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This was my first field research project that I ever did for a course, it definitely had its challenges in the beginning. It took me some time to decide what I wanted to do my research project on and the location had to be easily accessible to. Once I had decided on what I wanted to do my research project on, data collection was good, even though I had to figure out how I was gonna do my replication. I did have to make changes to my design because my response variable was continuous and I realized that after collecting quite a bit of data. After I changed my design, then my data collection changed a little. But I did collect enough data for my project.
Engaging in the practice of ecology has definitely increased by appreciation for how ecological theory is developed. It is definitely time consuming and needs a lot of dedication and showed me that ecology is a vast field which increased my appreciation for it.
