FERMI QUADRAT PRAIRIE STUDY 2006

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DATA:

MY FERMI 06

Name Number Of Quadrants Number Percent Cover Dominance Frequency Density Relative Dominance Relative Frequency Relative Density
Grass 5 83000 279 55.8 1 16600 44.62 19.23 97.95
Crabgrass 1 1000 10 10 0.2 200 8.00 3.85 1.18
Cover 2 540 46 23 0.4 108 18.39 7.69 0.64
Dandelion 4 63 45 11.25 0.8 12.6 9.00 15.38 0.07
Plantain 5 69 39 7.8 1 13.8 6.24 19.23 0.08
Medic 4 65 20 5 0.8 13 4.00 15.38 0.08
Bare Ground 5 61 12.2 1 0 9.76 19.23 0
-4.42 1 -4760.1 -3.53 19.22714286
-9.99 1.0642857 -6555.4 -7.99 20.46285714
Indian Grass 1 9 9 -15.56 1.1285714 -8350.7 -12.44 21.69857143
New England Aster 1 5 5 -21.14 1.1928571 -10146 -16.90 22.93428571
Prairie Dock 1 28 28 -26.71 1.2571429 -11941 -21.35 24.17
White Prairie Clover 1 2 2 -32.28 1.3214286 -13737 -25.80 25.40571429
Hairy Aster 1 4 4 -37.85 1.3857143 -15532 -30.26 26.64142857
Sweet Clovers(tall) 1 1 1 -43.42 1.45 -17327 -34.71 27.87714286
Others 1 50 50 -48.99 1.5142857 -19122 -39.17 29.11285714
Name Dominance Importance Value
Grass 55.8 161.8
Bare Ground 12.2 28.99
Cover 23 26.72
Plantain 7.8 25.55
Dandelion 11.25 24.46
Medic 5 19.46
Crabgrass 10 13.02
Name Importance Value
Grass 161.8
Bare Ground 28.99
Cover 26.72
Plantain 25.55
Dandelion 24.46
Medic 19.46
Crabgrass 13.02

 

