The ecological process that underlies my research is reproduction. My hypothesis has changed somewhat throughout the process of gathering my data and literature review, but the main concept of seed pod production varying due to an environmental factor has remained the same. As factors like light availability and disturbance vary, the ability of a plant to thrive and reproduce should also vary. Too much disturbance and the plant fails to reach maturity as a result of being damaged, too little light and the seeds that do get produced may be infertile. A gradient should be identifiable between beneficial and detrimental conditions.
Keywords for my paper would be: Dog strangling vine, follicle, disturbance.
