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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1566168.v1
title: Lab 3- Insect Abundance

description: The objective of this experiment was to use random sampling through the method of quadrats to measure the abundance of various insects in the grassland and woodland. The samples were collected by Huda and Ratiba. To obtain the abundance, 1m2 quadrat was placed randomly and plot was observed for thirty seconds using the timer on the phone. The samples 1 to 10 were taken in the grassland, and sample 11 to 20 were taken in the woodland. To begin with, the vegetation in the plot was not touched, or moved to see the insects beneath it. Instead, the insects were observed from a bird’s eye view. During the thirty second interval all the insects flying into the plot or crawling were recorded. The insects were identified by random recognizable taxonomic units during the thirty second observation. The list of features used to identify the insects are: spider- (black, light beige) and eight legs, bees-pair of wings, black and yellow stripes and six legs, ants-six legs, crawling, and brown and the flies- one set of wings, absence of yellow and black stripes. The RTUs and a tally mark (abundance) was recorded by the observers. The tally marks were used to record abundance as it was uncertain as to how many insects of the same taxonomic group would enter the plot. Later, the tally marks for abundance were counted and recorded in the data sheet as numerical values as it would make data analysis easier.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565697.v1
title: Ecology Lab 3 - Distance Based Data-set - Frequency of Birds

description: The purpose of this field observation was to determine the abundance and distribution of birds over a geographic area. We collected the data in the grassland outside of Saywell Woodlot on September 30th, 2015.<br><br>To measure the abundance of the various bird species in the grassland, we layed 4 transects (east to west) through an approximately 100 square meter area. Each trial was seperated by approximately 25 meters north to south. <br><br>We collected data by walking along each transect and recording the bird species identification and frequency as well as the approximate distance from the transect upon identification. We then approximated the windspeed by attributing a beaufort number to the conditions present. Each transect trial was recorded separated by trial number to ensure consistency in each set.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565676
title: Pan Trap Experiment Week 4

description: On Wednesday, September 30th, a pan trap experiment was set to capture bug species. The purpose of this experiment was to see how many bugs, and the different number of bug species would be captured in two different locations. Ten different bowls of colours blue, white, and yellow were placed at both the woodlot and grassland filled with soapy water to facilitate in trapping the bugs. The bowls were then gathered at the end of the lab, and the number of bugs and bug types were recorded.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565679
title: Data for sublethal IMI doses on young honeybees

description: Data base sublethal IMI doses on young honeybeess
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565695.v1
title: Dataset 4- Determining the abundance of different bird species in Woodlot and Grassland

description: This lab was done at Danby woodlot and Grassland located at York University. The class was divided into groups of 4 or 5. My group members are Jordan Deosamy, Mandy Huynh and Dylan Stoll. Before the lab began we laid a transect to 15m down on the ground. A member of the group walked for 1 minute from the beginning of the transect to the end using binoculars and looking up. Within that 1 minute the amount of birds that flew over the transet was counted and the specie of bird was determined. Both of them were recorded. The position the bird flew across the transect was also recorded in meters. The wind speed was then recorded. This was repeated 5 times on the grassland and the woodlot. The purpose of finding the distance from transect to bird and the specie of bird is to know the specie types of different birds and their abundance. The environment condition for the woodlot was cool while the grassland was sunny.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565675
title: The Danby Woodlot group 5 lab 3 dataset 1

description: This experiment was conducted with the help of Dylan Stoll, Mariam Nnanna, and Mandy Huynh. The information was collected around 3:45 pm on a sunny 17 degree celsius afternoon. A quadrat was placed on the ground (10 times in the grassland and 10 times in the woodlot) for 1 minute. In that minute the group carefully observed the abundance of insects along with the many different species they saw and recorded their findings.The findings included sightings of flies spiders,and ants. The data can be interpreted to answer assumptions about the quatitiy of insects and species in the woodlot, compared to the grassland.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565675.v1
title: The Danby Woodlot group 5 lab 3 dataset 1

description: This experiment was conducted with the help of Dylan Stoll, Mariam Nnanna, and Mandy Huynh. The information was collected around 3:45 pm on a sunny 17 degree celsius afternoon. A quadrat was placed on the ground (10 times in the grassland and 10 times in the woodlot) for 1 minute. In that minute the group carefully observed the abundance of insects along with the many different species they saw and recorded their findings.The findings included sightings of flies spiders,and ants. The data can be interpreted to answer assumptions about the quatitiy of insects and species in the woodlot, compared to the grassland.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565676.v1
title: Pan Trap Experiment Week 4

