Conclusion

            I chose my study area because it had easy landmarks to find it and I am absolutely terrible with directions.  Plus it had beautiful yellow flowers going down the hillside and a small pond.  I knew that others had found it before me because of the litter and wood plank that went across the small pond.  However, I did not realize how many people did visit on a regular basis.  Each time I went there was more and more trash left behind be it McDonald’s cups or a pair of black flats.   If that were not enough, someone stole a bay laurel tree and placed a mysterious bone inside the hole left behind.  I felt extremely hurt when the habitat was destroyed and the monkey flowers were torn up from the ground.  I understand people want to have fun with their friends, but going out in the middle of a habitat and destroying it is incomprehensible.

            After completing parts of the site project, I should have chosen an area with more biodiversity and less human impact.  Due to the constant littering the animals and plants available to study were limited as the area was extremely polluted.  Additionally, I wish that I had a smart phone with an application that could help me identify species as booklets with keys were not helpful.

            The well-being of the abiotic factors is essential in the health of the biotic factors.  Because the pond was contaminated with a mysterious milky white substance, mosquito larva formed and the water gliders present before vanished.  Climate manipulates the adaptations of the plants and animals in a system.  Bird’s migration patterns shift and plants get confused as to which season it is and change their growth patterns either too early or too late.

            There have been no positive impacts from humans in my site thus far, but if clean-up crews swept through the area, then it could potentially benefit the site.  The contamination of the pond, consistent littering of toys and random objects, and the destruction of the habitat has led me to the conclusion that those visiting the site are careless and do not care about the well-being of the park and all that inhabit it.  Invasive species could easily take over the area and mosquito larva in the pond demonstrates the extreme contamination of the water.

            The shifts between the seasons were very small and it shows that the biome in the Bay Area responds a moderate climate.  Compared to other parts on the country where it snows and the summers are incredibly hot, the Bay Area remains in a range of temperatures year round which leads to anti-climactic photos comparing the seasons as they are very similar.  However, after it rained, the site became much greener versus when it did not.