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Observations of Study Area:
The area I have decided to observe is Art Gibbon’s Memorial Park. Art Gibbon’s Park is a wooded, flattish city park in Nelson BC. The park is rather large around the size of one and a half football fields. at the top of the Rosemont neighbourhood, a neighbourhood that spreads over the side of a large hill at the top of town. The park is mainly covered by large trees that appear to be Cedar, Hemlock and Douglas Fur for the most par. Under these large trees there seems to be minimal undergrowth present. There are a few patches of smaller, thinner white trees, and where they grow the floor is carpeted in moss and small plants. There were minimal signs of fauna present, the park was quiet with no birds nearby, and only a few glimpses of squirrels off in the distance. I visited the park a few times since the 1st of October at 10:00am, 12:00pm, and 5:00pm, in both cloudy and sunny weather.
Questions:
- Is there a difference in soil quality between areas of new growth and area’s with the established canopy?
- Are there patterns in the distribution of the different species of trees due to competition?
- How does snow fall interception relate to the species of trees
