We are planning to go to an aquarium in the Victoria area and collect a series of water samples, as well as record other relevant data.
Research question:
What are the differences between the natural habitat and the artificial habitat of a marine organism?
For the purposes of this experiment, the marine organisms considered will be small fish of indeterminate species. The "artificial habitat" and "natural habitat" mentioned in the research question will be represented by a chosen aquarium and by the area of Pedder's bay bordering the docks, respectively.
Quantitative data to be collected:
- Temperature
- Volume
- Light intensity
- Light wavelengths
- Salinity
- Absorbance
- Micro-organism population (density)
- Ambient sound intensity
Qualitative data to be collected:
- Assessment of the behaviour of the organism
- Differences in the biotic environment (eg. predator-prey relationship)
- More may be added later
Further experiments and information to be collected:
- Gram-stain of bacteria in samples
- Description of the water purification process in the artificial aquarium.
Other questions we will consider:
- What are the implications of our findings?
- To what degree does the aquarium emulate the natural environment? Is it sufficient?
- Other questions as they arise
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