FERMI QUADRATE PRAIRIE STUDY 2006

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DATA DATA DATA, MOST IMPORTANT OF THEM ALL!!!

DATA:

Plant name Total # plants found total percentage dominance Improtance Value
Big bluestem 13 27 27 103
Indian grass 33 22 22 177
crab grass 405 15 15 77
Daisy Fleabane 10 5 5 66
unlisted plants 20 17 17 120

 

table of queatdrats in plot 17

 

RAW DATA                
Native Plants Total Plants Found Total Percentage Found # of Quadrats Found In Density Frequency Dominance Relative Density Relative Frequency
Big Bluestem 200 423 11 16.67 0.92 35.25 40.57 27.5
Compass Plant 12 30 1 1 0.08 2.5 2.43 2.5
Indian Grass 126 222 8 10.5 0.67 18.5 25.56 20
Switch Grass 34 38 2 2.83 0.17 3.17 6.9 5
Prairie Dock 7 44 3 0.58 0.25 3.67 1.42 7.5
Rosinweed 6 5 3 0.5 0.25 0.42 1.22 7.5
Yellow Coneflower 5 4 2 0.42 0.17 0.33 1.01 5
Wild Bergamot 91 80 4 7.58 0.33 6.67 18.46 10
New England Aster 1 15 1 0.08 0.08 1.25 0.2 2.5
Tall Boneset 8 7 3 0.67 0.25 0.58 1.62 7.5
Foxglove Beard Tongue 1 1 1 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.2 2.5
Indian Hemp 2 1 1 0.17 0.08 0.08 0.41 2.5
               
Non-Native (Weed) Plants Total Plants Found Total Percentage Found # of Quadrats Found In Density Frequency Dominance Relative Density Relative Frequency
Daisy Fleabane 1 1 1 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.02 3.03
Wild Carrot 86 18 3 7.17 0.25 1.5 2.02 9.09
Sweet Clovers (tall) 168 140 5 14 0.42 11.67 3.95 15.15
Yarrow 18 27 4 1.5 0.33 2.25 0.42 12.12
Tall goldenrod 25 16 4 2.08 0.33 1.33 0.59 12.12
Clovers (ground) 2 10 1 0.17 0.08 0.83 0.05 3.03
Hairy Vetch 3 17 2 0.25 0.17 1.42 0.07 6.06
Drummonds Aster 6 4 1 0.5 0.08 0.33 0.14 3.03
Unlisted-Oval leaf 111 154 4 9.25 0.33 12.83 2.61 12.12
Unlisted-Grasslike 3831 245 8 319.25 0.67 20.42 90.12 24.24
               
SORTED DATA BELOW                
               
Native Plants by Dominance Dominance   Native Plants by I.V Importance Value        
Big Bluestem 35.25   Big Bluestem 116.69        
Indian Grass 18.5   Indian Grass 71.08        
Wild Bergamot 6.67   Wild Bergamot 37.65        
Prairie Dock 3.67   Switch Grass 16.27        
Switch Grass 3.17   Prairie Dock 13.98        
Compass Plant 2.5   Tall Boneset 9.93        
New England Aster 1.25   Rosinweed 9.29        
Tall Boneset 0.58   Compass Plant 8.38        
Rosinweed 0.42   Yellow Coneflower 6.47        
Yellow Coneflower 0.33   New England Aster 4.43        
Foxglove Beard Tongue 0.08   Indian Hemp 3.02        
Indian Hemp 0.08   Foxglove Beard Tongue 2.82        
               
               
Non-Native (Weed) Plants by Dominance Dominance   Non-Native (Weed) Plants by I.V. Importance Value        
Unlisted-Grasslike 20.42   Unlisted-Grasslike 153.13        
Unlisted-Oval leaf 12.83   Sweet Clovers (tall) 41.26        
Sweet Clovers (tall) 11.67   Unlisted-Oval leaf 39.1        
Yarrow 2.25   Yarrow 16.82        
Wild Carrot 1.5   Tall goldenrod 15.24        
Hairy Vetch 1.42   Wild Carrot 13.96        
Tall goldenrod 1.33   Hairy Vetch 8.82        
Clovers (ground) 0.83   Clovers (ground) 4.66        
Drummonds Aster 0.33   Drummonds Aster 3.8        
Daisy Fleabane 0.08   Daisy Fleabane 3.21        
               
               
               
