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The area that I have selected to observe is a small community park near my house that is frequented by both humans and animals. I visited the area on August 3rd, 2019 at 14:01. The temperature was 18 C˚ and the weather was sunny with a light breeze. The park is situated in a residential neighbourhood in Victoria, BC. The park is mostly open flat grassland with trees growing in some areas. The size of the park is approximately 0.32 hectares (this information was sourced from the district of Saanich website).
I identified roughly three different stratums; open grassland with no shade and no trees, an area with large deciduous trees and constant shade and an area with smaller trees which provided some coverage/shade. I observed the difference in organisms which grew in the different stratums. Overall, the dominant species were clovers, grass and two different species of deciduous trees.
3 questions that could form the subject of the project
- In what ways does the proximity to a residential area effect the species diversity and richness?
- What causes the clovers to grow in clusters rather than dispersed throughout the park?
- What effect do the different trees/shade have on the organisms which live below?
