Biodiversity of species on the grassland of Stong Pond, York University.

On September 21, 2015 in between 2:30pm to 5:30pm with a temperature of about 19 degrees Celsius, our group members conducted an experiment on the biodiversity of species. In this experiment, a dataset was collected for 25 quadrats on the grasslands of Stong Pond, York University- Keele Campus. During the study, the quadrat was placed randomly on the grassland twenty five times as replicates and was continuous. Plant species were identified in the quadrat with the help of a plant guide and features such as color, leave shape/size were also observed in the identification process. Various species of grasses were present and all were counted as one species. Common species found were: Common Milkweed, Birdfoot Trefoil, Grass, Heath Aster, Late Purple Aster, Common Thistle, Queen Anne’s Lace, Canadian Goldenrod, and Cow Vetch. The species type, total number of species observed and the total plant abundance was recorded. The data obtained was based on our visual observations, and no other tools besides the quadrat were used. Ron Kleiman helped with obtaining this raw data.