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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1568060.v2
title: Lab 3: Biol2050 Abundance and Diversity in Insects Data Set 1

description: The experiment was conducted for the third biol2050 lab for dataset 1. The experiment was performed in the woodlot, and grassland at York University on Thursday Oct 1st, 2015 at approximately 330-415pm. The weather during this time was 15 degrees Celsius, with 0% chance of rain, and wind with the speed of 24 km/h. When the wind speed was found in the Beaufort scale, it was given a Beaufort number of 5, which corresponded to Fresh Breeze in Seaman's term. Group Members: Simranjit Kang, Ava Kamali, Katrin Chapkis, Jennifer Mariathas The purpose of the lab was to understand, and gain knowledge about the process of calculating the abundance of insects as well as the number of recognizable taxonomic units (RTU's) using a quadrat in both grasslands, and woodlots. The sample size in this experiment was 10 replicates in the grassland, and 10 replicates in the woodlot for a total of 20. The quadrats were placed randomly within each habitat of interest, 1 meter apart from one another. The quadrat was placed 10 times in the grassland, and 10 times in the woodlot, and a total of 30 seconds were measured each time using a timer on one of the group member's phone. During that time the number of insects that were inside or had flown over the quadrat were calculated as well as the # of RTU's, and both were recorded using a paper and pen. 2 of the 4 group members participated in observing the quadrat carefully to decrease the chances of possible error. As previously stated the weather during this lab was windy, and relatively cold, and this may have affected the number of insects identified. The ground in the grassland was almost completely covered by grass which made it very difficult to identify the insects as well. All the data calculated was presented in a table.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1567650.v2
title: Lab 3 Dataset 3- Sweep test along transects

description: The data was collected at Danby Grassland at York University Keele Campus on Thursday October 1 2015 at approximately 4:20pm. The duration of the experiment took approximately 25 mins and was completed at around 4:45pm. The temperature was 15°C and it was sunny with clear skies. The area site where the sweep nets took place was large, dry and open area. The vegetation increased as you went further into the site. The experiment was done in groups of four and each dataset was divided amongst the group members; Azeb, Eman, Bava and Saraswatie. This particular dataset was conducted by Azeb with the help of Eman. The organisms caught were primarily misquotes and bees. The purpose of this lab was to determine the distribution and abundance of mobile organisms in a short amount of time. This lab was also meant for students to become familiar with the tools used in the experiment, such and transect and sweep nets, and publishing data found in the field .The sample size for this dataset is 10. The data was collected by randomly laying out 10 meters transects across Danby Grassland and vigorously sweeping the net left to right in a diagonal pattern to prevent captured organisms from escaping. Once reaching the end of each transect, the sweeper would enclose the net with their hand and lift the net to observe the finding. This was repeated 10 times which took approximately 45 seconds each and was recorded using pen and paper in an organized chart. This was done to obtain an accurate representation of the site. Total abundance was obtained by counting the number or living organisms caught in the net by the end of each transect. The number of recognizable taxonomic units (#RTU’s) was determined by visually identifying each organism and mentally categorizing them into groups based on physical features such and colour, size, number of legs and wings etc. Once determining the general species the number of different species caught is that recorded.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1568060.v1
title: Lab 3: Biol2050 Abundance and Diversity Data Set 1

description: The experiment was conducted for the third biol2050 lab for dataset 1. The experiment was performed in the woodlot, and grassland at York University on Thursday Oct 1st, 2015 at approximately 330-415pm. The weather during this time was 15 degrees Celsius, with 0% chance of rain, and wind with the speed of 24 km/h. When the wind speed was found in the Beaufort scale, it was given a Beaufort number of 5, which corresponded to Fresh Breeze in Seaman's term. Group Members: Simranjit Kang, Ava Kamali, Katrin Chapkis, Jennifer Mariathas The purpose of the lab was to understand, and gain knowledge about the process of calculating the abundance of insects as well as the number of recognizable taxonomic units (RTU's) using a quadrat in both grasslands, and woodlots. The sample size in this experiment was 10 replicates in the grassland, and 10 replicates in the woodlot for a total of 20. The quadrats were placed randomly within each habitat of interest, 1 meter apart from one another. The quadrat was placed 10 times in the grassland, and 10 times in the woodlot, and a total of 30 seconds were measured each time using a timer on one of the group member's phone. During that time the number of insects that were inside or had flown over the quadrat were calculated as well as the # of RTU's, and both were recorded using a paper and pen. 2 of the 4 group members participated in observing the quadrat carefully to decrease the chances of possible error. As previously stated the weather during this lab was windy, and relatively cold, and this may have affected the number of insects identified. The ground in the grassland was almost completely covered by grass which made it very difficult to identify the insects as well. All the data calculated was presented in a table.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1566881
title: Ecology Lab 3 Dataset 2 - Pan Traps

