pontious
Within my study, I plan to study Western Larch trees. Some of the underlying pattern I have observed, are likely climate, soils and elevation. The hypothesis of my research reports…
Blog Post 9 – Pontious
My research project looked into annual growth rates of Western Larch between the SBSwk1 and the SBSmw. Implementing my sampling design was relatively easy, and lacked any complications. However, as…
Blog Post 8 – Pontious
The above figure demonstrates the average leader heights taken of 25 trees per subzone (SBSwk1 and SBSmw). The average leader heights within the SBSwk1 was larger than that of the…
Blog Post 6 – Pontious
For my sampling design, I replicated my collection strategy 5 times per slot, each time sapling 5 trees. Therefore resulting in a total of 25 trees sampled per BEC zone….
Blog Post 5
My research project looks into the leader height difference of Western Larch, in the SBSwk1 and SBSmw BEC zones, to determine which zone promotes the most annual growth. To sample…
Field Research Reflections
The research process was a platform where I could learn and gain experience in planning and executing a research process without any challenges. During this research process, I had two…
Rowan / Mountain ash study
Behind my backyard there is a trail which I notice an abundance of Rowan or Mountain Ash. Even though it is winter , the berries still remain a bright red…
Blog Post 2
The source of scientific information I chose to review is “The Effects of winter conditions on the white-tailed deer of Delta Marsh, Manitoba” https://cdnsciencepub-com.uml.idm.oclc.org/doi/pdf/10.1139/z76-148 I believe this source is an…