Kelp Forests - USF
quadrats are laid systematically (with a random starting point) along a transect. This transect is a line identified by a 100 meter tape measure. Band transects are larger sample areas created using a PVC pole and a shorter tape measure. These band transects are laid perpendicular to the main transect. As with the quadrats, selected
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