Our Plot group made our way into the wet and frigid wilderness in hopes of better understanding the biodiversity, In western North Carolina. As we approached our plot site we noticed changes to our site, from the fact that our trees had lost its leaves to the leaf litter that had piled up in turn of the missing leaves. Our plot also contained many other new objects found in the list below.Our plot site overall was fairly consistent from our last visit. All of the small trees either stayed the same height or died 2 trees died tree 5 and 15 were both maples. which leads to ask the question, was it pure coincidence or did it have to do with the type of tree they were? overall our plot remained significantly unchanged and is in a healthy position for thr up coming winter months.
Newly noticed things
- A type of moss that contains seeds.
- a new type of mushroom.
- the upperside of our large trees bark is falling off turning black.
- All leaves have fallen off creating large amounts of leaf litter
- our branches were facing the lake
What we could have done better
Our group could have stayed on task better, less goofing around. Our group would highly benefit from a structured plan of once we get out there this is what were going to do. We should have spent more time observing during silent observation time.
