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The areas I chose for my research are two ditches located by the road outside 4791 Tolmie Rd in Abbotsford, British Columbia
The site was originally visted on July 4th 2018
Time: 12:30pm
Weather: Sunny with minimal clouds
Temperature: 32°C
The ditches had water in them but they were covered with Parrotfeather (Myriophyllum aquaticum).
Parrotfeather is an invasive aquatic plant that forms a complex subsurface canopy.
The three hypothesis are:
1-Parrotfeather grows rapidly in stagnant water.
2-Wherever Parrotfeather grows, the nitrate and phosphate levels are lower compared to where it does not grow.
3-As the population of Parrotfeather increases, the population of the surrounding plants decreases.
The prediction is that as the population of Parrotfeather increases, the levels of nitrate and phosphate decrease in the water. Low levels of nitrate and phosphate levels in the water lead to the population of the other plants to decrease. Wherever there is Parrotfeather growth, the growth of other plants will be negatively affected therefore there will be lesser population of any other plant.
