Look at the characeristics of the land the coyotes utilize. Are there areas they tend to avoid or use more frequently? Why do you think that is? Can you identify "travel corridors" through which the coyotes frequently move? For a given week, what percentage of coyote locations are in the open as comparied to those in wooded or sheltered areas?
Standard(s)
HS-LS2-2 (High School)
Use mathematical representations to support and revise explanations based on evidence about factors affecting biodiversity and populations in ecosystems of different scales.
MS-LS2-1 (Middle School)
Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.