Biology A-Level
belt transect
What belt transect means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A tape along an environmental gradient with quadrats at regular intervals, used because random placement would hide the pattern.
Running a tape measure along the gradient and placing quadrats at regular intervals to capture the pattern.
Topics that use belt transect
- Populations in ecosystems (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- abiotic components
- abiotic factors
- community
- competitive exclusion
- conflicting human needs
- Conservation
- correlation not causation
- dynamic equilibrium
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