Ecology
In Ecology, we collected data about moss percent coverage on trees inside a fragmented forest. Our data showed that percent coverage correlate with tree location and size.
Moss percent coverage in relation to tree diameter.
Moss percent coverage in relation to distance from forest edge.
Moss percent coverage in relation to location on tree.
Conservation Biology
In Conservation Biology, we performed a population viability analysis of the Sumatran Orangutan using Vortex. The results are biased towards a decrease in population due to maximum population size input in the program which prevents us from entering over 5000 individuals despite there being over over 6000 individuals in reality.
The population would not make it 100 years without conservation measures.
By reducing habitat loss and poaching and supplementing the population, the Sumatrant Orangutan would last over 100 years but still experience a decrease in population size.
Biocomplexity
In Biocomplexity, the class traveled to Yellowstone in order to research travertine growth at Mammoth Hot Springs. My group chose to examine the effects of water depth on travertine growth. Unfortunately, we were only there for two days so we weren't able to gather much useful data.
We controlled for microbes, water velocity, temperature, and pH by placing sticks in the hot spring along a section of the primary flow path. Although the results were significant, it appears that the travertine growth exhibit greater correlation with water turbulence.
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