FERMI QUADRAT PRAIRIE STUDY 2006

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Madison Jr. High School Fermi Lab Field Trip

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Plot 17

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GPS LOCATION: N: 41°50'28.0  W: 88°16'24.5

STUDENT RESEARCHER: Ravi

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Plot 17 2006

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DATA:

Table of our Fermi Quadrat

Plant Name Total # of Plants Found Total Percentage Dominance Importance Value
Compass Plant 12 30 30 70.2
Wild  Bergamot 50 5 5 214.1
Sweet Clovers (Tall) 70 10 10 158.1
Wild Carrot 75 7 7 311.15
Heath Aster  1 1 1 16.1
Unlisted Grasslike 1450 15 15 5821.1
Tall Goldenrod 6 6 6 39.1
Clovers (Ground) 50 4 4 214.1

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 Importance Value
Big Bluestem 200 423 11 16.67 0.92 35.25 40.57 27.5 48.62 116.69
Compass Plant 12 30 1 1 0.08 2.5 2.43 2.5 3.45 8.38
Indian Grass 126 222 8 10.5 0.67 18.5 25.56 20 25.52 71.08
Switch Grass 34 38 2 2.83 0.17 3.17 6.9 5 4.37 16.27
Prairie Dock 7 44 3 0.58 0.25 3.67 1.42 7.5 5.06 13.98
Rosinweed 6 5 3 0.5 0.25 0.42 1.22 7.5 0.57 9.29
Yellow Coneflower 5 4 2 0.42 0.17 0.33 1.01 5 0.46 6.47
Wild Bergamot 91 80 4 7.58 0.33 6.67 18.46 10 9.2 37.65
New England Aster 1 15 1 0.08 0.08 1.25 0.2 2.5 1.72 4.43
Tall Boneset 8 7 3 0.67 0.25 0.58 1.62 7.5 0.81 9.93
Foxglove Beard Tongue 1 1 1 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.2 2.5 0.12 2.82
Indian Hemp 2 1 1 0.17 0.08 0.08 0.41 2.5 0.12 3.02
Non-Native (Weed) Plants Total Plants Found Total Percentage Found # of Quadrats Found In Density Frequency Dominance Relative Density Relative Frequency Relative Dominance Importance Value
Daisy Fleabane 1 1 1 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.02 3.03 0.16 3.21
Wild Carrot 86 18 3 7.17 0.25 1.5 2.02 9.09 2.85 13.96
Sweet Clovers (tall) 168 140 5 14 0.42 11.67 3.95 15.15 22.15 41.26
Yarrow 18 27 4 1.5 0.33 2.25 0.42 12.12 4.27 16.82
Tall goldenrod 25 16 4 2.08 0.33 1.33 0.59 12.12 2.53 15.24
Clovers (ground) 2 10 1 0.17 0.08 0.83 0.05 3.03 1.58 4.66
Hairy Vetch 3 17 2 0.25 0.17 1.42 0.07 6.06 2.69 8.82
Drummonds Aster 6 4 1 0.5 0.08 0.33 0.14 3.03 0.63 3.8
Unlisted-Oval leaf 111 154 4 9.25 0.33 12.83 2.61 12.12 24.37 39.1
Unlisted-Grasslike 3831 245 8 319.25 0.67 20.42 90.12 24.24 38.77 153.13
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

Quadrat Area

GRAPHS OF DOMINANCE AND IMPORTANCE VALUE:

 

GRAPHS OF DOMINANCE AND IMPORTANCE VALUE OF ALL QUADRATS:

 

Madison Jr. High School Fermi Lab Field Trip

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS:

There are three main topics used for prairie plots, Dominance, Important Value, and Diversity. Dominance means there are plants that are the most noticeable, and take up the most room. Dominance is used to supply much of the food for the prairies. The plants usually are 6 feet above ground and more than 3 time as long as it underground. You can use dominance to compare when you wanted to find out the different changes of space the plants took up.

Importance Value means why this plant is important. For example, if there is a big blue stem in a quadrat you would explain why it is important to the quadrat. Importance Value is calculated because for species of when we combine the data for all of the quadrats.

Diversity means different kind of living things live together in the same area. It is important for this to happen because it makes the environment a better place.

Now, you are probably wondering why we collect this data. We collect this information so we can compare the prairie plants to the other prairies plants collect in the future. The dominance collected in the past two years has increased since 2004. Since 2004 the big blue stem plant has be in the number one spot. For the weeds the unlisted grass has been on the number one of only one year the last year the non native plants.

For the Importance Value types the big blue stem is the first one for two years strait. For the weeds unlisted grass was the top for all two years. These values kept on razing. For our quadrats our plants are not the same pattern has the other quadrats in plot 17, but our weeds are following the same pattern. Our unlisted grass is the greatest for our weeds.

Diversity between our plants was pretty common. We had two big compass plants and a good amount of Indian Grass and Big Blue Stem grass in our quadrat.

With the data I saw in plot 16 in 1992 and plot 17 in 2006 I can predicted what might be the dominance and the importance value in the next ten years. I think in the next ten years the growth of the prairie plants will increase. While it is increasing it will also lose some plants because it gets burned every year. But when they burn it the weeds will become less because the weeds have shorter roots witch makes them die.

During this experience I have learned many things. I have learned a lot about prairie plants and can tell witch one is witch. I have also learned how to build a web page so other people around the world can learn from my data. I have also learned how important prairies can be. There are homes for many animals and insects. I hope you have enjoyed my web page.

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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.