Lab 3-Dataset 2 Abundance and RTUs Found in Pan Traps

The purpose of this experiment was to observe the abundance and RTUs (recognizable taxonomic units) of insects found in different colour pan traps placed in the Danby Woodlot and Danby Grassland at York University on October 1, 2015. The weather was 15°C mostly sunny, but slightly cool. This experiment was conducted by Amandeep, Vivian, Alexander, and I (Stephanie).

The data was collected by placing a transect in both the grassland and woodlot 9m long and placing the different colour pans yellow, white, and blue 1m between each pan along the transect. Each pan was filled with 15mL of soapy water and left to sit for 60 minutes. After the 60 minutes the abundance and RTUs was counted in each pan and recorded. After each pan was recorded the soapy water from the pans were emptied. The sample size was 18.

本实验旨在探究2015年10月1日于约克大学（York University）丹比林地（Danby Woodlot）与丹比草原（Danby Grassland）内，不同颜色诱虫色盘所捕获昆虫的丰度及可识别分类单元（recognizable taxonomic units, RTUs）。当日气温15℃，整体晴好但略感微凉。本实验由Amandeep、Vivian、Alexander与笔者Stephanie共同完成。

数据采集流程如下：在草原与林地各布设一条长9米的样带，沿样带每隔1米放置黄、白、蓝三种颜色的诱虫色盘。每个色盘注入15 mL肥皂水并静置60分钟。60分钟后，统计每个色盘内的昆虫丰度与可识别分类单元数量并完成记录，随后清空色盘中的肥皂水。本次实验的样本量为18。