Puja, Crystal, Barney, Nate, Cam, Rachael Plant Populations Puja, Crystal, Barney, Nate, Cam, Rachael

Introduction Populations are composed of individuals of varying age classes. By studying two different palm populations and performing statistical studies (Kolmogorov Smirnoff test), the degree to which the sites could be viably compared was determined. The distribution of age classes were compared.

Hypotheses Null Hypothesis: there is no difference in population structure between sites. Alternative Hypothesis: there is a difference in population structure between sites.

Methodology Two sites were selected. At each site, two transect lines were created. Transect lines were 3 meters in width and 50 m in length at the first site. Transect lines were 3 meters in width and 100m in length at the second site. Palm species were classified into categories based on size and maturity.

Results

Results

Observations The majority of individuals at both sites were juveniles There were vast extents of Bromeliads which could attribute to the lack of older individuals The large quantity of juveniles versus older individuals may be the result of high mortality in younger palms

Discussion & Conclusions The K - V test showed that the null hypothesis failed to be rejected Comparing the sites A and B by general observations - supports our results Thus, the plant populations at both sites exhibit the same structure