Local-environment-survey-in-Zhengzhou

GAC023AE#1IvyLi130/3/2013AbstractTheaimofthisresearchwastodoasurveyofalocationbyobservingthehabitat,bioticandabioticfactors,environmentandhumaninfluence.Iwouldcollectthedatabysearchingtheinternetandaskingtheteacherquestions.Theinformationincludedthecategoriesoftheplantsandanimals,factorsthatcouldinfluencetheoutcomeandotherbackgroundinformation.Inmyopinion,thislocationwasthreatenedbyaridityandpests,sotheschoolgovernmentcouldintroducesomekindsofbirdstoeatextrapestsandtokeepthebalanceofthisecosystem.Also,theycouldsetawatertubetokeepthesoilhumid.Thesetwosolutionscouldnotonlyimprovethetwoproblems,butalsomaintainthebalanceoftheecosystem.1.0IntroductionThepurposeoftheresearchistostudyalocationbyaccuratelyidentifyingthehabitat,bioticandabioticfactors,humaninfluenceandafoodweb.Thelocationofthissurveyistheschoolgarden.Weweredividedintoseveralgroups,eachofthegroupssearchdifferentpartsofthegarden.ThisschoolgardenlocatesintheeasternpartofZhengzhouMiddleSchool,whichnexttotheplayground.Therearemanykindsofinsectsandplantsinthisgarden,soitprovidesalotofobjectsforustoobserve.Theoutcomeoftheresearchshouldincludeinformationaboutbioticthings,abioticthingsthesignsofhumaninfluence,habitatandtheenvironment.Also,thelocationthatIhavechosenispositivefortheseanimalsandplantstogrow.However,humaninfluenceisalsocausingthechangesinthisecosystem.2.0MethodologyInordertogetthedetailedinformationabouttheenvironmentofthislocation,wespentawholeclassoftimetodothefieldtrip.EverygroupincludesfourstudentstoobserveGAC023AE#1IvyLi230/3/2013differentkindsofplants.Afterthat,wegottogetheranddigaholeunderapalmtree,andthenwefoundtwokindsofinsectsinthesoil.WetooknotesaboutallofthosethingsandsearchtheEnglishnameforeachofthem.Finally,wesearchtheinternetwebsitestogetthecategoriesoftheseanimalsandplants.Iusedtheinternettounderstandtheecosystemofthesurveylocation.Wealsoaskedoutscienceteachertogetsomeinformalnamesfortheplants.Thedatathatwehavecollectedhelpedupknowmoredetailsabouttheplantsandanimalsexceptfortheirshapeandnames.Wealsosearchtheinternettofindsimilarpicturesoftheseobjectivestocheckifwehavefoundtherightname.3.0Findings3.1SurveylocationTheschoolgardenwasbesidearoadcalledZinanroadwhichnearedtheplayground.Thegardenwasdividedintotwoseparatepartsbythisroad.Thereweremanypalmtreesinthegarden.Thegrasslandwasalsoprettygreeninthisseason.3.2FawnandfaunaclassificationThischartshowstheobjectivesofthisresearch.Table1.0kingdomofbioticthingskingdomphylaclassorderfamilygenusspeciesPalmtreePlantaeAngiospermaeMonocotyledoneaeArecalesPalmaeTrachycarpusfortuneiOsmanthustreePlantaeMagnoliophytaMagnoliopsidaLamialesOleaceaeOsmanthusfragransChineserosePlantaeAngiospermaeDicotyledonsRosalesRosaceaeRosachinensiscloverPlantaeMagnoliophytaMagnoliopsidaFabalesFabaceaeTrifoliumT.repensPillbugAnimaliaArthropodaMalacostracaIsopodaArmadillidiidaeArmadillidiumvulgareGAC023AE#1IvyLi330/3/2013Therearetwokindsoftrees:palmtreeandosmanthustree,twokindsofflowers:Chineseroseandclover,andtwokindsofanimals:pillbugandearthworm.Palmtreebelongstoangiospermaephyla,monocotyledoneaeclass,arecalesorder,palmaefamily,trachycarpusgenusandfortuneispecie.Osmanthustreeisinmagnoliophytaphyla,magnolipsidaclass,lamialesorder,oleaceaefamily,osmanthusgenusandfragransspecie.ChineseroseandcloverbelongsbothtoangiospermaephylaDicotyledonsclassandRosalesorder.ChineseroseisinrosagenusandChinsisspecie.EarthwormAnimaliaAnnelidaClitellataHaplotaxidalumbricidaeLumbricusL.terrestrisPicture4.0-PalmtreePicture5.0-OsmanthustreePicture6.0-ChineseroseGAC023AE#1IvyLi430/3/2013Cloverisintrifoliumgenusandtrifoliumrepensspecie.Pillbugbelongstoanimaliakingdom,arthropodaphyla,malacostracaclass,isopodaorder,armadillidiidaefamily,armodillidiumgenusandvulgarespecie.Earthwormisinanimaliakingdom,annelidphyla,clitellataclass,haplotaxidaorder,lumbricidaefamily,lumbricusgenusandlumbricusterrestrisspecie.Picture7.0-CloverPicture8.0-PillbugPicture9.0-EarthwormGAC023AE#1IvyLi530/3/20133.3FoodwebDiagram2.0FoodWebHawkBirdCatDogEarthwormPillbugsnailwatermelonGrassdeadleavespalmtreeOsmanthustreeChineseroseCloverSunInthisfoodweb,grass,deadleaves,palmtree,osmanthustree,Chineseroseandcloverisinthetrophiclevel.Earthworm,pillbug,snailandwatermelonareinthesecondtrophiclevel,theyareherbivoresandtheyeatplantsfromthetrophiclevel.Bird,catanddogareinthethirdtrophiclevel,theyarecarnivores.Hawkisalsoakindofcarnivore.Itcaneatalltheanimalsfromthetrophiclevelsbelowit.3.4PlantandanimaldistributionAsfortheplantdistribution,Ithinkthatthereareaboutsixplantsincludingbushes,flowersandtreesinonesquaremeter;thewholegardenisaboutseventysquaremeters.Sothereareabout420plantsinthiswholearea.Also,thereareabout3insectsinonesquaremeter;sothereareabout210animalsinthisgarden.3.5QualityoflocationenvironmentAccordingtomyownobservation,theairwasfine.ItwascloudyinMarch7;thetemperaturewasabouttendegreeCelsius.Itwasalittlecoolbuttheairwasprettyclearinthemorning.Inaddition,itwasrainytheweekbeforethatweek,sothesoilisverywet.Alotofearthwormscrawledtothesurfacetobreathetheair.GAC023AE#1IvyL