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Friday, March 27, 2020
Ame Teaderman (UR) - A Proposal Written in the Sand
Welcome back! It's been a long month for all of us, especially now that the college campus has been closed down due to the virus for the time being, so a lot of our activity has shifted to online courses. I'm not sure if we'll be able to continue past a proposal for our research project, but here is my 5 for 5 scientific project proposal. Five PowerPoint slides, containing details that can be covered in five minutes!
This slide introduces myself and the scientific project in question.
This slide covers the known and unknown information relating to this project, which aids in revealing current background research that has been conducted so far as well as details I should research further before, during, or after testing.
The scientific question can be found on this slide.
The method and materials are roughly covered in this slide.
The proposed graph, a 100% stacked graph, shows a mock-up of how some of the data collected will be presented, with random data points put in to display how variation in data may appear. This graph serves to show the numbers and percentages of each crab species collected from the traps in both locations, which could be further divided by the biological sex, in order to compare the proportions of native crabs to invasive crabs in these areas. Combined with other simpler bar graphs revealing various details about water quality in these locations, this could serve to help answer the scientific question of how water quality affects the populations of native and invasive crabs.
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Overall fantastic choice of design, it is easy and clear to read. Your information in the What is known/unknown is clear, good use of key points, crabs, and locations. Will your try to test the populations with the diversity check method? And yes, you will be using proportions to point this out. Your graph choice is elaborate with much needed information for your overall testing, it gives a clear point including all the factors that make up this experiment.
ReplyDeleteHi Lily--I appreciate your review of Ame's post. I would ask you this...why would a 'diversity check' be needed to answer the question about water quality's impact on invasive/native species?
DeleteHello- in further studies on this it might be important to know how the invasive species is controlling the area, and what species that is. In Ame's proposal it further goes into the proportions based on which types of crabs he collects.
DeleteMany thanks Lily! To answer, I actually didn't think about the diversity check method when making the graph. It's good that you suggested it however, as that would be a splendid way to test the populations once the data is collected!
DeleteAmazing PowerPoint Ame and great use of that 100% stacked column graph! Maybe a few pictures could have helped readers identify the different crab species you have mentioned on slide #2.
ReplyDeleteQuestion 1) I see the origins of the invasive crabs are unknown, but do you know where they have been found in Florida?
Question 2) (In regards to question 1) Does your two site locations connect to the places the invasive crabs have been found? If so do you know of any habitat correlations between the two different locations?
Thank you, and I'll keep that in mind regarding the use of pictures! As for answering question one, I did actually find a webpage here (https://www.evergladescisma.org/species/crustaceans/) mentioning invasive crabs in the Everglades. I don't have any information confirming or denying their presence in our area however. Leading to the second question, neither of my locations connect to the Everglades, though the Long Creek Nature Preserve's habitat mirrors the Everglades most out of the two, so it may be more likely to have an invasive crab species population within it.
DeleteAme, This is a great presentation! I had a few questions but once reviewing your "unknown" I realized that you are already questioning the origins/preferred habitats of invasive species. As I do not know much about the ideal habitat for crabs or the proper bait that could be used to lure them, this would be interesting information to share! Are two sites enough to test the invasive crabs or do you think they could possibly be in other local locations?
ReplyDeleteAme, great scientific question! This is a really interesting question that I can see even tying in with research related to climate change or other topics. I think that if you added some pictures of the crab species it would really enrich your presentation by maintaining the viewers attention! How do you plan on accounting for the crabs that you may not catch but may be in the area? Has there been previous information collected on this data?
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