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The area that I have chosen to study is a forested area located within the city of Ottawa’s Greenbelt. Specifically, the forested area is located on Stony Swamp Trail (hereafter referred to as the Trail) off of Old Richmond Road, Ottawa, Ontario Canada. As the study area is located on a trail, the total distance studied will be approximately 1.5km north east from the entrance of the Trail. The landscape is relatively flat with a maximum elevation of 140m in the area.
The vegetation in the area is quite coarse as it is located within the city’s greenbelt which facilitates older growth vegetation in the area.
The study site was visited on December 8, 2018 at 1500. The weather at the time was -8.2C (Environment Canada).
Questions:
- Do human activities influence the density and diversity of avian species on Stony Swamp Trail?
- Is the basal area of local tree species influenced by temperature in the winter months?
- Does sound pollution from the nearest two-lane highway influence the density and diversity of avian species at varying distances on Stony Swamp Trail?
