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The beginning of this field research assignment definitely had its challenges for me. I did my research in a location I was not at all familiar with so it lead for several questions to figure out on top of figuring out what I wanted to research. In my original design implementation I was not sure how to collect effective data for my study. This lead to poor data that would not be a good contribution to my research. Once it was decided to take several measurements of individual branches of the randomly selected plants I was given a better overall understanding of my data. It painted a clearer picture of the plant I was studying. My research of this species also helped give me a good understanding of the functions of a plant that is commonly found. This definitely gave me a greater understanding and appreciation for how ecological theory is developed. In this case though, I would like to leave the research and studies to the professionals in the future and educate myself through their findings.
