Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134746241
Author: Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher: PEARSON
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Kite graphs are an ideal way in which to present distributional probable differences in habitat preference between specie
graphs may also be used to show changes in distribution
data from a belt transect (e.g. abundance or percentage cover
along an environmental gradient. Usually, they involve plots for
more than one species. This makes them good for highlighting
time (e.g. with daily or seasonal cycles).
3. The data on the right were collected
from a rocky shore field trip. Periwinkles
from four common species of the genus
Littorina were sampled in a continuous
belt transect from the low water mark,
to a height of 10 m above that level. The
number of each of the four species in a
1 m² quadrat was recorded.
Plot a kite graph of the data for all four
species on the grid below. Be sure to
choose a scale that takes account of the
maximum number found at any one point
and allows you to include all the species
on the one plot. Include the scale on the
diagram so that the number at each point
on the kite can be calculated.
An Example of a Kite Graph
5 shells
1
A line equals
O organisms
Distance above water line (m)
10
Field data notebook
Numbers of periwinkles (4 common species)
showing vertical distribution on a rocky shore
Periwinkle species:
Height above
low water (m)
0-1
1-2
2-3
3-4
4-5
5-6
6-7
7-8
8-9
9-10
L.
littorea
O
1
NOS SNOOO
15
L.
saxatalis
O
O OM N NONOO
3
24
9
L.
L.
neritoides littoralis
0
O O O O ONE
2
47
59
ом А У - 0 0 0 0 0
O
17
12
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Transcribed Image Text:114 Kite graphs are an ideal way in which to present distributional probable differences in habitat preference between specie graphs may also be used to show changes in distribution data from a belt transect (e.g. abundance or percentage cover along an environmental gradient. Usually, they involve plots for more than one species. This makes them good for highlighting time (e.g. with daily or seasonal cycles). 3. The data on the right were collected from a rocky shore field trip. Periwinkles from four common species of the genus Littorina were sampled in a continuous belt transect from the low water mark, to a height of 10 m above that level. The number of each of the four species in a 1 m² quadrat was recorded. Plot a kite graph of the data for all four species on the grid below. Be sure to choose a scale that takes account of the maximum number found at any one point and allows you to include all the species on the one plot. Include the scale on the diagram so that the number at each point on the kite can be calculated. An Example of a Kite Graph 5 shells 1 A line equals O organisms Distance above water line (m) 10 Field data notebook Numbers of periwinkles (4 common species) showing vertical distribution on a rocky shore Periwinkle species: Height above low water (m) 0-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 L. littorea O 1 NOS SNOOO 15 L. saxatalis O O OM N NONOO 3 24 9 L. L. neritoides littoralis 0 O O O O ONE 2 47 59 ом А У - 0 0 0 0 0 O 17 12
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