distributions of substrates, plant life and other organisms, comparing them with each other and relating it to the tidal zonation. This will hopefully show us how each factor of the environment affects the others. The experiment will be a line transect using a quadrant down to parts of the beach; from the shore to the other end; by a groyne and down the middle. I hope also to see how this affects the ecology of the investigated areas. Objectives The objective of this experiment is to see
convenience stores. Method We carried out our transects, in groups for safety, in the most popular shopping areas and the routes into the Town centre as this is where the buildings etc that people use are found. These places were Wellgate, Effingham Street, College Street, Doncaster Gate and High Street. 1) We started our transects at 9:00 am for the reason that the Town centre will be less crowded. 2) The first place we went to draw our transects was Wellgate, as it is nearest to school
Investigating the Effects of Shade From Trees on Plants Below Introduction A collection of living things together at the same place and time is called a Habitat. The main purpose of a habitat is to provide and adequate food supply, a comfortable place to breeding/reproduction to take place and to provide a certain degree of shelter. Examples of various habitats are: ü Forests and woodland/ trees ü Bushes and shrubs ü Ponds/ lakes ü Sand dunes ü Grassland ü Rocky shores
Ecologists use technology like quadrats and transects to sample plants and other plant life. Invertebrate ecologists use technology like Berlese-Tullgren funnel and light traps to measure to sample on land, then turn to wilding samplers, benthos grabbers, and various nets to sample land in aquatic habitats
The Central Business District of Kidderminster Introduction ============ For my GCSE fieldwork we were required to visit the central Business District (CBD for short) of a town or a city. The town that I will investigate is called Kidderminster, and is located in Central England, near the Wyre Forest District in the countryside of Worcestershire on the Stour River. Kidderminster is just 19 miles south of Birmingham. It has a very industrial history and is known as the origin of the
Harry L. "The Statistical Analysis of Chaparral and Other Plant Communities by Means of Transect Samples." Ecology 24.1 (1943): 45. JSTOR. Web. "Biodiversity." Discovery. Web. 24 May 2014. "California Chaparral & Woodlands." WWF. Web. 22 May 2014. California Coastal Sage and Chaparral. The Encyclopedia of Earth. Web. 22 May 2014. "Chaparral Ecology." McDaniel. Web. 21 May 2014. "Sampling with Transects." Research Methods. Great Lakes Worm Watch. Web. 23 May 2014.
Why is the sky blue? Why are sumo wrestlers so fat? How does the chicken cross the road with so much traffic? The answers of many questions that trouble us can be found by doing first hand investigations. In science, first hand investigations allow scientists to discover new things and explain old things. Through these, they are able to form hypothesises, models, experiments, theories and even laws. First, when observations are made, hypothesises are formed. To test these hypothesises scientists
Field of Mars Research Task Introduction The Field of Mars Reserve is a protected nature reserve situated in East Ryde, New South Wales. The reserve is regularly used to assist students and teachers with fieldwork, environmental education and education for sustainability and also acts as a recreational site for locals and tourists alike, providing walking tracks and parks. Two of the neighboring ecosystems within the reserve are the dry sclerophyll woodland of Sugarloaf Hill and the mangrove wetlands
biomass is present per rank. The second set of data collected is done by taking a random transect of about 25 metres and noting the ranks at each meter interval. These points are recorded used to make inferences on the available biomass in the area. The second technique for the quadrat-based method is that of the Dry Weight Rank Method for Botanical Composition. This also involves walking a random 25 meter transect. The difference, instead, is that the q... ... middle of paper ... ...r. It could
diversity between kānuka and gorse (Ulex europaeus), a plant which has been used elsewhere as an efficient primary successional shelter, and as an equivalent harbour for invert diversity. Six stands, three of gorse, three of kanuka, were sampled using transects totalling five samples per stand. The stands measured were too immature to support understory, but kānuka was significantly more diverse in invert fauna than gorse. This may have been due to unavoidable influences on the experiment posed by the flora
