Bio 2050 Wk 4 Techniques and data: field sample training with animals

The dataset 4 was collected on September 27, 2015 at 2:55 pm by a group of 5 Ecology (Bio 2050) students. It is important to note that the data was collected at the time of a rainstorm and a temperature below 20 degrees Celsius, which may be a poor representation of possible numerical results for this experiment. The group arrived to Osgoode woodlot and chose a location with a maximal amount of light and minimal blockage or possible interference with other vegetation during the given experiment. Students evenly spread out 9 solo bowls on top of ground in the following order, 3 blue bowls, 3 yellow bowls and 3 white bowls. Each bowl was filled with soapy water to ensure that any possible trapped insects would securely remain inside the bowl throughout the entire duration of the experiment. Afterward, the group relocated to the Stong Pond grassland and repeated the previously mentioned steps at a new location. The bowls were safely left for the duration of the laboratory at both locations. Once the entire laboratory was finished, the students returned to the woodlot and grassland to collect data based on the count of trapped insects. Once the data was collected, the insects were safely released and the equipment (bowls) was brought back to laboratory room.

数据集4于2015年9月27日下午2时55分由5名生态学（Bio 2050）课程学生采集。需特别说明的是，本次数据采集恰逢暴雨且气温低于20摄氏度，这可能导致本次实验的数值结果无法良好代表该实验的潜在整体情形。该小组抵达奥斯古德林地（Osgoode Woodlot）后，选取了一处光照充足、且在本次实验期间受其他植被遮挡或干扰最少的点位。学生们将9个独立捕虫碗按顺序均匀布置在地面上，依次为3个蓝色碗、3个黄色碗与3个白色碗。每个碗中均注入肥皂水，以确保所有被困昆虫均可在实验全程稳定留存于碗内。随后，该小组移步至Stong Pond草原（Stong Pond Grassland），在新的点位重复了前述操作。两处点位的捕虫碗均在整个实验课程期间留置原位。实验结束后，学生们返回林地与草原点位，依据被困昆虫的数量完成数据采集。数据采集完成后，学生们将昆虫安全放生，并将实验器材（bowls）带回实验室。