2.2 Measuring Abiotic

Components of the System

2.3 Measuring Biotic

Components of the System

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Setting up stage quadrats of 100m2 in the

meadow area of the ecological gradient

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Setting up group quadrats of 1m2

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Setting up sampling quadrats of 0.1m2 in

the meadow

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Using the light meter in the forest group

quadrat of 1m2

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Soil Temperature

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Taking a soil sample with a soil borer (auger)

in the forest section of the gradient

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Results of soil borer sample,

Chemical analysis of the soil can be seen

in the background

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Testing the meadow area for pH,

phosphates, nitrates and potassium

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Collecting samples in Ziploc bags for

analysis back in the lab

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Taking observations in the forest

Notice the absence of plant growth on the

forest floor

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Chemical testing in the forest

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Insect sampling with net in the meadow

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Setting up 0.1m2 sampling quadrats

for biomass analysis

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