FERMI QUADRAT PRAIRIE STUDY (2006)

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GPS LOCATION: N:41°50' 27.6''   W:88°16' 26.1''

STUDENT RESEARCHER: Patrick V.D.

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                                               Buffalo (Bison)                                  

                                                      

"It was a great experience seeing Bison at Fermilab."

 

DATA:

Table of our Fermi Quadrat

 

 

Plant Name   Total # Plants Found Total Percentage Dominance Importance Value
Big Bluestem 24 20 20 128
Indian Grass 27 23 23 142.7
Daisy Fleabane 1 1 1 19.2
Yarrow 10 9 9 62.3
Unlisted Grasslike 22 19 19 119.1
Unlisted Oval Leaf 19 16 16 104.45
Crab Grass 32 25 25 164.12

 

Table Of All Quadrats Of Plot 17

 

RAW DATA                  
Native Plants Total Plants Found Total Percentage Found # of Quadrats Found In Density Frequency Dominance Relative Density Relative Frequency Relative Dominance
Big Bluestem 200 423 11 16.67 0.92 35.25 40.57 27.5 48.62
Compass Plant 12 30 1 1 0.08 2.5 2.43 2.5 3.45
Indian Grass 126 222 8 10.5 0.67 18.5 25.56 20 25.52
Switch Grass 34 38 2 2.83 0.17 3.17 6.9 5 4.37
Prairie Dock 7 44 3 0.58 0.25 3.67 1.42 7.5 5.06
Rosinweed 6 5 3 0.5 0.25 0.42 1.22 7.5 0.57
Yellow Coneflower 5 4 2 0.42 0.17 0.33 1.01 5 0.46
Wild Bergamot 91 80 4 7.58 0.33 6.67 18.46 10 9.2
New England Aster 1 15 1 0.08 0.08 1.25 0.2 2.5 1.72
Tall Boneset 8 7 3 0.67 0.25 0.58 1.62 7.5 0.81
Foxglove Beard Tongue 1 1 1 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.2 2.5 0.12
Indian Hemp 2 1 1 0.17 0.08 0.08 0.41 2.5 0.12
                 
Non-Native (Weed) Plants Total Plants Found Total Percentage Found # of Quadrats Found In Density Frequency Dominance Relative Density Relative Frequency Relative Dominance
Daisy Fleabane 1 1 1 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.02 3.03 0.16
Wild Carrot 86 18 3 7.17 0.25 1.5 2.02 9.09 2.85
Sweet Clovers (tall) 168 140 5 14 0.42 11.67 3.95 15.15 22.15
Yarrow 18 27 4 1.5 0.33 2.25 0.42 12.12 4.27
Tall goldenrod 25 16 4 2.08 0.33 1.33 0.59 12.12 2.53
Clovers (ground) 2 10 1 0.17 0.08 0.83 0.05 3.03 1.58
Hairy Vetch 3 17 2 0.25 0.17 1.42 0.07 6.06 2.69
Drummonds Aster 6 4 1 0.5 0.08 0.33 0.14 3.03 0.63
Unlisted-Oval leaf 111 154 4 9.25 0.33 12.83 2.61 12.12 24.37
Unlisted-Grasslike 3831 245 8 319.25 0.67 20.42 90.12 24.24 38.77
                 
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:

 

Graphs Of Dominance And Importance Values For All Quadrats

 

 

RAW DATA                  
Native Plants Total Plants Found Total Percentage Found # of Quadrats Found In Density Frequency Dominance Relative Density Relative Frequency Relative Dominance
Big Bluestem 200 423 11 16.67 0.92 35.25 40.57 27.5 48.62
Compass Plant 12 30 1 1 0.08 2.5 2.43 2.5 3.45
Indian Grass 126 222 8 10.5 0.67 18.5 25.56 20 25.52
Switch Grass 34 38 2 2.83 0.17 3.17 6.9 5 4.37
Prairie Dock 7 44 3 0.58 0.25 3.67 1.42 7.5 5.06
Rosinweed 6 5 3 0.5 0.25 0.42 1.22 7.5 0.57
Yellow Coneflower 5 4 2 0.42 0.17 0.33 1.01 5 0.46
Wild Bergamot 91 80 4 7.58 0.33 6.67 18.46 10 9.2
New England Aster 1 15 1 0.08 0.08 1.25 0.2 2.5 1.72
Tall Boneset 8 7 3 0.67 0.25 0.58 1.62 7.5 0.81
Foxglove Beard Tongue 1 1 1 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.2 2.5 0.12
Indian Hemp 2 1 1 0.17 0.08 0.08 0.41 2.5 0.12
                 
Non-Native (Weed) Plants Total Plants Found Total Percentage Found # of Quadrats Found In Density Frequency Dominance Relative Density Relative Frequency Relative Dominance
Daisy Fleabane 1 1 1 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.02 3.03 0.16
Wild Carrot 86 18 3 7.17 0.25 1.5 2.02 9.09 2.85
Sweet Clovers (tall) 168 140 5 14 0.42 11.67 3.95 15.15 22.15
Yarrow 18 27 4 1.5 0.33 2.25 0.42 12.12 4.27
Tall goldenrod 25 16 4 2.08 0.33 1.33 0.59 12.12 2.53
Clovers (ground) 2 10 1 0.17 0.08 0.83 0.05 3.03 1.58
Hairy Vetch 3 17 2 0.25 0.17 1.42 0.07 6.06 2.69
Drummonds Aster 6 4 1 0.5 0.08 0.33 0.14 3.03 0.63
Unlisted-Oval leaf 111 154 4 9.25 0.33 12.83 2.61 12.12 24.37
Unlisted-Grasslike 3831 245 8 319.25 0.67 20.42 90.12 24.24 38.77
                 
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 Grass-like 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