description: On Wednesday, September 30th, a pan trap experiment was set to capture bug species. The purpose of this experiment was to see how many bugs, and the different number of bug species would be captured in two different locations. Ten different bowls of colours blue, white, and yellow were placed at both the woodlot and grassland filled with soapy water to facilitate in trapping the bugs. The bowls were then gathered at the end of the lab, and the number of bugs and bug types were recorded.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565660
title: Exploring Insect Abundance in Danby Grassland/Woodlot at York University- Dataset 1 Lab03

description: Group members: Shaneil, Mary, Prachi, Gamsayini Data was collected on Wednesday September 30 at around 3:00 p.m. at York University in the Danby grassland and woodlot. It was approximately 15 degrees and the wind speed, based on the Beaufort scale, was about 2-4. It was fairly windy and a little cold. The experiment was completed by using a quadrant and placing it down on a specific area of the grassland and observing how many insects were found in the area covered by the quadrat. The observation was timed to one minute, using a stopwatch. For the timed minute, I, along with my group members closely monitored the quadrated area and counted how many insects were there and also the number of species that filled that area. This process was replicated 10 times in the grassland area and 10 more times in the woodlot, totalling 20 times. The abundance of insects and number of RTO’s (recognizable taxonomic units) were recorded.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565660.v1
title: Exploring Insect Abundance in Danby Grassland/Woodlot at York University- Dataset 1 Lab03

description: Group members: Shaneil, Mary, Prachi, Gamsayini Data was collected on Wednesday September 30 at around 3:00 p.m. at York University in the Danby grassland and woodlot. It was approximately 15 degrees and the wind speed, based on the Beaufort scale, was about 2-4. It was fairly windy and a little cold. The experiment was completed by using a quadrant and placing it down on a specific area of the grassland and observing how many insects were found in the area covered by the quadrat. The observation was timed to one minute, using a stopwatch. For the timed minute, I, along with my group members closely monitored the quadrated area and counted how many insects were there and also the number of species that filled that area. This process was replicated 10 times in the grassland area and 10 more times in the woodlot, totalling 20 times. The abundance of insects and number of RTO’s (recognizable taxonomic units) were recorded.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565688.v1
title: Moore Investigators in Data-Driven Discovery Symposium Talk - 2015

description: My talk from the 2015 Moore Investigators in Data-Driven Discovery Symposium in Seattle Washington.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565656
title: Brand Claims Data Set

description: Brands Data Set for use in class
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565653
title: Pan Trap Dataset: Grassland and Woodlot

description: In order to collect this data, certain methods were used in both grassland and woodlot areas. At the beginning of the laboratory fieldwork, nine plastic bowls were placed in the woodlot and grassland area at York University Campus. The bowls varied in color such that there were three bowls of blue, white and yellow placed in each area for a total of nine bowls per landscape. These bowls were distributed evenly, about 1 meter apart, in random order in both the grassland and woodlot area. Upon dispersal, each bowl was filled a quarter of the way with a distilled water and soap mixture. This mixture was used such that any organism that were to happen to crawl or fly into the bowl, it would become trapped under the surface of the soapy water and drown. These bowls were left in these areas for the entire duration of the lab, approximately 3 hours. On completion of the laboratory fieldwork, the bowls were analyzed for what organism they contained, if any. Each bowl was analyzed and any organisms inside were counted nominally and taken note of the species. The soapy water was then discarded and bowls collected. Possible restrictions or exclusions for this experiment would be to not fill the bowls enough or too little such that organisms could not become trapped. Also, each bowl should have been around 1 meter apart from each other and not too close or far apart. These things could have obscured the data that was recorded.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565653.v1
title: Pan Trap Dataset: Grassland and Woodlot

description: In order to collect this data, certain methods were used in both grassland and woodlot areas. At the beginning of the laboratory fieldwork, nine plastic bowls were placed in the woodlot and grassland area at York University Campus. The bowls varied in color such that there were three bowls of blue, white and yellow placed in each area for a total of nine bowls per landscape. These bowls were distributed evenly, about 1 meter apart, in random order in both the grassland and woodlot area. Upon dispersal, each bowl was filled a quarter of the way with a distilled water and soap mixture. This mixture was used such that any organism that were to happen to crawl or fly into the bowl, it would become trapped under the surface of the soapy water and drown. These bowls were left in these areas for the entire duration of the lab, approximately 3 hours. On completion of the laboratory fieldwork, the bowls were analyzed for what organism they contained, if any. Each bowl was analyzed and any organisms inside were counted nominally and taken note of the species. The soapy water was then discarded and bowls collected. Possible restrictions or exclusions for this experiment would be to not fill the bowls enough or too little such that organisms could not become trapped. Also, each bowl should have been around 1 meter apart from each other and not too close or far apart. These things could have obscured the data that was recorded.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565649
title: Ecology Lab 3 - Sweep net dataset

