Quadrats - Factors to consider

Quadrats 

There are three factors to consider: 

1. The size of the quadrat to use
   Will depend upon the size of the plants or animals being counted and how they are distributed within the area. Larger species require larger quadrats. Where a species occurs in a series of groups rather  than being evenly distributed throughout the area, a large number of small quadrats will give more representative results than a…