Field Investigation Brief
This is my Field Investigation Brief by Jake Swain.
The question i want to answer is How does the biodiversity at the creek campared to where there is no water sorce?
Why do i want to answer this quetion? I want to answer this question because last time i went out in the field, it was super dry and seemed alot hotter then it really was. There were dead plants every where. There was mostly cheat grass every where but there was also sage brush all over. I also want to go over to the creek to see the difference between the area of the creek and the dry area of shrub steppe.
How Will I Awnser This Question?
Next time i go out in the field with my class i can look for mositure in the ground. If i dont find any water or at least moisture in the shrub steppe then thats one of the reasons its so dry. I can also go over to the creek and look at all the plants and trees and see how they are growing, then i can go back over to the dry area of the shrub steppe where theres lots of cheat grass and sage brush.
Some materials i may use are my hands to check the ground, to see if its wet or not. I can also use materials like thermonitors.
Things I Expect to find.
Some things i expect to find out in the Shrub steppe are dryness, snakes, cheat grass, and sage brush.
Concerns.
Some concerns i have are not finding any moisture in the ground at the Shrub Steppe. If i do not find any moisture at all i have my answer.

This is an image of shrub steppe