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For the initial data collection I used the random sampling strategy in a 1m x 1m area. I chose this technique not only because I thought it would be the most efficient but also, for the soil samples I didn’t want any bias involved as to where they were taken from. The only difficulty I can across was samples in the exact areas where for example a sagebrush plant or fir tree was. In this case I just took the soil sample directly beside the plant or tree. I will continue to use this technique to collect my final data.
