Visual Director Researcher Documenter
Louis Nathan Bennett N.
Our Experiment
The FsHs Prairie consists of 18 plots of which each plot consists of different levels of vegetation. Our Mission was to collect data on how the number of insects are affected by the plot type. We set traps and used patience to collect this data. This data provides useful info to know because we can change plots to attract more insects into the ecosystem . My group and I knew this and wanted to get real data to hopefully improve the prairie.
Background
The first day, we forgot to get sticky traps but we asked Taya for an extra. We planted these sticky traps in plots 6 and 15. plot 6 sticky trap we moved around a little bit to try and find a good place where bugs would be. Plot 15 we were walking through a bunch of tall plants for a while and eventually put the trap toward the middle under a bush.
The second day we brought 1 more trap and we planted this one in plot 4. We walked straight in to plot 4 and planted it right of the pathway.
Data
Plot 6 was more wet than plot 15, the plants had water droplets while plot 15 didn't. The ground was more mushy in plot 6. Plot 15 was a more crowded environment and had less room to walk.
Our question was, how does the plot type affect the amount of insects? We have concluded that the plot type does affect the amount of insects. Plot 6 (less grass) had the most insects, plot 15 had the least amount of bugs. Plot 15 (more grass) had less insects but more mammals. We know this because our stick had mammal fur all over it.