Category
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field research
collection of information outside a laboratory, library or workplace setting
archaeological field survey
non-destructive exploration of the archaeological material culture in a given area
field trip
journey by a group of people
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field notes
thumb|upright=1.4|A page of Robert Henry Gibbs|Robert H. Gibbs Jr.'s field notebook
Fieldnotes refer to qualitative notes recorded by scientists or researchers in the course of field research, during or after their observation of a specific organism or phenomenon they are studying. The notes are intended to be read as evidence that gives meaning and aids in the understanding of the phenomenon. Fieldnotes allow researchers to access the subject and record what they observe in an unobtrusive manner.
field experiment
experiment conducted outside the laboratory
exploration
Pugmark
A pugmark is a footprint left by a wild animal. The distinctive pugmark of an individual species is useful for identification. "Pug" means foot in Hindi (Sanskrit पद् "pad"; Greek πούς "poús").
thumb|right|300px|An image of a thylacine pugmark
Pugmark tracking is a technique used by wildlife conservationists to identify the distribution of species. For some species, such as tigers, pugmark tracking is now considered to be an unreliable method of determining an area's total animal population, leading to the rise in the use of alternative techniques to count populations, such as photographic ca