Biodiversity of Insects found in the Woodslot and Grassland

In order to study the abundance and diversity of insects in the grassland and woods habitats, a study was conducted in the Saywell Woodslot and Grassland, east of Strong College (York University), on September 30, 2014 at approximately 3:00pm. Insect abundance was observed using a quadrat. Each quadrat area was observed for 3 minutes, and data on the total number of insects (and snails), and the number of organisms from specific Classes was recorded. First quadrat was placed randomly in the habitat; each subsequent quadrat was placed 5 metres in front of the previous quadrat. 10 replications were done in the Woodslot and 10 in the Grassland.