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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1564528
title: Week 4- Sweep Net Data Set

description: This experiment took place on September 28th, 2014 in the Stong Pond Grassland. It was conducted at approximately 3:00pm under cloudy skies with the temperature at 19˚C. A transect measuring tape was used to mark a path in the grassland. The distance of the path was 27 metres. Data was collected by sweeping and brushing on plants along the transect path with a sweep net (a canvas bag attached to a wooden rod) for two minutes. The abundance, total RTUs, and frequency of each RTU present in the sweep net was recorded. After recording the data the organisms were released. This method was repeated 10 times. The RTUs observed include: ant, fly, spider, stink bug, mosquito, wasp, grasshopper, beetle, damselfly, snail, hornet, and moth.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1564532.v1
title: Color Preference of Damby Woodlot/Grassland Insects

description: In collaboration with a partner, pan traps were set in groups of three different colors (white, blue and yellow) in both the grassland and woodlot areas of Damby Woodlot of York University. The traps were set at 3pm and data was not collected until 4pm of the same day to ensure an appropriate amount of time was given for the experiment. Data was collected on September 28th 2015 on a cloudy, damp and humid day. Beginning from the middle of both areas, locations of the traps were determined by a random number generated by Excel and they were placed in groups of the three different colors in order to determine if the insects preferred a certain color over another. Three normal groups along with one control group consisting of two pan traps (white and blue) was set in both settings; twenty-two pans were used in total. Data was collected after one hour by using sieve; the number of total insects and total rtus were collected per individual pan, colors of the pans were noted as well. The experiment was conducted in order to determine if insects prefer the color yellow over other colors.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1564507
title: Invertebrate diversity and abundance at Danby grassland and woodlot at York University using quadrats

description: On September 28 2015 at approximately 3:00-4:45pm, an ecology lab group consisting of Sahar, Aziza, Paula, and Shahana walked to Danby Woods at York University in order to conduct 4 different field sample trainings. The weather was cloudy with a slight wind gust and at that time the temperature was 20°C. The purpose of this experiment was to determine the majority invertebrate species in the grassland and woodlot while training to use quadrats. Sahar and Aziza worked as partners, with Aziza mostly recording the data and Sahar identifying & observing the invertebrates. The grassland and woodlot were slightly damp as it had rained earlier that day. The grassland was a large field with grass up to mid ankle and an open sky, whereas the woodlot was inside a forest with lots of shading from the canopy trees. Quadrats that were 1m by 1m were randomly placed on the ground by the researchers in the woodlot and grassland in order to account for the huge regions. Each quadrat was placed 3 steps away in any direction from any previous quadrat already observed. The researchers started placing 1 quadrat at a time on the ground in the grassland region for 1 minute each in order to count the number of total invertebrates and identify RTUs for 10 replicates. The same was done in the woodlot however at times, loose debris such as branches would get in the way inside the quadrat. As such, they were removed in order to accurately count and identify the insects. After 20 quadrats were placed, the researchers counted and recorded the number of RTUs from the RTUs column already documented. The data indicates that ants are taking over at Danby grassland and woodlot as they were found in each and every quadrat.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1564535.v1
title: Abundance of Insects at Stong Pond

description: This experiment was performed on the September 28 2015, between 2.45 pm and 4.30 pm at the Stong Pond Grassland (43°46'14.2"N,79°30'22.7"W) at York University, ON. The weather was overcast, with a temperature of 21°C. It rained about 0.5 mm that morning. The experiment was performed to familiarize students with the different techniques of animals and insect sampling.<br><br>Method<br>A 15 m transect was run out in the grassland. Using a sweep net, the experimenter sweeped with an arc of 1 m on both sides of the transect while walking along the transect. The sweeps were performed for every 0.5 m on the transect. After walking the 15 m of the transect in 1 minute (to allow time to capture the insects), the experimenter carefully examined the sweep net and recorded the total number of insects, as well as the number of different type of insects and the number of insects in each of these taxonomic units. The insects were then released. This whole procedure was performed 9 more times (for a total of 10) and the transects were run out randomly by walking in different directions from the center of the grassland.<br><br>The experimenters were Mohammad Imrit, Ron Kleiman, Fadumo Hersi and Gurjot Mukher.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1564527.v2
title: The Insect Distribution and Physical Density of York University

