Post 4: Sampling Strategies

I used two types of light traps to study and compare the quantity of the insects collected and assemblage composition.  I compared the efficiencies of the two light trap methods among different insects, which allowed me to understand the insects’ flight activity. I compared the sampling efficiencies based on getting the main representative species or class of the local ecosystem and getting target group species.  I developed a data set structure (order × sample × trap) that I will produce from the light trap research. Also, while in the field, I came up with a posteriori research problem. For instance, the few hours of rainfall in the course of the research helped me to study the effect of other different factors on the activities of the insects in the ecosystem.

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