Title
A. Title that answers the study question:
The geographical features of the Midwest compared to those of the West influencing the variety of bird species and population. Introduction B. Broad (introduce your topic broadly, grab the attention of the reader):
The variety of geographic regions has shown in previous studies the diversity of species differentia from place to place. C. Specific (narrow down information and allude to the knowledge gap you seek to address):
There are multiple things that can influence these changes. For instance, we have buildings, bodies of water, and even landscapes. These could all play a part in the diversity of species from place to place.
Purpose D. The purpose of this study was to:
The purpose of this study was to determine if the geographic differences of Midwest and the areas in the West would have an effect of the species diversity. My group felt that the presence that the different areas would have a greater significance on the diversity of birds. As we stated there were more seen in the Midwest than there were in the West. E. We tested the hypothesis that:
We tested the hypothesis that there would be differences in the geographical and that these differences would have an influence on the species diversity. F. We predicted:
We predicted that there will be a higher biodiversity of land fowl in the Midwest than other regions in the United States. Result G. Main result (based on data and statistical analysis) We found that:
We found that species diversity did have a significant difference from each other when comparing the different species throughout the West and the Midwest. This outcome supports our previously recorded prediction. Discussion H. Does the main result support your prediction (interpret biologically what happened)?
The main result does support our prediction. We had predicted that the Midwest would have more species than the West and that is exactly what we found out after our research. I. Main result in a more general context (this is a good place to use the literature; think about other articles you’ve read and ask yourself if your work supports the general consensus or not):
Species diversity does differ depending on different locations. I have read several articles in which this is true. As it was true for our experiment, there were a bigger number of species in the Midwest than there were in the West. For instance, Melissa Ha stated in 2022, that there can be different species in the same areas, and this is due to the differences in temperatures, bodies of waters, even the landscape. All these features contribute to the differences and play a great role in species diversity. J. Importance of result to a broader perspective:
Species differing qualities is an imperative calculation inside our earth’s biological systems. It permits species to develop and adjust in their ever-changing situations, which permits populaces to proceed to live and flourish in them possessing living spaces. Although there are numerous characteristic impacts of species differences inside our world, there are moreover numerous man-made impacts that can sometimes be constraining to the sum of differences a species can be involved in.
Figure K. Copy and paste the figure you have created here
Caption L. Outline of caption contents first sentence: The Simpson's diversity indexes the D value in the West and the Midwest. second sentence: The Simpson's diversity is significantly different, in this case demonstrating how there are more diverse species in the Midwest than there are in the West. Statistics
M. Include the output of your statistical analysis here (report the test statistic [chi- squared or t-value], the degrees of freedom [df], and the p-value): References in CSE
_T= 2.3463, degree of freedom= 4, p – value= 0.0788) N. Lab manual reference A. in-text citation:
(Krippel et al. 2023)
B. complete end reference:
Byers D, Calhoun C, DiSciullo RA, Sadd B. 2023. BSC 196
Biological Diversity laboratory Manual. Normal (IL): School of Biological Sciences, Illinois
State University.
O. Second reference (a scientific article from a peer-reviewed, academic journal) A. in-text citation: (Ha 2022) B. complete end reference:
Ha, M. (2022, September 5). 9.2: Species diversity. Biology LibreTexts. https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Ecology/Env... Using this information Please upload here a word document file (.doc or .docx only) of your species diversity complete illustrated summary (i.e., a single paragraph summary of no more than 250 words that includes a figure, caption, and statistical analysis along with two references).
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Rubric Criteria Category 4 3 2 1 0 Title Informative and communicates the result Communicates topic only or miscommunicates the result Absent or insufficient Introduction General and specific background Minor issue/missing important information Only general or only specific topic communicated or statements untrue Present but insufficient Absent Purpose Clearly stated what the study is investigating or addressing Stated but somewhat unclear or muddled Purpose stated is not in fact the purpose of the study Information offered but no purpose stated Not stated Result Explicitly stated result as it relates to the purpose/study question and statistics result Minor issue(s) in statement Result stated but not as it relates to the purpose or stats Incorrect result stated or result remains unclear Not stated Discussion Result explained as it relates to what’s already known and a general context; broader impacts stated Minor issue(s) or something lacking in interpretation of results No broader impacts discussed or interpretation too broad with no relation to what is already known/general context Statements made but don’t relate to results found or they don’t offer interpretation Absent Figure, Caption, and Statistics Appropriate figure and clear caption. Includes statistics parenthetically Figure, caption, stats, present but improperly formatted or caption lacks appropriate information Improper choice or major issues of figure, and/or statistics but still includes caption OR statistics are incorrect Figure, caption, and/or statistics missing or have major deficiencies Absent References 2 references and in-text citations in CSE format Minor formatting errors Only 1 reference or major formatting/applicability error(s)/in-text citation error(s) Absent