description: On September 28th, 2015, at approximately 3:10-3:30, At the York University campus’ Danby Woods, an experiment was conducted using qudrats to count the number of insects in the grassland and compare it to the number of insects found in the woodlot. The weather was around 18 degrees Celsius with very little sunlight, but a strong wind force. This day, I worked with a group of five: Taylor, Amena, Antoni, Hinal, and myself. Hinal and I decided to partner up and work on my quadrat experiment together. Starting in the grassland region, we used the random numbers website and with the number generated, took that many steps. Once the destination was reached, we placed the quadrat down, waited a minute until the bugs settled in, and then counted the number of insects spotted and the variety of insects. We completed these steps ten times and then moved onto the woodlot and conducted the same procedures. We were able to spot: ants, mosquitoes, fruit flies, spiders, crickets, and some small green bugs. It was noted that there were more insects found in the grassland as opposed to the woodlot region. The reason more insects were found inside the grassland could be because there were more plants there that insects would be able to reside. It was also evident that the insects were near the mid regions of the grassland, where there were flowerings and more grass coverage. Therefore, comparing the grassland and woodlot regions, there was much more diversity and a greater number of insects in the grassland region.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1564527.v1
title: The Insect Distribution and Physical Density of York University's Danby Woods

description: On September 28th, 2015, at approximately 3:10-3:30, At the York University campus’ Danby Woods, an experiment was conducted using qudrats to count the number of insects in the grassland and compare it to the number of insects found in the woodlot. The weather was around 18 degrees Celsius with very little sunlight, but a strong wind force. This day, I worked with a group of five: Taylor, Amena, Antoni, Hinal, and myself. Hinal and I decided to partner up and work on my quadrat experiment together. Starting in the grassland region, we used the random numbers website and with the number generated, took that many steps. Once the destination was reached, we placed the quadrat down, waited a minute until the bugs settled in, and then counted the number of insects spotted and the variety of insects. We completed these steps ten times and then moved onto the woodlot and conducted the same procedures. We were able to spot: ants, mosquitoes, fruit flies, spiders, crickets, and some small green bugs. It was noted that there were more insects found in the grassland as opposed to the woodlot region. The reason more insects were found inside the grassland could be because there were more plants there that insects would be able to reside. It was also evident that the insects were near the mid regions of the grassland, where there were flowerings and more grass coverage. Therefore, comparing the grassland and woodlot regions, there was much more diversity and a greater number of insects in the grassland region.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1564504
title: data

description: Data of the study.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1564507.v1
title: Invertebrate diversity and abundance at Danby grassland and woodlot at York University using quadrats

description: On September 28 2015 at approximately 3:00-4:45pm, an ecology lab group consisting of Sahar, Aziza, Paula, and Shahana walked to Danby Woods at York University in order to conduct 4 different field sample trainings. The weather was cloudy with a slight wind gust and at that time the temperature was 20°C. The purpose of this experiment was to determine the majority invertebrate species in the grassland and woodlot while training to use quadrats. Sahar and Aziza worked as partners, with Aziza mostly recording the data and Sahar identifying & observing the invertebrates. The grassland and woodlot were slightly damp as it had rained earlier that day. The grassland was a large field with grass up to mid ankle and an open sky, whereas the woodlot was inside a forest with lots of shading from the canopy trees. Quadrats that were 1m by 1m were randomly placed on the ground by the researchers in the woodlot and grassland in order to account for the huge regions. Each quadrat was placed 3 steps away in any direction from any previous quadrat already observed. The researchers started placing 1 quadrat at a time on the ground in the grassland region for 1 minute each in order to count the number of total invertebrates and identify RTUs for 10 replicates. The same was done in the woodlot however at times, loose debris such as branches would get in the way inside the quadrat. As such, they were removed in order to accurately count and identify the insects. After 20 quadrats were placed, the researchers counted and recorded the number of RTUs from the RTUs column already documented. The data indicates that ants are taking over at Danby grassland and woodlot as they were found in each and every quadrat.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1564502
title: Ecology-Lab3:Group 3:Dataset 2:Pan Trap Dataset

description: Experiment was conducted using a transect, soapy water and nine coloured platic pan containers with observations made and recorded. At about 3:00pm a transect was laid down in an area of the grassland of lenght about fifteen meters. Nine plastic pan were laid out along the transect, each one meter apart with colour sequence yellow, white, then blue. The containers were then each filled with soapy water and left to capture insects.A transect was then laid down in an area of the woodlot of lenght about fifteen meters. Nine plastic pan were laid out along the transect, each one meter apart of colour sequence yellow, white, then blue. The containers were then each filled with soapy water and left to capture insects. The transect was removed after the pans were laid out. At approximately 5:00pm, the sites were revisited and the insects captured in each pan were observed. The total number(total abundance) of insects captured in each of the pan trap of grassland and woodlot area was recorded. RTUs which means recognizable taxonomic units were then counted and recorded.This means the different number of species that could be indentified which were trapped in each pan. The colour of the plastic pan and site were also recorded. Containers were then emptied. Data was collected on September 30, 2015 between 3:00-5:00pm in the grassland and woodlot area of York University, Keele Campus among a group<br>of four Ecology(BIOL2050) section 03 student.It was a sunny day with temperaure average of 20 degrees celcius and wind average speed of 2-4m/s.<br>Data was collected by the following four members of group number three (3): Shaneil.H, Mary.H, Gamasayini.K and Prachi.M.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1564503
title: Sweep Net Transects In York University Grasslands

