Recent Posts
Blog Post 9: Field Research Reflections
This field research project taught me a lot about the challenges and rewards of ecological studies. My experiment focused on how sunlight affects lichen abundance, and while the plan seemed…
Blog Post 8: Tables and Graphs
**Important Note*** During data collection and initial observations, I mistakenly mixed up Zone 1 and Zone 2. For clarity, the correct zones and descriptions used in my analysis and final…
Ongoing Field Observations
The subject of study: I have decided to study whether or not “geese-free enclosures” are benefiting estuarine grasses recover from over-grazing. Field observations: Location: Little Qualicum River Estuary Date:…
Blog Post 6: Data Collection
I sampled 5 trees (4 faces per tree, totaling 20 replicates) in my third location: Residential Streets near Churchill Drive Park. Initially, I encountered a problem with road work in…
Blog Post 2: Sources of Scientific Information
a) Source title: “Ten years of pulling: Ecosystem recovery after long-term weed management in Garry oak savanna.” Citation: Shackelford, N., S. Murray, J. Bennett, P. Lilley, B. Starzomski, and R….
Blog 8
I decided to keep track of all of my data through a digital table since I started this project so that made organizing the data easier than having to do…
Blog Post 7
My study looks at how the presence or absence of birds affects bird species richness and abundance. I am exploring whether birds view domestic house dogs as a threat. The…
Blog Post 6: data collection
Emily Browne During my field data collection, I used 5 transects, each transect has 5 quadrats along it on alternating sides, for a total of 25 quadrats. I was measuring…
Design Reflections of Forest study
Emily Browne I collected data on tree species in a dense mature conifer forest. I used a transect method where I sampled 5 quadrats along a transect, and the quadrats…
Blog Post 7: Theoretical Perspectives
In my research project, I aim to explore the factors influencing the distribution of yellow and gray lichen on tree bark along the Churchill Drive Park Trail in Winnipeg, Manitoba….