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Preferred term

transect

Definition

[Henderson's] n. a line (line transect q.v.), strip (belt transect q.v.), or proﬁle (proﬁle transect q.v.), chosen to sample the organisms present within a particular habitat and to gain an idea of their distribution. see also quadrat, transect sampling.

Broader concept

field method

Note

[controlled by ] Neagu Stefan 31/05/13

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20314

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 1/13/23

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