BIOL2050 Lab2-Grassland dataset 2

The purpose of this experiment was to collect data based on transect technique and to observe the abundance of Purple Aster from the grassland around Danby Woods where located at south of Chimneystack Rd. and west of Keele St. of York University Keele campus on September 26, 2014. The temperature was about 25 degrees Celsius with a clear blue sky. Purple Aster is easily identified from other species in the grassland, so it reduced the possibility of choosing wrong species. We randomly chose a Purple Aster and lay the transect tape down. The total 50 samples of Purple Aster along the transect tape were collected and recorded the distance on transect. The height of the plant, number of leaves, number of flowers and level of crowding were also recorded in the dataset. The experiment was collaborated with Naz Naji, Kristine Gulli, and Winnie Zhao.