description: Data for this experiment was collected around 3:30 pm on Tuesday September 27, 2015 at the edge of a grassland on York University's Keele campus. It was a cool and rainy day with steady winds. The experiment was performed on a random section of the mowed part of the grassland. A transect measuring tape was extended 30 m and laid down. It was slowly walked along while sweeping in a steady full-range-sweep motion until the end of the transect. The sweep net was emptied carefully and the number of insects were counted and visually grouped into recognizable taxonomic units (RTUs). The total number of RTUs were then also counted and recorded. The transect was then moved five steps to the right of, and parallel to the original transect placement. It was walked along in the same manner as before, and the same variables were counted as well. This process was repeated for a total of five transects.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1564528.v2
title: Week 4- Sweep Net Data Set

description: This experiment took place on September 28th, 2014 in the Stong Pond Grassland. It was conducted at approximately 3:00pm under cloudy skies with the temperature at 19˚C. A transect measuring tape was used to mark a path in the grassland. The distance of the path was 27 metres. Data was collected by sweeping and brushing on plants along the transect path with a sweep net (a canvas bag attached to a wooden rod) for two minutes. The abundance, total RTUs, and frequency of each RTU present in the sweep net was recorded. After recording the data the organisms were released. This method was repeated 10 times. The RTUs observed include: ant, fly, spider, stink bug, mosquito, wasp, grasshopper, beetle, damselfly, snail, hornet, and moth.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1564503.v1
title: Sweep Net Transects In York University Grasslands

description: Data for this experiment was collected around 3:30 pm on Tuesday September 27, 2015 at the edge of a grassland on York University's Keele campus. It was a cool and rainy day with steady winds. The experiment was performed on a random section of the mowed part of the grassland. A transect measuring tape was extended 30 m and laid down. It was slowly walked along while sweeping in a steady full-range-sweep motion until the end of the transect. The sweep net was emptied carefully and the number of insects were counted and visually grouped into recognizable taxonomic units (RTUs). The total number of RTUs were then also counted and recorded. The transect was then moved five steps to the right of, and parallel to the original transect placement. It was walked along in the same manner as before, and the same variables were counted as well. This process was repeated for a total of five transects.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1564504.v1
title: data

description: Data of the study.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1564528.v1
title: Lab 4- Sweep Net Data Set

description: This experiment took place on September 28, 2014 at Stong Pond (grassland). It was conducted at approximately 3:00pm under cloudy skies with the temperature at 19˚C. A transect measuring tape was used to mark a path in the grassland. The distance of the path was 27 metres. Data was collected by sweeping and brushing on plants along the transect path with a sweep net (a canvas bag attached to a wooden rod) for two minutes. The abundance, total RTUs, and frequency of each RTU present in the sweep net was recorded. After recording the data the organisms were released. This method was repeated 10 times. The RTUs observed include: ant, fly, spider, stink bug, mosquito, wasp, grasshopper, beetle, damselfly, snail, hornet, and moth.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1564500
title: WK 4: Field Sample Training with Animals

description: The experiment was conducted to study the number of various insects found in the grassland area at York University. The data for this experiment was collected on September 29, 2015 from 3:00 pm-3:30 pm. The data was collected by placing a 1 m by 1 m quadrat in 10 random locations in the mowed grass area and again in the tall grass area, for a total of 20 quadrat samples. The locations for the quadrats in both the mowed and tall grass area, were chosen by taking five steps in any direction and placing the quadrat wherever we stopped after the fifth step. Measurements of the number of insects and the number of different recognizable taxonomic units were taken after the quadrats were placed. The number of insects, which represents the total number of insects found inside the quadrat, was measured by doing a quick count of all the insects in the quadrat. The number of different recognizable taxonomic units represents the number of different types of insects found in the quadrat. For this, the insects in the quadrat were differentiated by analyzing their shape, size and colour.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1564498
title: Abundance of insects using quadrats at grassland and woodlot

description: The dataset was collected by 4 ecology student from BIOL 2050. The experiment was conducted on two areas, York University’s Grassland and Woodlot, on September 28, 2015 at 15:00. It was a cloudy afternoon, mild wind, 88% humidity. 10 quadrats were randomly placed on the ground at each study site. Within two minutes interval, total number of insects present within the quadrat were visually counted. Insect phenotypes were also observed in order to identify the species and the recognizable taxonomic unit (RTU) of each species were recorded. The hypothesis was that grassland habitat was more suitable for insects compared to woodlot habitat due to the coverage of vegetation and plant species. Results showed that insects were more abundant at grassland than woodlot. Various type of insects were identified, including Black Grass Bug (Labops hesperius), Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae), Fall Field Cricket (Gryllus pennsylvanicus), Northern Blowfly (Protophormia terraenovae), Black Ant (Lasius niger), Red-Legged Grasshopper (Melanoplus femurrubrum), Grass Spider (Agelena Naevia).
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1564502.v1
title: Ecology-Lab3:Group 3:Dataset 2:Pan Trap Dataset

