Plant height related to closesness of source of water, number of flowers, and umber of pollinators associated with the plant

On October 14, 2014 at approximately 2:45 p.m, three 25m transects will be laid from the edge of Stong Pond out towards the grassland east of Stong Pond at York University. Each transect will have six quadrats placed on it with a 3 metre gap between the neighbouring edges of each quadrat. In the centre of each quadrat, a pan trap will be set to measure the number of insect pollinators in each quadrat. In total, there will be 3 transects, 18 pan traps, and 18 quadrats. To see if water affects the plant height, the distance from the centre of each quadrat to the closest edge of Stong pond will be measured and recorded using the transect that the quadrat is on. Data on the plant Canadian Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) including: the number of S. canadensis, the total number of flowers, and the average height of the S. canadensis found exclusive to each quadrat will be measured and recorded. The number of flowers will be counted to see if any correlation between number of flowers and number of insect pollinators exist. The pan trap found in the centre of each quadrat will be used to record the number of insect pollinators caught which will be recorded 24 hours after setting the pan trap. This will conclude the experiment for week 1. On week 2, day of October 21, 2014 at approximately 2:45 p.m, the experiment conducted on week 1 will be replicated. The number of insects caught in the pan trap will be again recorded 24 hours after setting it.