2.1b - Sampling of Wild Organisms Flashcards
Sampling should be carried out in a manner that…
minimises the impact on wild species and habitats
Consideration must be given to…
rare and vulnerable species and habitats that are protected by legislation
The chosen technique must be…
appropriate to species being sampled
A point count involves…
the observer recording all individuals seen from a fixed point count location
A point count can be compared to…
other point count locations or with data from the same location gathered at other times
Quadrats, of suitable size and shape, or transects…
are used for plants and other sessile or slow-moving organisms
What is used for mobile species?
capture techniques, such as traps and nets
Elusive species can be sampled directly by using…
camera traps or an indirect method, such as scat sampling
