Gopher+Hole

=WELCOME TO OUR WIKISPACE! = By: Anna Zandi, Julie Masciangelo =Site Overview: = The site that we choose to analyze contained multiple plants and living organisms, such as a gopher, and consisted of three microclimates. The main plant life within our site consisted of common grass, poison ivy, fetch, thistle, bristle grass, clover, and honeysuckle. Our plot was stationed about 100 meters from the Great Valley High School building, 1 meter west of the road leading to route 30. Along the northern side of the plot was a row of evergreen trees; to the west a telephone pole was located; to the east about 60 meters away there was a thick forest; to the south about 120 meters away, another forest with a creak was located.

Averages for Site: (C) || Light Intensity (Lux) || Dew Point (C) || Relative Humidity (%) || Absolute Humidity (g/m^3) ||
 * Sample || Temp
 * 1 || 18.1 || 51.27 || 11.4 || 69 || 10.6 ||
 * 2 || 17.3 || 51.68 || 11.6 || 69 || 10.8 ||
 * 3 || 16.7 || 51.27 || 11.7 || 80 || 10.8 ||
 * 4 || 14.2 || 51.27 || 11.8 || 65 || 9.0 ||
 * 5 || 16.4 || 51.27 || 12.0 || 81 || 11.0 ||
 * 6 || 16.0 || 51.27 || 12.1 || 82 || 11.2 ||
 * 7 || 16.0 || 51.27 || 12.0 || 82 || 11.0 ||
 * 8 || 15.9 || 64.09 || 12.1 || 83 || 11.2 ||
 * 9 || 15.9 || 51.27 || 12.4 || 81 || 11.4 ||
 * 10 || 17.0 || 70.5 || 12.6 || 81 || 11.8 ||

Average Temperature: 16.5  Average Light Intensity: 55.116  Average Dew Point: 11.97  Average Relative Humidity: 78.9  Average Absolute Humidity: 11.08

Identification and Description of Microclimates: The multiple microclimates were clear for a few reasons. Firstly, the plots towards the front of the site we choose contained different plant life and had varying abiotic factors, including but not limited to, temperature and light Intensity from the back plots. In addition, the third microclimate, located in plot 4, varied immensely from the others, as the abiotic factors were rather different from all other plots and the plant life was limited. The reason being that plot 4 was the location of the gopher hole, home to the only small animal present in our plot, the gopher. Furthermore, the common plant life in 3,5,6,7,8,9 and 10, included: thistle, poison ivy, fetch, common grass, honey suckle, and clover, while the common plant life in plots 1 and 2 consist of mostly common grass, bristle grass, and clover. Another indicator was the concentration of plants through each plot. The front two plots (1,2) were thick with common grass and clover, while the remaining plots, excluding 4, contained multiple patches of plant life.

First Microclimate: Our first Microclimate consisted of a thick band of common grass, clover, and bristle grass. It was located in plots 1 and 2 which were the two closest sections to the southern part of our site. Here the temperature was higher than average, the dew point was lower than average and the relative and absolute humidities were lower than average. The result was an abundance of common grass, clover, and bristle grass within the two plots. They grew, intertwined, through plot 1 and 2, which is indicative of their similar needs as plants.

Averages for Microclimate 1 (Lux) || Avg. Dew Point © || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">Avg. Relative Humidity (%) || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">Avg. Absolute Humidity (g/m^3) ||
 * <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">Avg, Temp © || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">Avg. Light intensity
 * <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">17.7 || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">51.47 || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">11.5 || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">69 || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">10.7 ||

__<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">COMMON GRASS: __ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Common grasses found in Northeast America are considered cool weather grasses because they are able to remain green during the cool months of fall. Some of these grasses include bentgrass, ryegrass, Kentucky bluegrass and red fescue grass.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Bentgrass: Known for is vigorous root system and long narrow leaves with a smooth upper surface and a rigid underside.This type of grass is perennial, but does not mix well with other grasses.
 * **Bentgrass** ||
 * [[image:creeping_bentg.jpg]] ||

