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Field Study Shtuff
Field Study Shtuff
ByJackDuffin56
MarkusDuffin
(415)5810500
Objective
TheobjectiveofthisprojectistoobserveanassignedsiteinOhairParkand
monitorthechangethathappenswithina4weekperiod.Wewillalsoobservethe
differentfoodchainsandfactorsinourdesignatedsite.
Observation
Thisfieldstudyisfocusedonstudyingtheplantsandchangesthroughoutthe
weeks.Thisunitwillalsofocusonhowdifferentanimalslearnedtosurviveinthis
biome.Iwanttoseethechangethathappensinanormalenvironmentandactually
seethechangethatIwouldusuallynotseeonahike.
Prediction
Mypredictionisthattherewillbelittlechangethroughouttheweeksunlessthere
israinfall.Therainfallwillincreasethedepthofthecreekandandthespeedthewater
willflow.Therainfallwouldalsoincreasethedevelopmentoftheplantsaroundthe
creek,wheremysiteis.
Data
Eachobservationwillinclude:
BioticData
Heightofdifferentplants
Percentcoverageoftheplants
Numberofanimals(differenttypesandnumbersforeachanimal)
Percentageofleavesonatree.
AbioticData
Averagedayandeveningtemperatures
Averagerainfall
LengthofdayonWednesday
SiteData
Measurement
Week1
Week2
Week3
Week4
Week5
Plant1Height
2ft
2.3ft
Plant2Height
ft
ft
Tree1%ofleaf
coverage
30%
35%
%Ofspicyweed
coveringarea
0%
0%
Estimationofflying
insectsseen
nats,30
nats,20
#Ofwormsunderrock
A
#Ofspidersorwebs
seen
5webs
6webs
#Ofdeerfootprintsor
droppings
Widthofcreek
10ft
10ft
Speedofcreek
almoststill
almoststill
Averageday
temperature
70*
72*
Averageevening
temperature
50*
51*
AverageRainfall
0in
0in
LengthofDayon
Wednesday
6amto8pm
6anto8pm
PoisonOak
20ftSquared 20ftSquared