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Overall, I think the field research was great experience that allowed me to fully understand how many steps and details are required in order to conduct a good research project. I had no issues with the implementation of my design since I kept it simple yet efficient to gather the necessary information I required for my hypothesis. I think next time I would do more sites to gather more information because it would provide more evidence to either support or deny my hypothesis, whereas data from 4 sites isn’t sufficient enough. Engaging in the practice of ecology altered my appreciated for how ecological theory is developed because I realized how difficult it is to study nature since it is so ever-changing and to get the best results you can you have to think creatively to form an efficient, yet effective, way of conducting and analyzing your research.
