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The sampling strategy was easy to follow. I just divided up the land, counted the trees in each quadrant, and then took a closer look at the moss and whether it was pointing north or not. I wasn’t surprised by the data, due to the sunlight, it seemed likely that the moss would grow quite a bit on the north side. I believe I will continue to collect data in the same way, it was very efficient. My greatest hurdle was to identify the types of moss. I have no background in Botany and very little experience identifying species. So it took me a while but I think (hope) I figured it out.