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Ryegrass: <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> Perennial ryegrasses are best adapted to moist and cool environments with mild temperatures. This type of ryegrass grows rapidly in the spring. __Kentucky Bluegrass__: <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Kentucky Bluegrass is one of the most common of the grasses located in the Northeast region of the United States. It has a moderate growth pattern and spreads to cover bare portions of land. The grass will go dormant in hot and dry months as well as in the cold winter months, but for this reason it is able to survive droughts through dormancy. It does not grow well in the shade and needs watering. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Red Fescue Grass: <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> This grass grows well in cool, shaded areas, and it does not require a lot of maintenance. The stems are fine, while the blades are narrow and deep green. Read more: [|How to Identify Common Grass Types in the Northeast | eHow.co.uk] [] []
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Perennial Ryegrass ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[[image:128400-004-60223E61.jpg]] ||
 * **Kentucky Bluegrass** ||
 * [[image:04.jpg width="284" height="196"]] ||
 * **Red Fescue Grass** ||
 * [[image:redfescue.gif]] ||

__<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">CLOVER: __ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Clover grows freely and abundantly in a range of climates. The most common forms of clover are White Clover and Red Clover. White clover is abundant in meadows and pastures and is a perennial. The clover found in our site is considered Shamrock, or three-leafed clover, which is that same as White Clover.
 * **White Clover** ||
 * [[image:picture$513.jpg width="124" height="174"]] ||

__<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">BRISTLE GRASS: __ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Bristle grass is named after its bristle-brush-like seed heads. Two species of this weed are very abundant and seen commonly in gardens, meadows, pastures, lawns, croplands, and waste places. Also, the seeds in Bristle grass are a valuable food resource to many wild birds. Info found in: //A Golden Guide: Weeds//
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Bristle Grass ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[[image:9YMPD00Z.jpg]] ||

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">Second Microclimate: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Our second microclimate consisted of plots 3,5,6,7,8,9, and 10. Within each of these plots there were a multitude of plants, consisting primarily of poison ivy, fetch, thistle, common grass, clover and honeysuckle. The plants grew in patches through each of the plots in concentrated areas, demonstrating the plants similar characteristics, as they require similar resources. Through each of the plots within microclimate 2 the temperature, absolute humidity, relative humidity, light intensity, and dew point were generally consistent. Which makes sense as we delve into the descriptions of each plant organism.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Averages for Microclimate 2

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">(Lux) || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">Avg. Dew Point <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">© || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">Avg. Relative Humidity (%) || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">Avg. Absolute Humidity (g/m^3) ||
 * <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">Avg, Temp © || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">Avg. Light intensity
 * <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">16.27 || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">51.54 || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">12.05 || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">81.4 || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">11.26 ||

__<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">POISON IVY: __ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Can be identified by three large pointed leaves on the end of each stalk. The edges of the leaves can be smooth or toothed. The leaves are often know for their reddish tint, and the plant is also known for the skin rash that it gives when touched. Read More: []
 * **Poison Ivy at Site** || **Poison Ivy Leaves** ||
 * [[image:IMG_0513_1.JPG width="320" height="236" caption="Poison Ivy, Vetch, Thistle, Clover: grouped together as they commonly are through the plot, demonstrating their similar abilities to adapt and survive. "]] || [[image:orangy_poison_ivy_leaf.jpg width="235" height="235"]] ||

__<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">HONEY SUCKLE: __ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The United States has approximately 20 native species of Honeysuckle. The plant can present itself in the form of an arching shrub or twining vines. The leaves are opposite and oval shaped. Breaking the stem of a Honeysuckle plant releases its sweet odor, and some forms of the plant have bell-shaped flowers that are known for their sweet, edible nectar <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">.
 * **Honey Suckle at Site** || **Honeysuckle Leaves** ||
 * [[image:IMG_0515_1.JPG width="320" height="237"]] || [[image:hairy_honeysuckle_leaves.jpg width="190" height="240"]] ||

__<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 16px;">THIST ____<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 16px;">LE: __ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Thistle leaves are alternate, lobed leaves with spiny, prickly edges. The plant can grow to be as much as 2 to 6 feet tall and develop flower heads of purple, rose, pink, yellow, or white color. Many species of this weed are aggressive serious weeds. Info found in: //A Golden Guide: Weeds//
 * **Thistle at Site** || **Thistle** ||
 * [[image:IMG_0520.JPG width="320" height="237"]] || [[image:CanadaThistlePlant50.jpg width="272" height="241"]] ||

