campus.ecology.data.template**DRAFT1**.xlsx

census the collection of biological data calendar date the date at which the data was collected campus the campus from which the data was collected group_ID the identification tag of the group that collected the data habitat the habitat area from which the data was collected lat the approximate latitude of the habitat long the approximate longitude of the habitat elevation the approximate elevation of the habitat rep repeated data collection abundance.native.plants the number of plants assumed to be native abundance.exotic.plans the number of plants assumed to be exotic total.number.flowers.(quadrats) the number of flowers found within a quadrat abundance.woody.plants the number of woody plants (trees) canopy.coverage the approximate percentile coverage of the sky ground.cover the approximate percentile coverage of the ground total.flower.numbers.(transect) the number of flowers found within the transect range abundance.vertebrate the number of vertebrates vertebrates.species vertebrate species distinguished based on morphological characteristics. The different species were recorded within a 15 minute time range along a 50m radius of the transect, and 5m radius. abundance.humans the number of humans abundance.invertebrates the number of invertebrates abundance.invertebrates.sweep the number of invertebrates captured by a sweep net abundance.invertebrate.pantrap the number of invertebrates captured by a pan trap<br><br>Methods:<br> Quadrat Transect Measuring tape Jug of soap water Sweep nets Pan traps Data was collected across four notebooks and later compiled before being digitally transferred. The data was collected approximately from 15:00 to 17:00 at the York University Keele Reservoir area on October 3, 2016.. There were clouds. PERSON 1 The two transects were used to encompass a 50m distance. 25 quadrats were used per habitat, each separated randomly every 2 meters from the last, while alternating left and right of the transect. PERSON 2 Used a measuring tape to calculate 2 meter difference Every 2 meters, within 0.5m, measured woody plant abundance, canopy coverage, ground coverage, and flower abundance. PERSON 3 walked in a counter-clockwise direction around the habitat area transect used to visualized 50m range any vertebrates directly above observer were not counted observations lasted 15 minutes tallied abundance of species, then later formated into frequency table for 5m radius, used 5 'giant steps' as a visualization PERSON 4 6 pan traps (3 colors x2) Laid out along transect alternating colors approximately 3m apart, filled with soapy water 10 sweep nets, of transect distance traveled 5 sweep nets on each side of the transect the total abundance of invertebrates were caught across six pan traps laid along the transect, in alternating colors. In the grasslands, the pan traps were left for 1 hour and 6 minutes. In the disturbed area, the pan traps were left for 30 minutes. <br>