Observation 5: 5/22/08

OBSERVATION 5:(5/22/08): The weather conditions of my area was a light rain and very cloudy with no visible blue sky. Soil conditions were extremely marshy from the previous heavy rainfall. The tempurature was approximately 38 degrees F at the time of 6:57 P.M. on Thursday the 22nd. Biodiverisity near Cache Creek increased immensely. Plants seemed to thrive from the amount of both recent rain and sunshine that they were obviously not used to. The lichen, moss, and pind trees show a commensalistic symbiotic realationship, because the the moss creates a home on the tree and thus benefits, while the tree is unaffected. This interaction also creates a niche for the tree to fill for the moss.There were no insect activity near the stream due to the rain. There was absolutely no snow and an apparent increase in the greeness of all the plants. Cache Creek rose an extreme amount, and the water had started to rise over top the banks. There was some type of plant that was reddish brown with fourth inch thorns growing off the branches. The biotic factors of this community were chipmunks chattering in high tree tops, a few all black birds chirping, and a plump robin who flew across the stream. There was also an abundance of moose scat underneath many of the large pine trees.