University of Bristol
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Using Science to support biodiversity

National Parks & Biodiversity on Paths

 
Stage 4: Handling and analysing the results.

Results and analysis:

Early Purple Orchids

Early Purple Orchids
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Draw up the following tables and graphs: 

Belt transect:

  1. Table of the raw data.
  2. Table to show the how plants vary across the transect for % cover, species number and composition per quadrat.  Include bare earth and rock.
  3. Profile to show plant heights.

Line transect:

  1. Table of the raw data.
  2. Table to show the how plants vary across the transect - species number and composition per quadrat. 
  3. Profile to show plant heights.

Analysis:

  1. Summarise the results for each method.
  2. Compare each method:
    • Do they tell the same story?
    • Which provides the most suitable data?
    • What are the pros and cons for each method?
    • Which method would you adopt?
    • Can you improve on these methods?  Suggest how you might do this?

You can view the investigation results here:

 

Next Discussion of the two methods

 

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