FERMI 05

RAW DATA
Plant Total Plants Found Total Percentage Found # of Quadrats Found In Density Frequency Dominance Relative Density Relative Frequency Relative Dominance Importance Value
Big Bluestem 6301 232 12 118.89 0.23 4.38 49.73 8.39 12.29 70.41
Indian Grass 3018 162 7 56.94 0.13 3.06 23.82 4.89 8.58 37.3
Wild Bergamot 166 224 21 3.13 0.4 4.23 1.31 14.69 11.86 27.86
Prairie Cord Grass 1967 159 2 37.11 0.04 3 15.53 1.4 8.42 25.35
Stiff Goldenrod 189 201 11 3.57 0.21 3.79 1.49 7.69 10.65 19.83
Rosinweed 264 150 13 4.98 0.25 2.83 2.08 9.09 7.95 19.12
Yellow Coneflower 195 154 11 3.68 0.21 2.91 1.54 7.69 8.16 17.39
Compass Plant 64 152 12 1.21 0.23 2.87 0.51 8.39 8.05 16.95
Tall Coreopsis 66 110 12 1.25 0.23 2.08 0.52 8.39 5.83 14.74
Mountain Mint 158 83 7 2.98 0.13 1.57 1.25 4.89 4.4 10.54
Foxglove Beard Tongue 154 88 5 2.91 0.09 1.66 1.22 3.5 4.66 9.37
Prairie Dock 28 34 9 0.53 0.17 0.64 0.22 6.29 1.8 8.32
Switch Grass 39 40 5 0.74 0.09 0.76 0.31 3.5 2.12 5.92
Sawtooth Sunflower 19 36 5 0.36 0.09 0.68 0.15 3.5 1.91 5.55
New England Aster 8 11 3 0.15 0.06 0.21 0.06 2.1 0.58 2.74
Black-eyed Susan 12 10 3 0.23 0.06 0.19 0.1 2.1 0.53 2.72
Rattlesnake Master 6 16 1 0.11 0.02 0.3 0.05 0.7 0.85 1.59
Wild Quinine 4 12 1 0.07 0.02 0.23 0.03 0.7 0.64 1.37
Tall Boneset 10 7 1 0.19 0.02 0.13 0.08 0.7 0.37 1.15
White Wild Indigo 1 6 1 0.02 0.02 0.11 0.01 0.7 0.32 1.02
Dense Blazing Star 1 1 1 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.7 0.05 0.76
WEEDS
Plant Total Plants Found Total Percentage Found # of Quadrats Found In Density Frequency Dominance Relative Density Relative Frequency Relative Dominance Importance Value
Unlisted-Grasslike 84310 2258 38 1590.75 0.72 42.6 97.24 21.71 53.22 172.17
Tall goldenrod 1065 1077 38 20.09 0.72 20.32 1.23 21.71 25.38 48.33
Unlisted-Oval leaf 517 253 20 9.75 0.38 4.77 0.6 11.43 5.96 17.99
Wild Carrot 66 62 13 1.25 0.25 1.17 0.08 7.43 1.46 8.97
Clovers (ground) 389 85 11 7.34 0.21 1.6 0.45 6.29 2 8.74
Yarrow 69 63 12 1.3 0.23 1.19 0.08 6.86 1.48 8.42
Unlisted-Triangular Pointed Leaf 104 71 11 1.96 0.21 1.34 0.12 6.29 1.67 8.08
Sweet Clovers (tall) 34 139 8 0.64 0.15 2.62 0.04 4.57 3.28 7.89
Drummonds Aster 68 77 8 1.28 0.15 1.45 0.08 4.57 1.81 6.46
Common Milkweed 10 124 6 0.19 0.11 2.34 0.01 3.43 2.92 6.36
Unlisted-Round leaf 52 16 3 0.98 0.06 0.3 0.06 1.71 0.38 2.15
Hairy Vetch 6 7 2 0.11 0.04 0.13 0.01 1.14 0.16 1.31
Thistle 7 6 2 0.13 0.04 0.11 0.01 1.14 0.14 1.29
Hairy Aster 3 3 2 0.06 0.04 0.06 0 1.14 0.07 1.22
Daisy Fleabane 3 2 1 0.06 0.02 0.04 0 0.57 0.05 0.62
SORTED DATA
PRAIRIE PLANTS
By IMPORTANCE VALUE by Dominance
Big Bluestem 70.41 Big Bluestem 4.38
Indian Grass 37.3 Wild Bergamot 4.23
Wild Bergamot 27.86 Stiff Goldenrod 3.79
Prairie Cord Grass 25.35 Indian Grass 3.06
Stiff Goldenrod 19.83 Prairie Cord Grass 3
Rosinweed 19.12 Yellow Coneflower 2.91
Yellow Coneflower 17.39 Compass Plant 2.87
Compass Plant 16.95 Rosinweed 2.83
Tall Coreopsis 14.74 Tall Coreopsis 2.08
Mountain Mint 10.54 Foxglove Beard Tongue 1.66
Foxglove Beard Tongue 9.37 Mountain Mint 1.57
Prairie Dock 8.32 Switch Grass 0.76
Switch Grass 5.92 Sawtooth Sunflower 0.68
Sawtooth Sunflower 5.55 Prairie Dock 0.64
New England Aster 2.74 Rattlesnake Master 0.3
Black-eyed Susan 2.72 Wild Quinine 0.23
Rattlesnake Master 1.59 New England Aster 0.21
Wild Quinine 1.37 Black-eyed Susan 0.19
Tall Boneset 1.15 Tall Boneset 0.13
White Wild Indigo 1.02 White Wild Indigo 0.11
Dense Blazing Star 0.76 Dense Blazing Star 0.02
WEEDS 
Unlisted-Grasslike 172.17 Unlisted-Grasslike 42.6
Tall goldenrod 48.33 Tall goldenrod 20.32
Unlisted-Oval leaf 17.99 Unlisted-Oval leaf 4.77
Wild Carrot 8.97 Sweet Clovers (tall) 2.62
Clovers (ground) 8.74 Common Milkweed 2.34
Yarrow 8.42 Clovers (ground) 1.6
Unlisted-Triangular Pointed Leaf 8.08 Drummonds Aster 1.45
Sweet Clovers (tall) 7.89 Unlisted-Triangular Pointed Leaf 1.34
Drummonds Aster 6.46 Yarrow 1.19
Common Milkweed 6.36 Wild Carrot 1.17
Unlisted-Round leaf 2.15 Unlisted-Round leaf 0.3
Hairy Vetch 1.31 Hairy Vetch 0.13
Thistle 1.29 Thistle 0.11
Hairy Aster 1.22 Hairy Aster 0.06
Daisy Fleabane 0.62 Daisy Fleabane 0.04

