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Tansley’s publication On competition between Galium saxatile and Galium sylvestre on different types of soil was published in 1917 though there is an important factor that is missing from the study, which is a statistical analysis. A statistical analysis is a very important addition to research conducted today especially in scientific research though statistical analysis’Continue reading “Tansley’s 1917 what’s missing?”

Creating a Wikipedia account and becoming a Wikipedian is a simple process, the first step involves filling out your username and making a password. The process does not end there however, an user page needs to be created through the edit option. Despite appearing as an easy task the user interface for making edits onContinue reading “Becoming a Wikipedian”

Visiting the sound and moving library had piqued my interest in past years at York, but after the informative class tour with Dr. Bazely it definitely became a great place to not only study but a great place to research films for the upcoming film festival. Right at the front entrance of this library you’reContinue reading “A visit to the sound and moving library: deciding on a film nomination for biol4095”

Tansley’s 1917 paper on the competition between G. Saxatile and G. Sylvestre was insightful on the methods and results involved in early day investigations of plant population distribution and the factors involved between 2 different plant species in competition. The findings of from the report states that both species can establish and maintain themselves toContinue reading “Tansley 1917 and the hidden importance of stats analysis”

Fungi today can be seen in various different lights, some people may view fungi as a food to eat, or perhaps as a nuisance growing in their front lawn. The documentary The Kingdom: How Fungi made our world on CBC, shows the important role that fungi plays in our world. This documentary depicts the vastContinue reading “Fungi a foundation of the Earth”

Charles Robert Darwin was born on 12 February 1809 in the town of Shrewsbury, England, UK and he was the fifth child of six. At the age of nine, Charles went to Shrewsbury school and followed a traditional classical curriculum revolving around Greek and Latin. He enjoyed hunting and going for long walks, observing andContinue reading “Charles Darwin: The Voyage of the Beagle”

Sources of information are often categorized as primary, secondary, or tertiary material and these classifications are based on the originality of the material and proximity of the sources. A professor may request specific source for the research and determining the source can be tricky. Below is a short description of the three categories of informationContinue reading “What are Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Literatures?”

During my birth year of 1998, research was still being conducted in applied plant ecology, one of those researches of interest would be on the chestnut blight affecting the once dominant American Chestnut tree that was commonly found throughout North America. I settled on this particular research paper due to a personal interest in theContinue reading “Research in Chestnut Blight and the American Chestnut tree in 1998”

In honor of black history month, I want to write one of my blog post about an inspirational black women who has “grinned” her way to the top of her field despite the invisible chains that attempted to limit her from achieving all possibilities. The amazing black women I am choosing to celebrate is, WangariContinue reading “1, 2, 3, 4, Everybody Plant Some More”