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Compass, Kestrel, Sling, Psychrometer, Bubbles, Barometer, and Thermometer



Species identification:

1. English ivy ( Hedera Helix ) 2. Possibly identified some bittersweet ( Solanum Dulcamara ) 3. Identified garlic mustard ( Alliaria Periolata ) 4. Flowering shrub

Observations : 1. animal tracks ( possibly rabbit ) ( Leporidae ) 2. Newly sprouted unidentified leaves and plants 3. Plants slowly turning brown and dying off for winter 4. Fesses ( possibly rabbit ) 5. Spotted and identified a ground hog ( marmota monax )( Dan's dog Lucy pulled Dan to the ground chasing after it. ) 6. Possibly identified cat tracks ( Felis Catus )

Final Analysis: In My opinion the ecoplot we have picked and been studying weekly from the begining of the year is healthy. One reason I believe that the ecoplot is healthy is because it was swarming with segmented worms and arachnids. Having insects that use the biome as its niche shows that the biome is healthy because if they are thriving there environment must also be thriving. Not only have we identified insects, but we have also seen a ground hog in our plot. At the time Dan was holding his dog Lucy and Lucy pulled him to the ground chasing after the ground hog. A wood pecker, cardinal, robins and other bird species have also been identified among our deciduous forest ecoplot. One time we found some unidentified shell fungi on the tree in our ecoplot. There are a lot of thriving living organisms in this niche, so I believe that their niche, our ecoplot is also thriving.