Sampling Key Terms

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Percentage ground cover
Estimate of % of quadrats occupied by species
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Species cover
Mean percentage cover for all quadrats sampled in area
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Species frequency
% of quadrats in which the species are present
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Rare plants
Visual survey, present w/o abundance
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Species richness
No. of species found in a habitat
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Species eveness
Relative no. of abundance of individuals within each species
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Identification key
Dichotomous key
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Abundance
Number of individuals of a species present
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Abiotic factors
Non-living conditions in a habitat
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Biotic factors
Living components of an ecosystem
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Species cover

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Mean percentage cover for all quadrats sampled in area

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Species frequency

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Rare plants

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Card 5

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Species richness

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