Study of Abundance and Richness of Plant Species in Grassland at Stong Pond

The study took place at York University, Stong Pond on September 21, 2015, 3:00-4:00pm (ET). In the study, quadrats were placed on the grassland, 5 foot steps to the right from the previous quadrat, for 25 replicates (quadrat plots). The quadrat size was 1x1 meters for all the replicates and was the only tool used in this study. Abundance, richness, total coverage of grass and total coverage of vegetation were detected per quadrat. The data were visually examined, and estimated for some parts. Frequent species that appeared within the quadrats were, Aster and Smooth White Aster (Aster spp.), Goldenrod (Solidago), Grasses (Graminoids), Common Milkweed (Asclepias syrica), Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota), Thistle (Sonchus spp. or Cirsium spp.), and Sweet Yellow Clover (Melilotus Offucinalis). Sharom Dhami, lab partner from Group 2, helped to examine this study.

本研究于2015年9月21日下午3:00至4:00（东部时间，ET）在约克大学（York University）思塘（Stong Pond）开展。研究中，样方（quadrat）被布设至草地样地中，每个样方与前一样方向右间隔5步布设，共设置25个重复样方。所有重复样方面积均为1×1米，为本研究仅使用的调查工具。对每个样方均记录了植物多度、物种丰富度、草本总盖度及植被总盖度。部分数据经目视核查，并针对部分区域进行了估算。样方内出现的常见物种包括：紫菀属植物（Aster spp.，含紫菀与光滑白色紫菀）、一枝黄花属植物（Solidago）、禾草类（Graminoids）、普通马利筋（Asclepias syrica）、野胡萝卜（Daucus carota）、蓟类植物（Sonchus spp. 或 Cirsium spp.）以及黄香草木犀（Melilotus Offucinalis）。本研究由第2组的实验搭档沙罗姆·达米（Sharom Dhami）协助完成。