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title: "MA3419 coursework 2 - Uk pollinators"
output: ioslides_presentation
date: "2025-12-02"
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## Part 4 - Comparing FIT Counts and Pan-Traps 

- Two sampling methods: FIT counts and pan-traps
- FIT counts: timed visual observations of insects on flowers 
- Pan-traps: colored bowls that passively trap insects 
- We compared yearly totals and group composition between the two methods 

## Part 4 - Yearly totals: FIT vs Pan-traps

# A tibble: 5 × 2

year total_fit

1 2017 4818

2 2018 3650

3 2019 6021

4 2020 2266

5 2021 5226


# A tibble: 5 × 5

year total_fit n_samples_pan total_pan mean_pan

1 2017 4818 465 2103 4.52

2 2018 3650 536 3255 6.07

3 2019 6021 828 4326 5.22

4 2020 2266 337 1538 4.56

5 2021 5226 846 4946 5.85

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## part 4 - Group Composition : FIT Counts and Pan-traps 

# A tibble: 10 × 2

group total

1 other_flies 6285

2 insects_small 5510

3 hoverflies 4346

4 bumblebees 1640

5 beetles 956

6 insects_other 853

7 honeybees 820

8 solitary_bees 581

9 wasps 529

10 butterflies_moths 461

# A tibble: 2 × 2

taxon_group total

1 insect - true fly (Diptera) 8838

2 insect - hymenopteran 7330

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## Part 4 - Group composition:FIT Counts and Pan-traps
- As we can see both methods are showing similar trends over time in total insect counts 
- FIT Counts emphasise active, visible flower visitors 
- The Pan-traps capture many smal or less conspicuou insecsts (e.g. small flies )
- Using both methods together gives a more complete picture ofpollinator biodiversity 



## Slide with Bullets

- Bullet 1
- Bullet 2
- Bullet 3

## Slide with R Output


``` r
summary(cars)
##      speed           dist       
##  Min.   : 4.0   Min.   :  2.00  
##  1st Qu.:12.0   1st Qu.: 26.00  
##  Median :15.0   Median : 36.00  
##  Mean   :15.4   Mean   : 42.98  
##  3rd Qu.:19.0   3rd Qu.: 56.00  
##  Max.   :25.0   Max.   :120.00

Slide with Plot