description: The purpose of this experiment was to observe the abundance and recognizable taxanomic units (RTUs) and how different types of insects attract to different colours of pan traps in either a grassland or woodlot environment. Nine pan traps were set out in grassland while eight pan traps were set out in woodlot (due to TA error in miscalculation). Pan traps measured the abundance and diversity of different insects in either grassland or woodlot. Coloured pan traps were used to attracted an assortment of crawling and flying organisms. Colours used were white, blue, and yellow and were strategically arranged 1 metre apart in that specific colour order to observe the reactions of various organisms. Around 10-15mL of soapy water was added to each pan trap bowl to trap the organisms inside the pans and to make them stay in the bowls for the duration of our experiment. The coloured pan traps were set out 1 metre apart from each other around 3pm and data for abundance and # RTU’s was collected around 4:15pm. Abundance measured the total number of insects observed in each pan trap while #RTU’s measured the amount of different recognizable taxanomic units. The experiment took place at the Danby Grassland and Woodlot on the northeast side of York University Keele Campus for the duration of 2:45pm-5pm on October 1st, 2015. It was 15 degrees celsius with 54% humidity and ENE winds at 24km/h indicating a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. Pressure was 1029mb and visibility was 16.1km. Each of the 4 members - Simranjit Kang, Ava Kamali, Katrin Chapkis, Jennifer Mariathas - of group 4 contributed to collecting data. We used pan traps, soapy water, transects and tweezers to analyze and record the dataset. Sample size is 17.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1567448
title: Lab 3-Dataset 2 Abundance and RTUs Found in Pan Traps

description: The purpose of this experiment was to observe the abundance and RTUs (recognizable taxonomic units) of insects found in different colour pan traps placed in the Danby Woodlot and Danby Grassland at York University on October 1, 2015. The weather was 15°C mostly sunny, but slightly cool. This experiment was conducted by Amandeep, Vivian, Alexander, and I (Stephanie). The data was collected by placing a transect in both the grassland and woodlot 9m long and placing the different colour pans yellow, white, and blue 1m between each pan along the transect. Each pan was filled with 15mL of soapy water and left to sit for 60 minutes. After the 60 minutes the abundance and RTUs was counted in each pan and recorded. After each pan was recorded the soapy water from the pans were emptied. The sample size was 18.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1567474.v2
title: Lab 03 - The abundance of different bird species.

description: The experiment was conducted on October 1,2015 at Danby woodlot and grassland, York university around 2:30-5:00pm. The temperature was around 15° C with slight clear sky. The experiment was done along with Harshvir Hehar, Olivia Kazmierczak and Adilah Ismail. The purpose of this experiment was to identify different bird species and their abundance at grassland and woodlot of York university. 10 belt transect lines were used in this experiment with 5 being placed randomly at Danby woodlot and 5 at grassland. A transect measuring tape was laid along the ground at a distance of 20 m. An observer walked along the transect looking for birds above or around the surrounding area. Once the bird was spotted, the name of the bird specie was recorded with the help of a bird field guide. The abundance was measured by simply counting the total number of different species that was seen while walking along the transect for a duration of 1 minute. The wind speed was also determined by observing the movement of trees with our eyes on a scale of 1-3 with 3 being lots of wrestling of trees, 2 being somewhat movement of tress and 1 being little or no movement of trees. The distance the bird was away from the transect line was measured in meters. The sample size of this experiment was 26.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1567448.v1
title: Lab 3-Dataset 2 Abundance and RTUs Found in Pan Traps

description: The purpose of this experiment was to observe the abundance and RTUs (recognizable taxonomic units) of insects found in different colour pan traps placed in the Danby Woodlot and Danby Grassland at York University on October 1, 2015. The weather was 15°C mostly sunny, but slightly cool. This experiment was conducted by Amandeep, Vivian, Alexander, and I (Stephanie). The data was collected by placing a transect in both the grassland and woodlot 9m long and placing the different colour pans yellow, white, and blue 1m between each pan along the transect. Each pan was filled with 15mL of soapy water and left to sit for 60 minutes. After the 60 minutes the abundance and RTUs was counted in each pan and recorded. After each pan was recorded the soapy water from the pans were emptied. The sample size was 18.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1567474.v1
title: Lab 03 - The abundance of different bird species.