The way an animal behaves is immensely influenced by its surrounding environment. The process by which an animal acquires its food in its habitat can be affected by several elements, both biotic and abiotic. When foraging, it is essential that animals consider food selection and availability, risks of predation, and competition with other animals for the same food source. Among the diversity of factors upon which foraging decisions are made is the risk of predation and habitat structure. According
The Features of CBD The CBD is located in the centre of the town as shown in figures 11 and 23. It has many features all contributing to the overall feature of the CBD. The CBD is very different to the surrounding areas. The majority of CBDs have a pedestrian zone. This is demonstrated by figures 16 and 17 which show that in the CBD there is a large amount of pedestrians and no cars. This is a feature of
(California Current Ecosystem). Specifically, data was selected from Dana Point and off the coast of Point Conception to represent southern and northern sectors of the study. b) How was the Research conducted and with what materials and methods? Transect lines extending offshore were regularly sampled at stations located regular intervals in distance. Here, the plankton is sampled and water temperature and salinity are recorded. Population data for seabirds, fish, and krill were determined from
A Colorless World: Coral Bleaching I’m sure you’ve all heard of bleaching. You bleach clothes to make them whiter, you bleach bathrooms and kitchens to disinfect them, but have you ever thought about how bleaching may occur in the ocean? There is an event that occurs in coral reef ecosystems called coral bleaching which is a result of prolonged exposure of coral to extreme temperatures in the ocean. Certain symbiotic algae (zooxanthellae) attach to coral and actually give the coral its color
Footpath Erosion I am trying to find out how footpath erosion on Pen Y Fan which is a national park, compares to footpath erosion on Cock Marsh which is in a village and is not in a national park. The question is 'how does footpath erosion on Pen Y Fan compare to footpath erosion on Cock Marsh'. Backround information on Pen Y Fan and the Brecon Beacons The Brecon Beacons is a lived and worked in national park. The area within the national park covers 519 square miles. Nearly half of
Coral Reefs. These amazing organisms play a huge role in the lives of millions of people, as well as on countless species of animals and plants, in more ways than one might imagine. They serve to protect coastlines from major storms, they provide shelter to countless species of fish and aquatic vegetation, and they help to bolster economies in areas surrounding them as tourist attractions. Is coral incredible? Yes. Is it invincible? No. A study conducted by Bernhard Riegl and Sam Purkis serves to
The Water Content of Soil The water content of soil is a major factor that will determine what sort of plants are able to grow, and when considering a system of sand dunes will have considerable effects on the zonation and succession of that environment. In order to investigate this, trial experiments were initially carried out in order to determine the most effective method of assessing a section of the dunes and obtaining results. Once these results had been obtained, adjustments to the
Efficacy of Feratox® cyanide pellets to control introduced brushtail possums on Middle Island RESEARCH TRIAL PROTOCOL Animal Control Technologies in conjunction with Connovation (NZ) and the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) February 2010 COMMERCIAL – IN – CONFIDENCE Not to be published or reproduced without the consent of the authors Table of Contents: 1. Executive Overview 3 1.1 Toxin welfare screening for possums: 4 1.2 Feratox® cyanide pellet possum
Stradbroke Island is approximately 40km East of Brisbane and forms part of the Eastern boundary of Moreton Bay in South East Queensland. The island is 38km long and 12km at its widest point (Natural and Human Environment, 2014). It is filled with a diverse range of ecosystems and has a rich variety of fauna and flora, including the mangrove ecosystem at Myora Springs. Myora Springs is a wetland site, located north of Stradbroke Island, with freshwater springs directly connected to the mangrove community
This was done by imagining four dots in a grid and counting up how many dots were covered out of a total of 96. 1.04 was multiplied to each total of covered dots. An average of the densitometer counts in both transects were calculated to provide the percent canopy in that region. The percentage of the slope was measured with a clinometer. We were to face the downhill direction and record the number that corresponds to that specific slope. An aspect was then