               
ALL SPECIES Dominance Importance Value ALL SPECIES Dominance   ALL SPECIES Importance Value
Big Bluestem 35.25 116.69   Big Bluestem 35.25   Unlisted-Grasslike 153.13
Compass Plant 2.5 8.38   Unlisted-Grasslike 20.42   Big Bluestem 116.69
Indian Grass 18.5 71.08   Indian Grass 18.5   Indian Grass 71.08
Switch Grass 3.17 16.27   Unlisted-Oval leaf 12.83   Sweet Clovers (tall) 41.26
Prairie Dock 3.67 13.98   Sweet Clovers (tall) 11.67   Unlisted-Oval leaf 39.1
Rosinweed 0.42 9.29   Wild Bergamot 6.67   Wild Bergamot 37.65
Yellow Coneflower 0.33 6.47   Prairie Dock 3.67   Yarrow 16.82
Wild Bergamot 6.67 37.65   Switch Grass 3.17   Switch Grass 16.27
New England Aster 1.25 4.43   Compass Plant 2.5   Tall goldenrod 15.24
Tall Boneset 0.58 9.93   Yarrow 2.25   Prairie Dock 13.98
Foxglove Beard Tongue 0.08 2.82   Wild Carrot 1.5   Wild Carrot 13.96
Indian Hemp 0.08 3.02   Hairy Vetch 1.42   Tall Boneset 9.93
Daisy Fleabane 0.08 3.21   Tall goldenrod 1.33   Rosinweed 9.29
Wild Carrot 1.5 13.96   New England Aster 1.25   Hairy Vetch 8.82
Sweet Clovers (tall) 11.67 41.26   Clovers (ground) 0.83   Compass Plant 8.38
Yarrow 2.25 16.82   Tall Boneset 0.58   Yellow Coneflower 6.47
Tall goldenrod 1.33 15.24   Rosinweed 0.42   Clovers (ground) 4.66
Clovers (ground) 0.83 4.66   Yellow Coneflower 0.33   New England Aster 4.43
Hairy Vetch 1.42 8.82   Drummonds Aster 0.33   Drummonds Aster 3.8
Drummonds Aster 0.33 3.8   Foxglove Beard Tongue 0.08   Daisy Fleabane 3.21
Unlisted-Oval leaf 12.83 39.1   Indian Hemp 0.08   Indian Hemp 3.02
Unlisted-Grasslike 20.42 153.13   Daisy Fleabane 0.08   Foxglove Beard Tongue 2.82
               

 

 

 

 

GRAPHS OF DOMINANCE AND IMPORTANCE VALUE:

 

graph of dominance and important rakes for all quadrates

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS:

 

Part1 Background information

Many plants are dominant. The dominant plants are the most noticeable and take up the most room, for example they can take over everything in the area.  They are so important because they supply much of the food and living space for animals. They are also important because they are not only taking up the most space above the ground; they take space under as well!  What about importances values right, well its relative dominance, frequency and density?  So it’s the total percent cover of the species and total number of quadrates added is added to the total number of plants of a certain species of total area sampled.  Guess what that is, Diversity.  Diversity is many different kinds of living things that live together in the same area.  Well know you know about dominance, Importance value, and last but not least diversity.  

           

 

Part 2 Comparison prairie plants and weeds

In 06, 05, 04, there are many comparisons.  For diversity, there are many different plant that could be compared through out 06, 05, 04. Different dominances and importance values tell what quadrats and what differences and improvement have been made through out the years.  When comparing dominances, for examples the big blue stem was 34.19. Then in 2005 it decreased to about 4.36. The difference is 29 between each number, so it’s dominance is not great in 2005!  In 2006 in 2004 wild bergamot stared from 10.4 and as well decreased and in 2006 it increased to almost the same as 2004, as examples! So the increases and decreases through out all three years.  For weeds, it starts as a lower number in 2004 and increases in 2005 and decreases in 2006 as well.  The importance value for all the plants is very different. But it has lots of differences for every year.  But it decreases form 2004 to 2005. But it does grow back and increases. Finally For the weeds thought out the three years there is not much of a difference.  It increases and decreases about four to five as the difference between importance value and dominance.  For example unlisted grass, 2004, it started as 179.58 and in 2005 it was 175.17, and in 2006 it increases to 181.71.  So you see that there isn’t much of a difference.  Depended on what if it is importance value or dominance, or year, or plants and weeds it grows and differs in many ways.

 

 

Part 3 Predition

In the next ten years there will be many changes to the dominance, importance value! Why, because for example, big blue stem was the fourth growing top plant and since the last ten years it’s the first growing plant.  So I predict that it may decrease and increases in the form of the few years that happened then.  But I do think there may be less weed with the new products that they are making.  I think that there may be more because there may be more rain to increase in weeds, and they do not use chemicals in the prairie so it will not eliminate they just add on to them.  Most definitely there will be a difference in the next ten years.

 

 

 

 

Part 4 reflection

I have learned a lot about prairies.  I learned about how to get this information, how to explain this information, what different kinds of plants there are through out the prairie.  I also learned how to analysis the data.  Most importantly I have learned how to compare and use other plots to figure out how to mak

 

 

 

COPYRIGHT:

© Copyright 2006, L&T Natural Images and Madison Jr. High, all rights reserved. Contact information: email at lccwik@comcast.net or tcoutts@naperville203.org

ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
This project was created by the 7th grade students of team 7 UPS from Madison Jr. High, Naperville Consolidated Unit School District #203 in Naperville, Illinois with the help of their teacher Mrs. Trudi Coutts along with Technology Lab Director Mrs. Margaret Gilmore. Support for the project came from Principal Ms. Erin Anderson and the other dedicated and cooperative faculty and staff of Madison Jr. High.

 

REFERENCES:
Fermilab Education Department particularly the SIMply Prairie Project. Authors: Bill Fraccaro, Johnson School, Wheaton, IL; Larry Cwik and Pat Franzen, Madison Junior High School, Naperville, IL; and Bernie Jokiel, Gary D, Jewel Middle School, North Aurora, IL.
Created for the NTEP II Fermilab LInC program sponsored by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Education Office and Friends of Fermilab, and funded by United States Department of Energy, Illinois State Board of Education, North Central Regional Technology in Education Consortium which is operated by North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL), and the National Science Foundation.