description: The experiment was conducted on October 1,2015 at Danby woodlot and grassland, York university around 2:30-5:00pm. The temperature was around 15° C with slight clear sky. The experiment was done along with Harshvir Hehar, Olivia Kazmierczak and Adilah Ismail. The purpose of this experiment was to identify different bird species and their abundance at grassland and woodlot of York university. 10 belt transect lines were used in this experiment with 5 being placed randomly at Danby woodlot and 5 at grassland. A transect measuring tape was laid along the ground at a distance of 20 m. An observer walked along the transect looking for birds above or around the surrounding area. Once the bird was spotted, the name of the bird specie was recorded with the help of a bird field guide. The abundance was measured by simply counting the total number of different species that was seen while walking along the transect for a duration of 1 minute. The wind speed was also determined by observing the movement of trees with our eyes on a scale of 1-3 with 3 being lots of wrestling of trees, 2 being somewhat movement of tress and 1 being little or no movement of trees. The distance the bird was away from the transect line was measured in meters. The sample size of this experiment was 26.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1566879
title: Field sample training with animals: Sweep net dataset

description: Random insects were captured by sweep nets across random locations on the York University grasslands near Danby woodlot. The number of insects and the number of unique taxonomic units were recorded. The equipment used was a transect tape and a sweep net. Transects were laid out on the grassland 10 times for a total distance of 30 feet and 2 inches. For each trial sweep nets were swept along the transect tape in a figure 8 swing like motion. The total time for each trial was approximately one and half minutes to cover 30 feet and 2 inches of the area. A few insects accumulated when the finish line was almost reached. Therefore the amount of insects captured was dependent on the amount of distance walked and the time spent for each sweep motion. The dependent variable was number of insects and the independent variable was time. This was a mensurative experiment and no manipulations were done in order to perform this experiment. The total sample size was 10 transect net sweeps. The data was collected on October 1st, 2015 between 3:10-3:23 pm. It was a sunny day with temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and some clouds. Alexander, Stephanie, and I took turns sweeping the net. Vivian placed the transects at random locations for a total of 30 feet and 2 inches each time a new trial was begun. I counted the number of insects and different recognizable texonomic units. The purpose of collecting this data was to gain experience sampling animal populations. The dataset can also be used to estimate animal abundance and diversity in the given area. The chilly weather was also a variable that affected how many insects were around and affected their behavior resulting in few insects captured in the nets each time. This dataset was collected by Stephanie, Alexander, Vivian, and Amandeep.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1566880
title: Lab #3

description: The members who collected this data together were Adilah Ismail, Harshvir Hehar, Amrutha Balamurugan and Olivia Kazmierczak. The study sight was a grass land on campus with great sunlight and few clouds. The area had a couple of threes that were avoided to make sure direct sunlight was used for the data. The other area was a woodlot with many trees which caused lots of shade in the experimental area. To completely collect all the data for this experiment the group took approxamitly an hour and a half to set up the experiment, wait and collect data. The experiement was done by placing 9 bowels in both a grassland and 9 in a woodlot. Those bowels in the grassland were placed along a 13.5 meter transat and the bowels in the woodlot were placed along a 15 meter transat. The bowels were filled 1/4 with soapy water and left for one hour and fifteen minutes. After each bowel was seperately observed to view what organisms fell into the bowel, what type of organisms and how many of each type. This experiment was used to deterimine the differnet types of organisms that can be found in both areas of research and how they differ from one another.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1566881.v1
title: Ecology Lab 3 Dataset 2 - Pan Traps

description: The purpose of this experiment was to observe the abundance and recognizable taxanomic units (RTUs) and how different types of insects attract to different colours of pan traps in either a grassland or woodlot environment. Nine pan traps were set out in grassland while eight pan traps were set out in woodlot (due to TA error in miscalculation). Pan traps measured the abundance and diversity of different insects in either grassland or woodlot. Coloured pan traps were used to attracted an assortment of crawling and flying organisms. Colours used were white, blue, and yellow and were strategically arranged 1 metre apart in that specific colour order to observe the reactions of various organisms. Around 10-15mL of soapy water was added to each pan trap bowl to trap the organisms inside the pans and to make them stay in the bowls for the duration of our experiment. The coloured pan traps were set out 1 metre apart from each other around 3pm and data for abundance and # RTU’s was collected around 4:15pm. Abundance measured the total number of insects observed in each pan trap while #RTU’s measured the amount of different recognizable taxanomic units. The experiment took place at the Danby Grassland and Woodlot on the northeast side of York University Keele Campus for the duration of 2:45pm-5pm on October 1st, 2015. It was 15 degrees celsius with 54% humidity and ENE winds at 24km/h indicating a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. Pressure was 1029mb and visibility was 16.1km. Each of the 4 members - Simranjit Kang, Ava Kamali, Katrin Chapkis, Jennifer Mariathas - of group 4 contributed to collecting data. We used pan traps, soapy water, transects and tweezers to analyze and record the dataset. Sample size is 17.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1567650.v1
title: Lab 3 Dataset 3- Sweep test along transects

