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In my study, I scrutinized multiple variables such as temperature, species diversity, seedling abundance, and phylogenetic diversity across three main altitude zones: 1. Low Altitude (300-600 m) 2. Middle Altitude…
Post 6: Data Collection
My data collection has been going smoothly. I have been able to find time almost every day to spend approximately an hour doing spot counts across the three locations in…
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Reflections from the Field – A Journey Through Altitudinal Gradients and Arborvitae Seedlings Plan I went into the Yiling District Forest Park Reserve to investigate the biodiversity of arborvitae seedlings…
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Investigating Arborvitae Seedlings Across Altitudinal Gradients—A Deep Dive into Biodiversity and Environmental Change Theoretical Foundations My research is nestled within a broader context of understanding how biodiversity patterns shift along…
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Exploration Log: Evaluating Young Arborvitae Trees Across Varying Elevations in Yiling District’s Forest Conservation Area Sampling Approach The focus of this study was to explore the influence of altitude on…
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 Exploring the Altitudinal Effects on Arborvitae Seedlings in Yiling District Forest Park Reserve Introduction my field observations centered around the study of species diversity and composition of arborvitae seedlings in…
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The area I have chosen to observe is a small bluff overlooking the Thompson River behind my house in Kamloops, B.C. The specific area I observed is about 1500 sq.ft….
Theoretical Perspectives: Lizard Study
Theoretical Basis of my Study: One theoretical perspective of my study is the ecological perspective, which emphasizes the interactions between an individual and their environment. My research also uses the…
Post 5: Design Reflections
While designing this study I ran into several difficulties while implementing my sampling strategy. Firstly, I needed to figure out a way to quantify the ‘busyness’ of human activity in…
Post 4: Sampling Strategies
Blog Post 4 Which technique had the fastest estimated sampling time? For this tutorial I used the area based method and I found that the technique that had the fasted…