The location that I have selected for study is a forested section of land immediately next to my house. It is a section of Crown land located between the highway and a side road in the Cariboo region.
It is approximately 0.2ha of rolling topography which has depressional areas. I have visited this site recently during the months of May and June, under varying weather conditions of rain and sunshine during the spring months. Today it is about 20 degrees with sunshine.
There are many subjects for potential study using this location. I have the following questions which could form the subject of a research study:
- How does canopy closure or lack of canopy closure influence species biodiversity in the area?
- Is this area being used by large mammals? If not, are there ways to encourage its use?
- Are there invasive plants at the site? How are they affecting the biodiversity and health of the site?
- How does the biodiversity differ between a site which is located close to our well and one located farther away?
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