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The man-made staircase that forms the foundation of my hypotheses is an abiotic factor that may influence the growth potential of creeping juniper. More specifically, because the staircase is embedded in the sand, and creeping juniper typically grows along sand, the absence of availability of a favourable environment may decrease plant size. Because my two conditions differ in the amount of sand present for creeping juniper to grow in/along, I am able to statistically test for this abiotic influence.
Keywords for this project would include: creeping juniper; abiotic environmental influences; growth limiters
