...Land Use in Pinchot Latonia Ross SCI 207: Dependence of Man on the Environment Jeff Kingsbury April 16, 2012 LAB QUESTIONS In the lab questions below, report your answers in the format of a scientific report: introduction, methods, results, discussion, conclusions and management recommendations. Click here for a tip sheet about writing scientific reports. Introduction 1. What is the question that this study aimed to answer? State the hypothesis that you tested. This study aims to answer the question of whether 25%, 50%, OR 75% fragmentation will be sustainable for Pinchot’s forest in terms of sustaining its biodiversity and ecosystem services. It is hypothesized that neither 50% nor 75% fragmentation will protect the reserve’s biodiversity and ecosystem services. Methods 2. Briefly describe the methods of data collection and analysis you used to test your hypothesis. What scientific procedure did you follow to answer your question and test your hypothesis? I first started the experiment at 0% fragmentation and increased it by 25%, 50%, and 75% adding each species such as SFG, BBWF, Elk and wolves to each fragmentation level of the forest to show the effect each species would have on the forest ecosystem as the level increased. Results 3. Look at your results table. What were impacts of fragmentation on each species’ population numbers when all four were present? Do you accept or reject your hypothesis? Support your answer with reference...
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