This is pretty self explanatory. Here are some citations for the sources I have gotten information from throughout my field study.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Further Study
Here are pages showing what could make a very interesting follow-up study. There are data tables that could be used. However, some adjustments probably need to be made before the experiment can be as scientific and productive as possible.
Conclusion
Here is the first page of my conclusion. I couldn't get the second page scanned, so I have typed it below the first page.
abiotic components may have and a negative impact on the ecology of the study area.
In my study area, there is some human impact. It is at the edge of a ranch property, so there are some horses that sometimes come through the area. A more negative human impact evident in the area is sewage. There is a sewage pipeline that runs through my area, which likely contaminates the creek water to some degree. It is clear that some people come through the area occasionally because there was a glass bottle and paper napkin in the creek and on the ground, respectively. The human influence will most likely continue in my area, especially considering the location of the sewage pipeline. The human impacts that are more evident make it harder to observe what the ecology of the area would be like if the human influence was removed.
Seasonal trends weren't very easy to observe in my area because the seasons did not have drastic changes. Overall, the water levels increased a little bit in the winter months. However, it soon went back down. There are more insects that are active in warmer weather, and they come out in larger numbers in the evening.
In my study area, there is some human impact. It is at the edge of a ranch property, so there are some horses that sometimes come through the area. A more negative human impact evident in the area is sewage. There is a sewage pipeline that runs through my area, which likely contaminates the creek water to some degree. It is clear that some people come through the area occasionally because there was a glass bottle and paper napkin in the creek and on the ground, respectively. The human influence will most likely continue in my area, especially considering the location of the sewage pipeline. The human impacts that are more evident make it harder to observe what the ecology of the area would be like if the human influence was removed.
Seasonal trends weren't very easy to observe in my area because the seasons did not have drastic changes. Overall, the water levels increased a little bit in the winter months. However, it soon went back down. There are more insects that are active in warmer weather, and they come out in larger numbers in the evening.
Data Tables
This is the first data table I filled out for the field study. This one contains information about the temperature and overall climate.
This is the second data table I filled out. It had information about the living organisms in my study area. The marks around the data table are indications of what needed to be changed before I completed all the squares. In the current state of the data tables, there is no need for the markings.
This is the third data table I filled out. It also has information about the living organisms, including decomposers, and considers human impact in the study area.
Maps
The first map is a published map from Google Earth.
The second map is one I drew. There is color, but the scanning process made it less visible. I hope you can read the coordinates and see everything else. Just in case, the coordinates are 37 degrees 24'10'N, 122 degrees 12'2''W.
Site Overview
This is the final draft of my site overview. There should be another post with it, but I'm posting this one in case the other one didn't work and because it's part of my final field study project.
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