2.1.2 sampling of wild organisms

Question 1

how should sampling be carried out

Answer 1

in a manner that minimises impact on wild species and habitats

Question 2

what should consideration be given to regarding sampling

Answer 2

vulnerable species and habitats that are protected by legislation

Question 3

what must be appropriate to the species being sampled

Answer 3

the chosen technique
point count
transect or remote detection

Question 4

what does point count involve

Answer 4

the observer recording all individuals seen from a fixed point count location. this can then be compared to other point count locatioons or with data from the same location gathered at other times

Question 5

what are quadrats and transects used for

Answer 5

counting plants and other sessile or slow moving organisms

Question 6

what are examples of capture techniques

Answer 6

traps and nets

Question 7

what are capture techniques used for

Answer 7

mobile species

Question 8

how can elusive species be sampled

Answer 8

directly using camera traps or indirectly using scat sampling