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Date/Time:
Visited the site on May 1, 2021, at 16:00.
Weather:
The weather was partly cloudy with no precipitation. The temperature recorded at the site was 17oC. The seasonality is Mid Spring.
Observation Area:
The area that I have chosen to observe is the forested portion of a City park in Coquitlam, BC called Mundy Park. This park is 1.39 km2, has two lakes, is flat and mostly forested. The park is surrounded by dense suburb developments, and the park trails are a common area for dog walkers and runners.
Observations:
While walking through the park I noticed that there were different plant species that appear to thrive near the lakes when compared to other regions of the park. My main focus was the abundance of plant species near Mundy lake which is more centrally located in the park and more accessible. The forest seems healthy with few invasive species identified in the central areas of the park. Some of the plant species that I was able to identify are shown in the figures below.
Questions
- Which areas of the park have the greatest number of Oval-leaf Blueberry and what are the reasons? (sunlight?)
- Does proximity to Mundy Lake correlate with a change in the plant species that exist in the area?
- Does the proximity to the homes and roads surrounding the park result in a higher number of invasive plant species? (Does the perimeter of the park has more invasive species?)
