Biology GCSE

quadrat and transect methodology

What quadrat and transect methodology means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.

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Quadrat frames placed at random coordinates estimate population sizes of sessile organisms, while line or belt transects laid across an environmental gradient record changes in species presence and percentage cover at regular intervals.

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