FERMI 06

Native Prairie Plants
Plant Total Plants Found Total Percentage Found # of Quadrats Found In Density Frequency Dominance Relative Density Relative Frequency Relative Dominance Importance Value
Big Bluestem 618 156 4 123.6 0.8 31.2 86.31 19.05 49.37 154.73
Stiff Goldenrod 5 4 1 1 0.2 0.8 0.7 4.76 1.27 6.73
Compass Plant 23 37 2 4.6 0.4 7.4 3.21 9.52 11.71 24.45
Switch Grass 2 9 1 0.4 0.2 1.8 0.28 4.76 2.85 7.89
Prairie Dock 4 28 1 0.8 0.2 5.6 0.56 4.76 8.86 14.18
Rosinweed 1 1 1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.14 4.76 0.32 5.22
Yellow Coneflower 1 1 1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.14 4.76 0.32 5.22
Tall Coreopsis 5 3 1 1 0.2 0.6 0.7 4.76 0.95 6.41
Sawtooth Sunflower 4 15 1 0.8 0.2 3 0.56 4.76 4.75 10.07
Wild Bergamot 16 16 2 3.2 0.4 3.2 2.23 9.52 5.06 16.82
Mountain Mint 9 6 1 1.8 0.2 1.2 1.26 4.76 1.9 7.92
New England Aster 7 10 3 1.4 0.6 2 0.98 14.29 3.17 18.43
White Prairie Clover 21 30 2 4.2 0.4 6 2.93 9.52 9.49 21.95
Plant Total Plants Found Total Percentage Found # of Quadrats Found In Density Frequency Dominance Relative Density Relative Frequency Relative Dominance Importance Value
Sweet Clovers (tall) 212 90 4 42.4 0.8 18 31.93 36.36 54.55 122.84
Tall goldenrod 1 1 1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.15 9.09 0.61 9.85
Hairy Aster 6 7 2 1.2 0.4 1.4 0.9 18.18 4.24 23.33
Dandelion 13 5 1 2.6 0.2 1 1.96 9.09 3.03 14.08
Unlisted-Grasslike 432 62 3 86.4 0.6 12.4 65.06 27.27 37.58 129.91
Native Species Dominance Native Species Importance Value
Big Bluestem 31.2 Big Bluestem 154.73
Compass Plant 7.4 Compass Plant 24.45
White Prairie Clover 6 White Prairie Clover 21.95
Prairie Dock 5.6 New England Aster 18.43
Wild Bergamot 3.2 Wild Bergamot 16.82
Sawtooth Sunflower 3 Prairie Dock 14.18
New England Aster 2 Sawtooth Sunflower 10.07
Switch Grass 1.8 Mountain Mint 7.92
Mountain Mint 1.2 Switch Grass 7.89
Stiff Goldenrod 0.8 Stiff Goldenrod 6.73
Tall Coreopsis 0.6 Tall Coreopsis 6.41
Rosinweed 0.2 Rosinweed 5.22
Yellow Coneflower 0.2 Yellow Coneflower 5.22
Weed Species By Dominance Dominance Weed Species by IV Importance Value
Sweet Clovers (tall) 18 Unlisted-Grasslike 129.91
Unlisted-Grasslike 12.4 Sweet Clovers (tall) 122.84
Hairy Aster 1.4 Hairy Aster 23.33
Dandelion 1 Dandelion 14.08
Tall goldenrod 0.2 Tall goldenrod 9.85
ALL Species Dominance Importance Value ALL Species by Dominance Dominance ALL Species by IV Importance Value
Big Bluestem 31.2 154.73 Big Bluestem 31.2 Big Bluestem 154.73
Stiff Goldenrod 0.8 6.73 Sweet Clovers (tall) 18 Unlisted-Grasslike 129.91
Compass Plant 7.4 24.45 Unlisted-Grasslike 12.4 Sweet Clovers (tall) 122.84
Switch Grass 1.8 7.89 Compass Plant 7.4 Compass Plant 24.45
Prairie Dock 5.6 14.18 White Prairie Clover 6 Hairy Aster 23.33
Rosinweed 0.2 5.22 Prairie Dock 5.6 White Prairie Clover 21.95
Yellow Coneflower 0.2 5.22 Wild Bergamot 3.2 New England Aster 18.43
Tall Coreopsis 0.6 6.41 Sawtooth Sunflower 3 Wild Bergamot 16.82
Sawtooth Sunflower 3 10.07 New England Aster 2 Prairie Dock 14.18
Wild Bergamot 3.2 16.82 Switch Grass 1.8 Dandelion 14.08
Mountain Mint 1.2 7.92 Hairy Aster 1.4 Sawtooth Sunflower 10.07
New England Aster 2 18.43 Mountain Mint 1.2 Tall goldenrod 9.85
White Prairie Clover 6 21.95 Dandelion 1 Mountain Mint 7.92
Sweet Clovers (tall) 18 122.84 Stiff Goldenrod 0.8 Switch Grass 7.89
Tall goldenrod 0.2 9.85 Tall Coreopsis 0.6 Stiff Goldenrod 6.73
Hairy Aster 1.4 23.33 Rosinweed 0.2 Tall Coreopsis 6.41
Dandelion 1 14.08 Yellow Coneflower 0.2 Rosinweed 5.22
Unlisted-Grasslike 12.4 129.91 Tall goldenrod 0.2 Yellow Coneflower 5.22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRAPHS OF DOMINANCE AND IMPORTANCE VALUE:

