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Biodiversity 4/5 Maggie, Awang, Simon and Swikriti
The Nursery: plants, animals, and other• Potted plants (bushes)• Gardening tools• Geckos• Orange and purple flowers• Peppers • Ants• Frogs• Ivy• Snails• Centipede
Human Affects• Area is diverse but almost all of the plants are
potted• Because there are excess pots, the geckos use
them for shelter• The ivy grows on the fence instead of on the
surrounding trees
Biodiversity Assessment - CourtyardBy: Group #1 (Arun, Daichi, Hannah, Kimberly and Sarah)
Written Notes & Observations
Vegetation:• 3 types of grass• 3 flower trees, about 3-5 stories high, and a
couple of younger, smaller trees (1 story).• 7 different kinds of green, leafy plants (not
including trees, and grass)• A few tropical trees, about 4-7 feet high• 1 type of plant has a red flower blooming in
the center• Moss growing on the rocks and benchesInsect/Animal Life: • 3 brown frogs, all different sizes• Groups of cream colored insects flying near
trees (approximate size of one insect – 1 mm in width and length)
• 1 Spider and a spider web by the bench• 1 Snail near the vents, on the mud
A Brief Description…•Date - August 17, 2011•Time - 1:15 to 1:30 pm•Location - Courtyard•Physical Characteristics of the Site - grassy, open, surrounded by buildings and a side walk, muddy, a few trees and many different types of plants
Human Impact:• Surrounded by brick and cement, about 1/5 of the site is paved, • Litter (pencil, glue, bottle cap)• AC vents- produce noise & heat• Metal gates• Clay pots for plants• Water drain• Pipes along walls and ground• Sprinkler• Cement benches
Frog Snail
Biodiversity
Shannon, Hannah, Pranav, Simon, Paan
Observations
Lots of different types of plantation- about 20 different species (diversity of genes)
Different kinds of trees- about 7 different species (diversity of genes)
Various small grass flowers (diversity of genes)
Many crawling little insects- ants, mosquitoes, centipedes, etc (diversity of species)
Birds chirping overhead while we were observing the area around the pond (diversity of species)
If… If we had more time, we could be
more detailed with our data collecting: we could uncover more species if we had dug down into the earth
If we had excess equipment, we may be able to discover if there were any other organisms living within the pond, as well as being able to see microscopic organisms With less than half an hour, we may
have looked past some other signs of other organisms living around that area, e.g. a nest, a footprint?
Time. Some animals are nocturnal, and only comes out when night falls. We did our exploration during late noon, so we may not have had the chance to see them
Other factors..
Biodiversity Score
We’d give the pond area a biodiversity score of 4, because the pond area has different types of trees and grass, as well as possibly having organisms in the pond
Others…
Didn’t expect the smell there; had mud all over our shoes
toad and turtles in the pond; we didn’t get a picture of it
Something interesting: how many different species of plants there were around the pond
BIODIVERSITY AROUND ISBBALL DIAMOND
BY BOOM, BOON, DAVID AND WIN
Observations
A dead frog: can be decomposed, which
can give soil nutrition
Tiny flowers grow at the edge of the gates
Small ants around the area
The frog and and dry flowers show that
the environment is dry, judging from what
color the frog is
Observations
Most of the plants water resources are
mostly from rain, which can tell from the
wet field and the small tunnels that direct
dirty water to other places
Living insects: bees, spiders, grasshoppers
Dead leaves
Very quiet
Observations
More… Observations
Score
2