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I have spent some time considering the theoretical basis of my research project and I have also thought about my theoretical perspective. For my final project, I am hoping to determine whether or not the amount of shelter provided has any correlation to the amounts of birds within that area. More specifically, I have predicted that I would find the greatest number of birds using an area that had the most shelter compared to areas with little shelter or areas with intermediate amounts of shelter. The ecological processes that my hypothesis focuses on will be urbanization, deforestation and adaptation. Since both urbanization and deforestation are becoming a big process of the world we live in, I’m curious to see if in fact the lack of shelter affects the amounts of birds I will see. From the research I have been doing and articles I have been reading, it has become apparent to me that my prediction is in fact highly likely. Lots of species rely on the forest habitats for protection and shelter so, with these resources becoming limited the species are faced with the tough challenge of adapting and surviving. Some can adapt and other are not able to so, they either relocate or die out within that specific area.
Some keywords: Deforestation, Species richness, Habitat conversion.
