Quadrats Flashcards
1
Q
what is tested for by using quadrats [3]
A
- number of individual species
- number of different species in an area
- percentage cover
2
Q
how to do a quadrat practical
A
- map out an area
- use rng to get 10 coordinates to sample from
- search for the species and
- take qualitative observations
- use data to approximate number of the species from
- plot graph
3
Q
Possible mistakes made [3]
A
- different experience of surveying species
- time constraints
- more data needed/more quadrats need to be taken
