Island Biogeography Principles as applied to Bachelor Preserve(1st Draft)

This topic submitted by Margot Doremus, Jen Windom, Matt Leshy ( equinox0822@hotmail.com ) on 9/17/00 .


Our Hypothesis: The less inhabited regions of the forest will have more opportunity for regeneration of species. This is similar to the theory about the size of the island. The size here is represented by the opportunity for new organisms.

We want to accomplish: collecting data on the species that inhabit the different regions of the forest to compare and contrast the regions to either prove or disprove our hypothesis. We find this research interesting because it is so close to us and we want to observe the change that humanity has had on nature.

The relevance of our research question is that it is important to know what is happenening in our immediate paths, and also we want to explore boundaries via the trails in the woods.

We have not, as of yet, been able to locate printed literature on this particular subject matter but we are very open to suggestions.

Our experimental design will compare separate regions in Bachelor preserve to a control region in Huston Woods in terms of species diversity and regeneration.

We will involve the class by creating a map of our work sites and having them observe independently so they can see the surroundings in which we are conducting our experiments.

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