FERMI QUADRAT PRAIRIE STUDY 2006

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GPS LOCATION: N: 41 50'28.1    W: 88 6' 23.7___________

STUDENT RESEARCHER: __ALEC K__________________

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DATA:

Table of our Fermi Quadrat

PLANT NAME TOTAL # OF PLANTS FOUND TOTAL PERCENTAGE DOMINANCE IMPORTANCE VALUE
Indian Grass 11 4 4 169
Goldenrod 30 29 29 870
Daisy Fleabane 10 8 8 265
Crab Grass 62 54 54 1623

TABLE OF ALL QUADRATS

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

 

That data is amazing

 

 

 

GRAPHS OF DOMINANCE AND IMPORTANCE VALUE:

 

 

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS:

Comparative Analysis

PART # 1

Over the years, students have been to fermilab to collect data about the prairie. This year, our class went and took data on the prairie and in our individual quadrats. We are now looking at our data we took. We compare Dominance, Diversity importance value. You probably don’t know what these things are. So I will explain it to you. Dominance is the plants that are the plants dominant towards other plants. Importance value is the value of each individual plant. Last but not least, Diversity. Diversity is the different types of living things that live together in the same area.

PART # 2

In this part of my analysis, I will compare the diversity of my individual quadrat, to all of prairie plot 17. The dominance and importance value I will also compare. I wonder why Big Blue Stem is usually the most dominant. I think that in 2005, there are fewer plants because of the drought. There are fewer weeds because weeds need more water, and since there was no water they did not spread. The prairie plants are more dominant because they have longer roots so they can preserve more water. In my individual quadrat, I had 5 different types of plants, when I compare that to Pot 17 there are 16 different plants in Plot 17. I think that this has more because the prairie is HUGE and my quadrat is small so there are more plants in the prairie as you can see.

PART # 3

In the future I predict that Prairie plot 17 will be absolutely huge. I think it will be one of the largest prairies in Illinois. I think that if we have another drought, then the prairie will be in some serious trouble. Other wise, I think that this prairie will do amazing.

PART # 4

In conclusion, I have learned very much about (including how to spell it). I’ve also learned about many different types of plants like Big Blue stem (witch is also known as, Turkey Foot,) Indian grass, Goldenrod, switch grass. I’ve also learned the origin and the story of how and why each of the names of the plants was chosen. In conclusion this was the best (and only) prairie I’ve ever been to.

 

 

 

 

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.