Yorku.Grassland.Sept20-2016.CVS

This study was conducted to measure different plant species in
the grassland and compare the ratio of grass to the other kinds of vegetation
at York university, around 3:30pm- 5:00pm.

 -Location: Data was collected at York University, at Keele St.
and York Blvd, in the Grasslands. Weather condition near the field site was
sunny.

-Methods: Field experiment was conducted using quadrat sampling
technique. This technique involved the use of quadrats that were in a square
frame, made of pvc piping, which measured 1 m2  area. In the study, 25 trial were conducted
within 1.5 hours. Half of the measurements were done by counting areas that
were under the sun, where as the other half were under the shade. In each
trial, the number of the plants, species, the total population of the grass, as
well as vegetation were recorded.
Key to Variables: The variables in this field experiments were:
number of plants, the number of species, the total population, percentage of
vegetation and grass coverage . Number of plants and species and total
population were quantitative and categorical type. They were all counted from
top left to the bottom right of the quadrant. The percentage of vegetation and
grass coverage are quantitative and categorical variables.

Prediction: It was predicted that the sites located under the
sun would have a greater variation of species, since different types of
vegetation require more sunlight energy in order to grow taller, as compared to
grass.

Hypothesis: Grass is more abundant under shaded areas, than
areas exposed to sunlight. The abundance of vegetation decreased in the shade.