Date: March, 26th, 2017
Time: 1:30pm Weather: Overcast, chilly. Approximately 40* F/4* C/277.5* K Observations My transect is the area surrounding the tree pictured above. The tree type is a Quercus macrocarpa, or a Bur Oak. There was a small sign on the tree indicating this. The area directly around the tree was all soil, not grass, but the area of soil as well as the grassy areas were damp. The grass is very short and mostly dead since winter is just barely behind us. Squirrels seemed to frequent this tree, one in particular was there the entire time I was observing. There were shells of various nuts surrounding the tree. They appeared to be peanut shells, pistachio shells, and walnut shells. Since the Bur Oak does not produce any of these, I used inductive reasoning to come to the conclusion that these were left by humans. Another thing I noticed was that there were a surplus of small branches and twigs scattered around this tree. I am unsure at this moment if they fell from the tree naturally in the pattern they appear in, or if an animal or human placed them. Doing a little research once I returned home from my observations, I found that the Bur Oak blooms in April, so I will hopefully get to see the stages of it blooming during the course of this project. Explanation of pictures 1: Trunk of tree showing the type of tree 2: Portion of transect showing the twigs as well as squirrel 3: Portion of transect showing the muddy area and the grassy area 4: Squirrel that was in the area of the transect for the entirety of observation References: www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a902
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AuthorSophomore Intro to Biology student at Lesley University Archives
May 2017
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