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Blog Post 3:Explorations at Wesburn Park
Identify the organism or biological attribute that you plan to study. I returned to Wesburn Park in Burnaby for my field observations and discovered new little creatures that had not…
Blog post 3: ongoing observations
When I went back to my chosen site for the field research, I noticed several lawn tractors (i.e., mowing machinery) clearing out large parts of the grasslands where I made…
Blog Post 8: Tables and Graphs
For my table and graph assignment, I reorganized my field note data into a table that is easier to read and interpret. I had already made a table while collecting…
Blog post 4, sampling strategies
For this exercise I chose to use the area-based method. Which technique had the fastest estimated sampling time? The systematic sampling method had the fastest estimated time (12 hours, 37…
Data Collection
My field data collection has been going well. I have 10 Canada wild rye replicates, and the species sampled per 1 km2 quadrant The selected species were measured and recorded,…
Blog 4
I used the area-based method for the following exercise. Which technique had the fastest estimated sampling time? The technique that had the fastest estimated sampling time…
Blog Post 9: Field Research Reflections – The Eye-Opening Journey in My Own Front Yard
As I sit back and take stock of this incredible research journey, it’s hard to believe that my front yard could offer such a deep dive into the world of…
Blog 3 Observation
Study Organism: Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale). I chose 4 area within my chosen location. First I divided the lawn into the shaded specifically by the tree growing and unshaded(ie the…
Blog Post 3
Study organism: flat-top white aster (Doellingeria umbellata) and the large-leaved aster (Eurybia macrophylla). Use your field journal to document observations of your organism or biological attribute along an environmental…
Blog Post 2: Sources of Scientific Information
a) say what the source is (and/or link to it) The source of ecological information I chose is an article that is titled: ‘The leaf-area shrinkage effect can bias…