Frequency of insects in grasslands collected using sweep nets and transects

Metadata:# of insects refers to the number of different insects found in each replicate. # of RTUs refers to the number of unique recognizable taxonomic units. The replicates are each time we did the procedure. The procedure The length of the transect was 17 meters and each collection using the sweep net procedure was 25 seconds long. The collector would walk along the transect randomly placed in the grass land and continuously sweep the net until they got to the end of the transect then record the data. The procedure was repeated 10 times. Description:the hypothesis: The inclement weather will negatively affect the number of bugs found and collected. the data collection took place on a York University grassland on September 26th at 3:00 pm until approximately 4:00 pm on a rainy cloudy day. the purpose of this experiment was to get familiarized with sampling tools. the tools used where a sweep net and a transect. the data was collected by using the sweep net and walking along a transect. By looking at the data one can tell that the weather did in fact seem to have a negative on the number of bus present.

元数据：昆虫数量（# of insects）指各重复批次中发现的不同昆虫类群的数量；可识别分类单元数（RTUs, Recognizable Taxonomic Units）指唯一可识别分类单元的总数。重复批次指每次执行该采样流程的独立实验单元。本次采样的样带长度为17米，单次使用扫网的采样时长为25秒。采样人员沿随机布置于草地的样带行进，持续挥扫捕虫网直至抵达样带终点，随后记录采集数据。该采样流程共重复10次。
实验描述：
实验假设：恶劣天气会对被发现与采集的昆虫数量产生负面影响。数据采集于约克大学校园内的一片草地，时间为9月26日下午3时至当日约4时，当日为阴雨多云天气。本实验的目的为熟悉采样工具的使用方法。本次实验使用的工具为扫网与样带。数据通过沿样带行进并使用扫网采样的方式采集。通过分析采集到的数据可见，恶劣天气确实对当地昆虫的种群数量产生了负面影响。