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25 March 2020
Shannon Myles
I was having trouble compiling all of my data within only one graph. It seemed as I had too much information to include in the graph. I then decided to combine 4 graphs (A, B, C, D) into my one Figure. By having those four graphs separated but put together in one figure, it was very easy to compare them all. The proximity and arrangement allowed for an easy and quick assessment of all four data that is essentially the same experiment but for four different species. I found that it illustrated well the differences between species. Some basic technical difficulties were met when I was trying to combine all four graphs and axis titles into one figure. I ended up combining them all through PowerPoint into one image that I then introduced into my word document. This technique facilitated the whole process by unifying all my elements.
My data put into graphs actually showed me that there was an increase in flower abundance as one gets away from the beach as I hypothesized. Though, I had not observed the fact that abundance declined within the last two or three subsamples along my transects. This new discovery would definitely be worth studying to understand if perhaps another gradient or ecotone is present as the field gets closer to the highway.