__<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">VETCH: __ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The plant is known for its fern-like leaves and clusters of white to pink flowers. The small, oval-shaped leaves are aligned next to each other along the length of the stem. Vetch roots are strong and help to bind soil to prevent it from shifting. Vetch also draws nitrogen from the air and releases it into the soil making it more fertile. Read More: []
 * **Vetch at Site** || **A Closer Look at Vetch at Site** || **Vetch** ||
 * [[image:aaaaa.jpg width="317" height="240" caption="Another grouping of plants, including mostly vetch and clover, once again demonstrating the similarities and compatibility between the plants."]] || [[image:IMG_0514_2.jpg width="312" height="236"]] || [[image:crownVetch1.jpg width="325" height="238"]] ||

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">Third Microclimate: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> Our third microclimate was the gopher hole found in plot 4. Although we saw no visible insect life, the gopher hole indicated the possibility of small mammals and organisms to survive within our plot. This plot contained a much lower temperature in addition to much lower absolute and relative humidities. Surrounding the gopher hole was less plant life than the average amount through the site.

Averages for Microclimate 3: <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">(Lux) || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">Avg. Dew Point <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">© || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">Avg. Relative Humidity (%) || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">Avg. Absolute Humidity (g/m^3) ||
 * <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">Avg, Temp © || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">Avg. Light intensity
 * 14.2 || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">51.27 || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 23.45pt; mso-element-top: -16.65pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">11.8 || 65 || 9.0 ||

__<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">GOPHER HOLE: __ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Gopher's dig tunnels and chambers under the ground for shelter. They can disrupt commercial agriculture, gardens, and landscaping with their digging of tunnels. Their tunnels often have large mounds of dirt or rocks at the entrance. They eat shrubs and other vegetation, usually resulting in some destruction of plant life.
 * **Gopher** ||
 * [[image:gopher-8187.jpg]] ||

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">Abiotic V. Biotic Factors <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">﻿Within each of the microclimate there are distinct reasons why certain plants did or did not grow within the regions being defined. For the first <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">microclimate, the common grasses, such as perennial ryegrass and red fescue grass, that grew to formulate the front band making up plots 1 and 2, <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">live better under mild temperatures and growing from grainy soil*, both factors which were clearly present within the first two plots. Furthermore, the presence of kentucky <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">blue grass and bristle grass, which generally go better in warmer, drier zones, made sense, for, as compared to the rest of the plots, the first two <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">has lower absolute and relative humidities, and and overall higher temperature*. This indicates a drier, warmer situation, but one that can still <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">be considered mild*. Furthermore the mildness of the temperature, light intensity, and dew point, allow for the clover to take shape, although <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">clover is fit to grow in multiple climates.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The second microclimate was slightly different from the first microclimate with regard to abiotic factors, yielding an abundance of different plants with different growing <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">patterns. The reason why vetch, thistle, poison ivy, and honeysuckle were compatible within these plots was mostly due to, soil type <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">temperature, light intensity, and dew point. Poison ivy generally grows in cooler areas with less light intensity*, however never too cool. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Therefore, in the semi-shaded patches, it made sense that we discovered an abundance of poison ivey. Vetch and thistle, although <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">very different plants, have much in common*. They both necessitate a moderate temperature, slightly higher light intensity than poison ivy, <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">and moist, loose soil, a;; which they which was present in microclimate two. The overall moderateness of the plots and similarities allowed for the vetch and <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">thistle to grow in abundance and near each other. The honeysuckle is a bit different from the rest of the organisms. It needs to be in a <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">high temperature, high humidity area to grow effectively*. As we studied the position of the honeysuckle this began to make more sense, <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">for the patches where the honeysuckle were found, particularly 3 and 10, were the more warm, more moist areas within our site*. FInally <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">the common grass and clover scattered throughout can be attributed to those plants ability to grow well in various situations*.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The third microclimate was the gopher hole. The coolness around it did not yield the best growing soil for the plants around, particularly <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">vetch which digs its roots deep into the ground, and thus was isolated. It comprised of solely the gopher hole which indicated to us the <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">ability of small mammals to survive within our site.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 70%;">* Citation located at picture of organism. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">Looking around our site...