description: This experiment was conducted at the Osoogde Law School at York University on September 29th. The experiment was conducted by two groups, one group collected data using a quadrat and the other collected data using a sweep net. The two groups conducted 10 experiments in both unmowed and mowed grass areas. The group with the sweep net used a transect to measure 30ft and then walked along it while trying to catch insects in the sweep net. The group with the quadrat collected data by counting the number of organisms in their quadrat. Four steps were taken from where the quadrat was originally placed and then the quadrat was placed there and the organisms in that area were counted. More organisms were collected in the unmowed areas.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565650
title: Lab 3- Field sample training with insects by using colored bowls

description: We were trying to determine if the color of a bowl will affect the attraction of insects and snail to it in grassland and woodlot habitats. Worth to mention that it was a rainy day so, not a lot of insects were captured.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565648
title: Lab 3- sweep net dataset

description: This experiment was conducted in the grassland at York University on September 30th, to measure the population density of insects in the mowed and un-mowed grassland. A total of 10 replicates was collected, in which 5 was collected in the mowed area and 5 was collected in the tall grass area. This was done by placing the transect measuring tape at random for a distance of 30 meters on the ground. Once the tape was placed, a sweeping net was used while walking along the tape for a period of 2 minutes. After every 10 sweeps we observed what kind of insects were caught in the net and recorded the findings. This was repeated for a total of 10 trials
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565647
title: Distance-based dataset: Bird sightings

description: The group divided tasks between the four datasets in this lab. This is the fourth dataset. It occured at the grassland area on York University's Keele campus. Using transects, we began on the grassy terrain, and spread it out along a fairly long distance to ensure maximum availability of space and distance to obtain bird sightings. Along the transect, we stopped to make sightings whenever possible, and recorded their approximate distance along the transect in metres. In addition to this, we noted the bird species/family of bird and the frequency of sightings (i.e. number of birds spotted).The wind speed was also measured according to the Beaufort scale, and recorded. The measured data was recorded in chart form. The study site was a relatively dense grassland containing varied grass and flower species. The potential availability of bird sightings was lessened due to the rainy weather during the field study.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565648.v1
title: Lab 3- sweep net dataset

description: This experiment was conducted in the grassland at York University on September 30th, to measure the population density of insects in the mowed and un-mowed grassland. A total of 10 replicates was collected, in which 5 was collected in the mowed area and 5 was collected in the tall grass area. This was done by placing the transect measuring tape at random for a distance of 30 meters on the ground. Once the tape was placed, a sweeping net was used while walking along the tape for a period of 2 minutes. After every 10 sweeps we observed what kind of insects were caught in the net and recorded the findings. This was repeated for a total of 10 trials
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565650.v1
title: Lab 3- Field sample training with insects by using colored bowls

description: We were trying to determine if the color of a bowl will affect the attraction of insects and snail to it in grassland and woodlot habitats. Worth to mention that it was a rainy day so, not a lot of insects were captured.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565644
title: Week 4: Field sampling with animals (Quadrats)

description: To obtain data for the various insects and animals, ten quadrats were placed in mowed and unmowed grasslands. Each quadrat was placed three steps diagonally apart from eachother. Once the quadrat was placed, group members would analyze the area within the quadrat for insects or animals. A tally would be made of each recognizable taxanomic group while examing the area. Non-insects, such as the order Pulmonata, were recorded due to lack of insects and abundance of snails/slugs.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565645
title: Week 4 lab - Field sampling training with animals Dataset 1

description: 1 m by 1 m quadrats were randomly placed to sample insect population at the York University grasslands north of Pond Rd. All living individuals were sampled and number of snails was also included in the data. The total number of individuals was a tally of all the individual insects and snails found within the quadrat. The number of different taxonomic groups was specified using morphological differences visible to the naked eye. The number of individuals of each species of insect and snails was included to provide information as to the distribution of each species within the quadrat. 10 replicates were performed and placed randomly to prevent bias from genetic drift.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565646
title: week 4, sweep net dataset 4, lab 07

