Category
page 1Environmental Sampling Equipment
camera trap
photographic device with any type of trigger causing a photo to be taken when activity is present
butterfly net
type of net used to capture insects
mist net
net used to capture wild birds or bats
Mark and recapture
ecological sampling method
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transect
thumb|A transect running across a stream.
A transect is a path along which one counts and records occurrences of the objects of study (e.g. plants).
quadrat
thumb|A quadrat used to measure the percentage cover of certain species
A quadrat is a frame used in ecology, geography, and biology to isolate a standard unit of area for study of the distribution of an item over a large area. Quadrats typically occupy an area of 0.25 m2 and are traditionally square, but modern quadrats can be rectangular, circular, or irregular. A quadrat is suitable for sampling or observing plants, slow-moving animals, and some aquatic organisms.
Malaise trap
large, tent-like structure used for trapping, killing, and preserving flying insects, particularly Hymenoptera and Diptera
Pitfall trap
trap for small animals
Berlese funnel
scientific instrument used to extract living organisms particularly arthropods from soil samples
Electrical penetration graph
Pooter
A device used in the collection of small/fragile organisms