Research Methods Flashcards
1
Q
What is a point quadrat?
A
Has ten points, each point making out 10% coverage.
A pin is stuck through each hole, the different plants that the pin hits are counted and identified.
Used for knee high vegetation.
2
Q
What is an open frame quadrat?
A
Used on large areas, has less accurate/specific measure of plants as it has no grids.
3
Q
What is a grid quadrat?
A
Used on small vegetation, good estimation of coverage.
4
Q
Name the positives and negatives of a heterdyne.
A
They are the cheapest of bat detectors
Only detects limited frequencies at a time so some species could be missed
5
Q
What are sonograms?
A
Records of the sounds made by taxa such as dolphins bats and some insects. Are used to explore their populations/activity.