description: The data was collected at Danby Grassland at York University Keele Campus on Thursday October 1 2015 at approximately 4:20pm. The duration of the experiment took approximately 25 mins and was completed at around 4:45pm. The temperature was 15°C and it was sunny with clear skies. The area site where the sweep nets took place was large, dry and open area. The vegetation increased as you went further into the site. The experiment was done in groups of four and each dataset was divided amongst the group members; Azeb, Eman, Bava and Saraswatie. This particular dataset was conducted by Azeb with the help of Eman. The organisms caught were primarily misquotes and bees. The purpose of this lab was to determine the distribution and abundance of mobile organisms in a short amount of time. This lab was also meant for students to become familiar with the tools used in the experiment, such and transect and sweep nets, and publishing data found in the field .The sample size for this dataset is 10. The data was collected by randomly laying out 10 meters transects across Danby Grassland and vigorously sweeping the net left to right in a diagonal pattern to prevent captured organisms from escaping. Once reaching the end of each transect, the sweeper would enclose the net with their hand and lift the net to observe the finding. This was repeated 10 times which took approximately 45 seconds each and was recorded using pen and paper in an organized chart. This was done to obtain an accurate representation of the site. Total abundance was obtained by counting the number or living organisms caught in the net by the end of each transect. The number of recognizable taxonomic units (#RTU’s) was determined by visually identifying each organism and mentally categorizing them into groups based on physical features such and colour, size, number of legs and wings etc. Once determining the general species the number of different species caught is that recorded.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1566877
title: Ecology BIOL 2050 Lab 3 - Insect Abundance and Diversity (Dataset 1)

description: Group members: Kamil Adamczewski, Joelle Brooker, Brittney Jorisch, Karin Yosefi. Data for this experiment was collected at Danby's grassland and woodlot near York University on October 1, 2015 between 3:15pm and 3:38pm. The weather was sunny, mostly clear skies, and breezy with a temperature of 15 degrees Celcius. For this experiment, a 1 metre by 1 metre quadrat was used to sample the abundance and diversity of insects at both sites. The quadrat was thrown 10 times at each site for a total of 20 times (n=20). It was randomly thrown, there was no specific preference in throwing the quadrat in certain places. After throwing the quadrat, group members waited 1 minute to let the site that is being studied become stabilized. Then, the abundance of insects inside were visually estimated. Also, recognizable taxonomic units of the insects were accounted for by visually noticing any differences in structural features such as wing type, body type and colour. Since it was a cold day (15 degrees Celcius), not much insects were observed, thus the data collected was quite low. The purpose for collecting this data was to determine a correlation between the abundance of organisms in a defined area with the amount of diversity present.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1566878
title: Lab 3: Pan trap dataset - Sampling the abundance and recognizable taxonomic units (RTU) of insects using the Pan trap transect method in the Danby woodlot and grassland at York University (Keele Campus)

description: The purpose of this study was to observe and compare the abundance and recognizable taxonomic units of insects in the Danby woodlot and grassland at York University on October 1st, 2015. For the duration of the study period (2:50pm to 4:30pm), the weather was mostly sunny with a cool temperature of 14°C and wind speed of 14 MPH. This study was conducted by Saraswatie (Davi), Bava, Eman and Azeb. The data was collected by linearly placing plastic bowls half filled with soapy water at 1m intervals on a 9m line transect in two study sites, the Danby woodlot and grassland. The bowl/pan traps were left undisturbed for about 1 hour and 30 minutes to allow the trap to attract and capture insects. The abundance and recognizable taxonomic units (RTU), also known as the species richness were recorded as observational data at each site for each bowl. the species were visually identified based on simple and basic recognizable features utilizing background information and common sense of what common species of insects are active in this environment and during this time of the year. The purpose of this lab was to compare the abundance and species richness of insects in two different environments.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1566878.v1
title: Lab 3: Pan trap dataset - Sampling the abundance and recognizable taxonomic units (RTU) of insects using the Pan trap transect method in the Danby woodlot and grassland at York University (Keele Campus)

description: The purpose of this study was to observe and compare the abundance and recognizable taxonomic units of insects in the Danby woodlot and grassland at York University on October 1st, 2015. For the duration of the study period (2:50pm to 4:30pm), the weather was mostly sunny with a cool temperature of 14°C and wind speed of 14 MPH. This study was conducted by Saraswatie (Davi), Bava, Eman and Azeb. The data was collected by linearly placing plastic bowls half filled with soapy water at 1m intervals on a 9m line transect in two study sites, the Danby woodlot and grassland. The bowl/pan traps were left undisturbed for about 1 hour and 30 minutes to allow the trap to attract and capture insects. The abundance and recognizable taxonomic units (RTU), also known as the species richness were recorded as observational data at each site for each bowl. the species were visually identified based on simple and basic recognizable features utilizing background information and common sense of what common species of insects are active in this environment and during this time of the year. The purpose of this lab was to compare the abundance and species richness of insects in two different environments.