Recent Posts
Post 1: Observations – Birds
October 26th, 2023 Season: Fall Temperature: 3 degrees upon arrival / 2 degrees at departure Time of day: 3:00 pm-4:00 pm Conditions: Cloudy and grey skies, hardly any wind The…
Observation at The university of Manitoba Forest Lake
Hello, I visited the Forest Lake at the University of Manitoba on the 24th of September at 1:00 pm with a degree of +16. The weather was cloudy after a…
Field Research Reflections
Working on this project was a great way to learn how to design a research project, and then also getting to implement that research idea. I was able to stick…
Tables & Graphs
I put all of my data collected into an Excel spreadsheet and was able to convert that data into a pivot table. I was then able to easily organize the…
Theoretical Perspectives
The theoretical basis of my research project is that there is a measurable relationship between total vegetation cover and wildlife presence/use in that area. Some ecological processes and keywords in…
Data Collection
How many replicates did you sample? I sampled 8 replicates in each sample area for a total of 16 sample plots. Have you had any problems implementing your sampling design?…
Blog Post 5: Design Reflections
There were limited difficulties in implementing my sampling strategy next to weather conditions affecting my quadrant stakes. For the remainder of the sampling days I attempted to ensure either the…
Sampling Strategies and Erros
-The most efficient sampling technique was Random sampling at just over 12 hours, while the other sampling methods were both just over 13 hours. -Each sampling method seems to…
Source of Ecological Information
I have chosen the book ‘Luschiim’s Plants : A Hul’q’umi’num (Cowichan_ Ethnobotany’ as one of the sources of ecological information I will need to conduct my research study. The book…
Study site description
My study site is located outside the village of Cumberland on Vancouver Island, BC. The land sits on sand and gravel deposits and abuts a proposed industrial area known as…