Final Squarl Project

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FishingFishing TripTrip DataData

Noelle B.Noelle B.

Melissa W.Melissa W.Emily S.Emily S.

Bailey G.Bailey G.

Kirk M.Kirk M.

James CJames C..

Mr. GrindlePeriod eight


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Problem Statements

How diverse is our pond fish population?How has biodiversity changed over the

last few years?What can the hidden ponds biodiversitytell us about the ponds health?


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WHAT IS

BIODIVERSITY??? Biodiversity is the number of

different species in an area.

It is also the variation of life

form within a ecosystem.

Sometime is used to measurestuff like health and

biological stuff. Since it has

been found there have been

many millions of spices in the

earth. There is 3.5 billion

earth year inevolution.


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Why is biodiversity

important in an

ecosystem? Source of beauty and recreation

Provides people with food.

Supplies materials such as; clothing and medicine.

Economically valuable

Helps plants and animals grow.

Important source of jobs for example somecompanies run wild life tours.


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Procedure

s The pond location was in the woods

behind the middle school.

I was fishing on the lentic loop thereare two other spots for fishing: the

front, and the pine loop.
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Procedures

We used open

and closed

fishing rods. We had

clipboards, and

rulers.

The bait we

used was corn,

bread, and lures.

Closed rod

Open rod
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Procedures

After we caught the fish we would

measure it with the ruler and measurein centimeters.

After we measured the fish we would

take the fish off the hook and set itfree.
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PIE DATAnumber of fish 200

Bluegills

total num ber o

fish

large mouthbass

Pumpkinsee

Crappies

Bluegills

Pumpkinseed

Crappies

large mouth bass

total num ber of fis


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# of fish caught in (2007)

large mouth

bass, 14

crappie bass, 2

bluegill, 48

pumpkinseed, 8

large mouth bass

pumpkinseed

bluegill

crappie bass


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Data graph 2007

b l u e g

la rg e m o

b a s s

p u m p k in s

to ta l n u m b

f i s h

0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 0

n u m b e r o f

f i s h

to ta l n u m b e r o

c r a p p i e 2

p u m p k in s e e dla r g e m o u th b

b l u e g i l l


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Bar graph

fish 200

num ber of fis

num ber of fis

num ber of fis

num ber of fis

num ber of fis

0 10 20 30 40 50

num ber of

fish

total num ber of fis

large m outh bass

Crappies

Pumpkinseed

Bluegills


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fish Blue-gill

Largemouthbass

Pumpkin seed

Crappie bass

2007 48 14 8 2

2009 28 1 12 0


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FormulasFormulas

D- Value of diversity (answer must be between 0 and 1,whereD- Value of diversity (answer must be between 0 and 1,where

0is infinite diversity, and I is the least diversity an ecosystem0is infinite diversity, and I is the least diversity an ecosystem

can possibly be (i.e. only one species present)can possibly be (i.e. only one species present)

N- Total number of organisms of a particular species.N- Total number of organisms of a particular species.

N- Total number of organisms of all species.N- Total number of organisms of all species. 2007 20092007 2009

Bluegill- D=(n/N)2 D=(48/72)Bluegill- D=(n/N)2 D=(48/72)22 D=0.44 D=0.54D=0.44 D=0.54

Pumpkinseed- D=0.00075 D=0.054Pumpkinseed- D=0.00075 D=0.054

Crappie Bass- D=0.00075 D=NoneCrappie Bass- D=0.00075 D=None

Large Mouth Bass- D=0.036 D=0.00006Large Mouth Bass- D=0.036 D=0.00006

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