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Blog 3
Study organism – Impatiens walleriana (Busy lizzy/ Patience Plant) I have chosen four different spots for Impatiens walleriana outside my work to observe. The environmental gradient I am going to…
Blog Post 6: Data Collection
I have made some changes to my data collection techniques compared to my initial data collection. I have increased the number of each category of predictor variable (tree condition) from…
Ongoing Field Observation
1. Identify: Due to its inclusion in my observational data collection, I want to continue with purple prairie clover. 2. Record your observations of the organism or biological property along…
Data Collection bird study
I have completed collecting bird data for my research project. I had to adjust my original plan a little to make the collection feasible. The result being that of each…
Sources of Scientific Information –
Find one source of ecological information. Based on what you have learned in the “How to evaluate sources of scientific information tutorial”, create a post in which you: a)…
Blog Post 1: Wesburn Park Observation
My name is Charnice Mupinda, and the following information details my observations. Location: Wesburn Park, 4781 Parkwood Ave, Burnaby, BC V5G 3C6, approximately 1.2 km from the British Columbia Institute…
Blog Post 9: Field Research Reflection
Did you have any implementation or have to make any changes to your design? I would have made my scope larger and I would’ve measured my data in a more…
Blog post 2: sources of scientific information
The title of the article is “Pollination ecology and breeding system of two Calceolaria species in Chile” written by Maureen Murúa, Jannina Cisterna & Benita Rosende. The journal it is…
Terrestrial Isopods Porcellio scaber and Oniscus asellus (Crustacea: Isopoda) Increase Bacterial Abundance and Modify Microbial Community Structure in Leaf Litter Microcosms: a Short-Term Decomposition Study.
Des Marteaux, L.E., Kullik, S.A., Habash, M. et al. Terrestrial Isopods Porcellio scaber and Oniscus asellus (Crustacea: Isopoda) Increase Bacterial Abundance and Modify Microbial Community Structure in Leaf Litter Microcosms: a Short-Term Decomposition Study. Microb Ecol 80, 690–702…
Pomona Mills Park
My name is Krzysztof Maksyminko and I will be exploring the non-native isopods of Pomona Mills Park located in Thornhill, Ontario. Although, terrestrial isopods are almost never said to be…