description: Experiment was conducted using a transect, soapy water and nine coloured platic pan containers with observations made and recorded. At about 3:00pm a transect was laid down in an area of the grassland of lenght about fifteen meters. Nine plastic pan were laid out along the transect, each one meter apart with colour sequence yellow, white, then blue. The containers were then each filled with soapy water and left to capture insects.A transect was then laid down in an area of the woodlot of lenght about fifteen meters. Nine plastic pan were laid out along the transect, each one meter apart of colour sequence yellow, white, then blue. The containers were then each filled with soapy water and left to capture insects. The transect was removed after the pans were laid out. At approximately 5:00pm, the sites were revisited and the insects captured in each pan were observed. The total number(total abundance) of insects captured in each of the pan trap of grassland and woodlot area was recorded. RTUs which means recognizable taxonomic units were then counted and recorded.This means the different number of species that could be indentified which were trapped in each pan. The colour of the plastic pan and site were also recorded. Containers were then emptied. Data was collected on September 30, 2015 between 3:00-5:00pm in the grassland and woodlot area of York University, Keele Campus among a group<br>of four Ecology(BIOL2050) section 03 student.It was a sunny day with temperaure average of 20 degrees celcius and wind average speed of 2-4m/s.<br>Data was collected by the following four members of group number three (3): Shaneil.H, Mary.H, Gamasayini.K and Prachi.M.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1564498.v1
title: Abundance of insects using quadrats at grassland and woodlot

description: The dataset was collected by 4 ecology student from BIOL 2050. The experiment was conducted on two areas, York University’s Grassland and Woodlot, on September 28, 2015 at 15:00. It was a cloudy afternoon, mild wind, 88% humidity. 10 quadrats were randomly placed on the ground at each study site. Within two minutes interval, total number of insects present within the quadrat were visually counted. Insect phenotypes were also observed in order to identify the species and the recognizable taxonomic unit (RTU) of each species were recorded. The hypothesis was that grassland habitat was more suitable for insects compared to woodlot habitat due to the coverage of vegetation and plant species. Results showed that insects were more abundant at grassland than woodlot. Various type of insects were identified, including Black Grass Bug (Labops hesperius), Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae), Fall Field Cricket (Gryllus pennsylvanicus), Northern Blowfly (Protophormia terraenovae), Black Ant (Lasius niger), Red-Legged Grasshopper (Melanoplus femurrubrum), Grass Spider (Agelena Naevia).
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1564488
title: Tabulating The Effect of Different Coloured Food Sources On Potential Pollinators.

description: An ecological experiment was conducted on Monday, September 28, 2015, at York University--from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM, at the Danby Woodlot--involving the differences in colour of food sources, and how that may affect the selectiveness of pollinators for food sources. Ten pan traps were placed in an open grassland, while ten were placed in a forested/woodland area. Traps were collected approximately 2.5 hours later, and the amount and diversity of insects in each trap was recorded, along with the colour of each trap (blue, white, yellow).
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1564488.v1
title: Tabulating The Effect of Different Coloured Food Sources On Potential Pollinators.

description: An ecological experiment was conducted on Monday, September 28, 2015, at York University--from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM, at the Danby Woodlot--involving the differences in colour of food sources, and how that may affect the selectiveness of pollinators for food sources. Ten pan traps were placed in an open grassland, while ten were placed in a forested/woodland area. Traps were collected approximately 2.5 hours later, and the amount and diversity of insects in each trap was recorded, along with the colour of each trap (blue, white, yellow).
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1564500.v1
title: Insects collected using quadrats at the grassland area at York Univeristy

description: The experiment was conducted to study the number of various insects found in the grassland area at York University. The data for this experiment was collected on September 29, 2015 from 3:00 pm-3:30 pm. The data was collected by placing a 1 m by 1 m quadrat in 10 random locations in the mowed grass area and again in the tall grass area, for a total of 20 quadrat samples. The locations for the quadrats in both the mowed and tall grass area, were chosen by taking five steps in any direction and placing the quadrat wherever we stopped after the fifth step. Measurements of the number of insects and the number of different recognizable taxonomic units were taken after the quadrats were placed. The number of insects, which represents the total number of insects found inside the quadrat, was measured by doing a quick count of all the insects in the quadrat. The number of different recognizable taxonomic units represents the number of different types of insects found in the quadrat. For this, the insects in the quadrat were differentiated by analyzing their shape, size and colour.