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    The student conducted two field studies to explore biomass pyramids. In the first study, the student observed a square biomass pyramid at site Ante Verde I with 10 catfish and estimated algal biomass. Over time, the pyramid was predicted to become inverted as the algal growth could not sustain the fish biomass. In the second study, the student's hypothesis that algal biomass would be higher with more open canopy was confirmed at Bat Rocks, which had more catfish than the shaded Cess site. Increased sunlight led to more algal growth and better growth and reproduction of the catfish.

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    The student conducted two field studies to explore biomass pyramids. In the first study, the student observed a square biomass pyramid at site Ante Verde I with 10 catfish and estimated algal biomass. Over time, the pyramid was predicted to become inverted as the algal growth could not sustain the fish biomass. In the second study, the student's hypothesis that algal biomass would be higher with more open canopy was confirmed at Bat Rocks, which had more catfish than the shaded Cess site. Increased sunlight led to more algal growth and better growth and reproduction of the catfish.

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    Exploring Biomass Pyramids Progress Report

    Name: Arshman Haider

    Progress Report
    Exploring Biomass Pyramids
    Field Study I
    Study site selected: Ante Verde I

    Biomass pyramid hypothesis: Square pyramid


    Biomass pyramid hypothesis explanation:
    Because I can see catfish swimming around. There is not a big amount of them but
    enough of them. There is also algae seen which is the green part over which they are
    swimming.

    Algae scraped: 0.16 g


    Pool's estimated total algal biomass: 8.07 g

    Estimated biomass of catfish: 0.81 g


    Estimated number of adult catfish: 10

    Observed number of adult catfish: 10


    Observed biomass of adult catfish: 10.5 g
    Observed biomass pyramid: Square pyramid
    Observed biomass pyramid explanation:
    The producers which is mainly algae is very small and don't have much mass. The fish
    also may die quickly due to their short lifespans. They may also reproduce quickly
    becuase of this reason.

    Biomass pyramid over time: Inverted pyramid


    Biomass pyramid over time explanation: There are in total 10 fish and since they grow
    at 0.03 g per day that means that the fish in total nead 0.3 grams of algae per day to
    continue growing. But since the algae grows at 0.1 g per day, it is not enough for the
    fish. So the fish will be either be half full grown and the other a little less grown or some
    of them will die while the others get their total amount of food or sometimes even more.

    Field Study II
    Open canopy hypothesis: Algal standing crop is directly proportional to percent open
    canopy

    www.BioInteractive.org Published Fall of 2017


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    Exploring Biomass Pyramids Progress Report

    Algal standing crop hypothesis: Bat Rocks

    Bat Rocks estimated algal biomass: 0.21 g


    Cess estimated algal biomass: 0.21 g
    Did this match your prediction: Yes

    Light availability hypothesis explanation:


    Catfish in a pool with higher light availability will eat more and show increased growth
    compared to catfish with less light availability.
    Bat Rocks observed number of adult catfish: 174
    Cess observed number of adult catfish: 82
    Light result explanation:
    Increased sunglight leads to essential algae growth. Since the fish living in the area
    have more food, they will grow and reproduce more efficiently compared to fish in a low
    sunlight availability area.

    www.BioInteractive.org Published Fall of 2017


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