Distance based Sampling Techniques with insects in the grassland and woodlot

The researchers were taken to the woodlot and to the grassland, which are placed in York University’s Keele Campus. At the beginning of the 4-step experiments, 7 bowls that poured with few inches of soapy water were placed in the grassland with 1 meter distance between each bowl. Another 7 bowls that poured with few inches of soapy water were placed in the grassland with the same 1 meter distance between each bowl. After three hours, bowls in the grassland and bowls in the woodlot were checked and number of insects were counted and recorded to the data sheet for each bowl. The species that encountered in each bowl were identified, as well.

研究人员前往坐落于约克大学（York University）基尔校区（Keele Campus）的林地与草地。在四步实验的初始阶段，研究人员在草地中布置了7个盛有几英寸深肥皂水的碗具，碗具间间距为1米；另有7个同款盛有肥皂水的碗具以相同间距布置在草地中。三小时后，研究人员对草地与林地内的碗具进行检查，统计每个碗具上的昆虫数量并记录至数据表中，同时鉴定出造访每个碗具的昆虫物种。