The affects of American Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana) berries on insect abundance
Orcutt E. 2015. The affects of American Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana) berries on insect abundance
From the introduction: "Phenology is the study of the timing of recurring and seasonal events, influential factors of those events, and the relationship between events of the same or different species (NETN 2015). Project BESt, Birds Eating Stuff, is a second year phenology study on the Schoodic Peninsula in Maine. This study focuses on the phenological stages of nine American Mountain Ash trees (Sorbus americana) and how birds and insects interact with the trees. In the 2014 season the nine study trees were laden with berries. In the 2015 season the trees were barren. This poster examines the affects berries have on the abundance of insects found on the leaves, fruit, and trunks/branches of the trees. It is hypothesized that the presence of berries would attract a higher abundance of insects and absence of berries would attract a lower abundance."
- Type
- Poster
- Authors
- Orcutt, Elizabeth
- Date of Issue
- 2015-10-07
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Education, insects (Insecta), plants (Plantae), Research & Studies