description: Method: The data was collected in grass lot area in York University from 3:30pm to 4:30pm on Tuesday September 29, 2015. The temperature on Tuesday was 7 ºC. The weather was rainy and windy when the data was collected. The data was collected in a group of four people. The data was collected eight times, in which four were collected in mowed grassland and the other four were collected in unmowed grassland by using a transect. We walked along the transect slowly and collected the number of species and organism inside the sweep net after every five steps. This step was repeated further eight times. The beaufort number of 4 on Beaufort Scale was recorded. The group members include Rachel, Maleeha and Aster.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565647.v1
title: Distance-based dataset: Bird sightings

description: The group divided tasks between the four datasets in this lab. This is the fourth dataset. It occured at the grassland area on York University's Keele campus. Using transects, we began on the grassy terrain, and spread it out along a fairly long distance to ensure maximum availability of space and distance to obtain bird sightings. Along the transect, we stopped to make sightings whenever possible, and recorded their approximate distance along the transect in metres. In addition to this, we noted the bird species/family of bird and the frequency of sightings (i.e. number of birds spotted).The wind speed was also measured according to the Beaufort scale, and recorded. The measured data was recorded in chart form. The study site was a relatively dense grassland containing varied grass and flower species. The potential availability of bird sightings was lessened due to the rainy weather during the field study.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565649.v2
title: Ecology Lab 3 - Sweep net dataset

description: This experiment was conducted at the Osoogde Law School at York University on September 29th. The experiment was conducted by two groups, one group collected data using a quadrat and the other collected data using a sweep net. The two groups conducted 10 experiments in both unmowed and mowed grass areas. The group with the sweep net used a transect to measure 30ft and then walked along it while trying to catch insects in the sweep net. The group with the quadrat collected data by counting the number of organisms in their quadrat. Four steps were taken from where the quadrat was originally placed and then the quadrat was placed there and the organisms in that area were counted. More organisms were collected in the unmowed areas.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565644.v1
title: Week 4: Field sampling with animals (Quadrats)

description: To obtain data for the various insects and animals, ten quadrats were placed in mowed and unmowed grasslands. Each quadrat was placed three steps diagonally apart from eachother. Once the quadrat was placed, group members would analyze the area within the quadrat for insects or animals. A tally would be made of each recognizable taxanomic group while examing the area. Non-insects, such as the order Pulmonata, were recorded due to lack of insects and abundance of snails/slugs.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565649.v1
title: Ecology Lab 3 - Sweep net dataset

description: This experiment was conducted at the Osoogde Law School at York University on September 29th. The experiment was conducted by two groups, one group collected data using a quadrat and the other collected data using a sweep net. The two groups conducted 10 experiments in both unmowed and mowed grass areas. The group with the sweep net used a transect to measure 30ft and then walked along it while trying to catch insects in the sweep net. The group with the quadrat collected data by counting the number of organisms in their quadrat. Four steps were taken from where the quadrat was originally placed and then the quadrat was placed there and the organisms in that area were counted.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565643
title: lab3 insects and birds

description: The group has 4 people and the data was collected at two locations, Grassland and Woodlot at york University. The weather is rainny and the wind speed from Beaufort Scale is about 8-12, gentle breeze. Method: We did belt transect of 100m for two times of both direction. we set a 100 m transect with tape along with the bush, we walk and observe bird appearance frequency , first two set at the pond and the seond two set at the opposite direction. Then we count the numbers and different species we see.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565645.v1
title: Week 4 lab - Field sampling training with animals Dataset 1

description: 1 m by 1 m quadrats were randomly placed to sample insect population at the York University grasslands north of Pond Rd. All living individuals were sampled and number of snails was also included in the data. The total number of individuals was a tally of all the individual insects and snails found within the quadrat. The number of different taxonomic groups was specified using morphological differences visible to the naked eye. The number of individuals of each species of insect and snails was included to provide information as to the distribution of each species within the quadrat. 10 replicates were performed and placed randomly to prevent bias from genetic drift.
DOI: 10.17632/w5m8jf94m8.2
title: Supplementary Tables

description: Supplementary Tables
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1565639
title: Ecology Lab 3 - Sweepnet Data Set - Insect Abundance

description: In grassland unmode area, a transect of 30 seconds was swept using a sweep net. After 30 seconds of sweeping in a straight line, total insects captured were recorded, and individual number of recognizable taxonomic units were recorded. Sweep-net was emptied after every transect. A repetition of 10 transect sweeps were carried out.