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Data collection at Mission Creek Regional Park is ongoing. Sample collection has been more efficient since reducing plot size to 100m^2. An additional area was selected to study approximately 500m east from the original site to increase the data pool, though this site has thicker brush which will make sampling challenging. To date, one of two study areas has been sampled (12 quadrats). Soil sample sites in each zone (riparian, floodplain, uplands) were selected, any further sampling is awaiting completion of a percolation test apparatus.
While it was initially observed Pinus ponderosa concentration was fairly constant through the gradient, it was since noted the tree characters change significantly. These observations have caused me to reflect upon my original hypothesis, warranting further investigation into stand make-up and quality, versus only tree concentration.
