And yes most students also write quadrant as spellings in their record books.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 9:27 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Gopinath ji > Firstly it is quadrat and not quadrate > When I used to take my my lecture on practicals instructions, I used to > tell my students it is quadrat and not quadrate and pl quadrats and not > quadrates. Unfortunately even then at least 30 per cent of students would > have these wrong spellings in their record books. > > The simplest and quickest method of vegetational survey in a large area is > line transect method (Line intercept method) where one can calculate > percentage coverage of different species in different layers and plot it on > a graph sheet also. > > One wanting to study vegetational changes along a gradient can use belt > transect and lay quadrats (1m x 1m for herbs, 5m x 5m for shrubs, 10m x 10m > for trees) at regular intervals to collect desired information. > > You may please write your exact requirements to get precise information. > Alternately you may get hold of Barbour et al. Terrestrial Plant Ecology, > where these methods are discussed in detail. Ecology Workbook by R. Misra > is also very useful. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 5:59 AM, Gopinath Mali <oiasis2...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Dear Friends, >> >> Please let me know that which is the best quadrate method to survey grass >> lands for the herbs, shrub, tree etc. If anybody have more information >> about it please tell me. >> >> Thanks >> >> Gopi....... >> > > > >