What is Your Scientific Question?

Most people want to know what is the biodiversity (e.g., wildlfie, insects, plants, and fish) around their homes, community, or schools. They want to take an inventory. Other people want to track changes over time. For example: Restoring a wetland.

What are you interested in learning? Be careful because there can be multiple questions that need to be answered before you zero in on a scientific question and set up a monitoring project to answer that question.

Here are samples of questions that can be answered by using the NatureMapping Data Reporting Protocols:

Presence/Absence

Population Changes

Habitat Modification, such as landscaping to attract wildlife

• Matrix
• Basic Protocols
• Field Preparation
• Site Selection
• Monitoring

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