2.1a Health + safety and sampling of wild organisms

Question 1

Give 4 hazards in fieldwork

Answer 1

• adverse weather conditions
• difficult terrain
• problems associated with isolation
• contact with organisms

Question 2

What is risk?

Answer 2

the likelihood of harm arising from exposure to a hazard

Question 3

What does risk assessment involve?

Answer 3

identifying control measures to minimise risk

Question 4

Give 4 examples of control measures

Answer 4

• appropriate equipment
• clothing
• footwear
• means of communication

Question 5

What manner should should sampling be carried out with?

Answer 5

one that minimizes impact on wild species and habit

Question 5

What manner should should sampling be carried out with?

Answer 5

one that minimizes impact on wild species and habit

Question 6

What must consideration be given to when sampling wild organisms?

Answer 6

rare and vulnerable species and habitats that are protected by legislation

Question 7

What must the chosen techniques, point count, transect or remote detection must be appropriate to?

Answer 7

the species being sampled

Question 8

What are quadrats, of a suitable size and shape, and transects used for?

Answer 8

plants and other sessile or slow moving organisms

Question 9

What are capture techniques used to sample?

Answer 9

mobile species

Question 10

Give 2 examples of capture techniques

Answer 10

• traps
• nets

Question 11

How can elusive species be directly sampled?

Answer 11

• camera traps

Question 12

How can elusive species be indirectly sampled?

Answer 12

• scat sampling