Field Techniques for Biologists (b) 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 legisaltion
The chosen technique, point count, transect or remote detection must be…
Appropriate to the species being sampled
***A point count involves…
The observer recording all inividuals seen from a fixed point count location***
This 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
Capture techniques, such as traps and nets, are used for…
Mobile species
________ can be sampled directly using camera traps or an inderect method such as scat sampling
Elusive species
