Population Dynamics

Question

 In a survey of northern mountain ash seedlings in northern Ontario, researchers randomly placed eight 1.0 m by 2.0 m quadrats in a field that measured 100 m by 150 m. Estimate the population density and size if the researchers found 2, 0, 0, 8, 6, 1, 1, and 3 seedlings in the eight quadrats.

Answer 1

The average density of the ash seedlings is 2.625 in an area of 16 square meter (eight 1.0 m by 2.0 m quadrats) randomly selected in a field that measured 100 m by 150 m.