FERMI 05

FERMI 06

MY QUADRANT

 

 

 

 

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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS:

COMPARISON

 

          This is my paper to compare my quadrant to those of the year of 2005 and 2006 to my quadrants. In 2005 there were a lot of plants. These plants included the following: Big Bluestem, Indian Grass, Wild Bergamont, Prairie Cord Grass, Stiff Goldenrod, Rosinweed, Yellow Coneflower, Compass plant, Tall Coreopsis, and Mountain Mint. These plants were the top ten. In 2006 there was a little bit a change in the plants. The 2006 plants included: Big Bluestem, Compass plant, White Prairie Clover, New England Asters, Wild Bergamont, Prairie Dock, Sawtooth Sunflower, Mountain Mint, Switch Grass, and Stiff Goldenrod. Then when it came to my quadrant there were only 6 plants and 2 weeds. The plants that I found were the following: Indian grass, New England Aster, Prairie Dock, Rosinweed, White Prairie Clover, and the rest was grass.

          When I took a look at the importance value between the years of 2005 and 2006 I saw the importance for the year of 2005 was greater. It wasn’t that  much greater in most of the plants except for the Big Bluestem. The importance value for the year 2005 was 70.41 and in 2006 it went up to 154.73. So the Big Bluestem increased a lot. All the other plants were right around the same amount. The dominance in 2005 between the two groups varied greatly. The dominance was much higher in 2005 than in 2006. There was more of the plants in 2005 than there was in 2006. When I looked at the importance and dominance for my quadrant I saw that the dominance didn’t differ much from the other quadrants I looked at from the years before. It was the importance value varied so much differently from both of the other quadrants that I studied. The importance value is more than both of the other years.

         

 

 

 

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© 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 Honors Biology ll  students of Seton Academy in South Holland, Illinois with the help of their teacher Mr. Cwik. Support for the project came from Principal Ms. Ingia Jackson and the other dedicated and cooperative faculty and staff of Seton Academy.

 

REFERENCES:
Fermilab Education Department particularly the SIMply Prairie Project. Authors: Bill Fraccaro, formerly of Johnson School, Wheaton, IL; Lawrence Cwik, Seton Academy and Pat Franzen, formerly Madison Jr. High Naperville, IL; and Bernie Jokiel, formerly from 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.