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I collected my field data August 23, 2020. I collected 12 replicates for the dense forest area and 12 replicates for the open grass area. The only problem I have faced in implementing my sampling design is that in the past week it has been very windy and on August 17th two small tornado’s touched ground 20 minutes away from the zone of observation.
I have no problems implementing sampling design.
I have noticed an ancillary pattern that has caused me reflect positively on my hypothesis. I have noticed that deer activity has decreased the past week due to the wind storms, so less scat is found in both areas. However, the original pattern that more scat is present in open grass area is still present.
Be careful and don’t go out during tornado warnings!
Interesting note on the freshness of the scat, have you been rating that in anyway? Do you have a sense of how long scat if visible for before it starts to break down? Might be something to think about for your paper.