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The graph above shows a comparison of the average alkalinity from four water samples collected at each of the three locations on McArthur Island in Kamloops, B.C. This is a sample as I have not yet figured out how to properly insert the standard deviation bars but it will be added on as a graph element for the final report.
From my graph, it is quite obvious to see that the pond had much higher alkalinity which ducks tend to like, as stated in most of the research I read through. Though my observations and data collections show that very few ducks tended to be in the pond compared to the other two locations. I hypothesized that ducks prefer the moat by the bridge over the pond or the moat entrance to the Thompson River and from my duck counts over the 4 days of my collection, the hypothesis was supported. Though, since the water is close to neutral pH and is lower in alkalinity, and so far, the portion of my study that compared the number of ducks in the shade versus the sun doesn’t seem to show a pattern, it seems to suggest that there are other reasons why the ducks prefer the bridge area.
