Quadrat workshop with Dr Fran Giaquinto

Fran gave us a thought-provoking talk last year on the effect of drought on meadows and now she is coming back to give us a broad understanding of how to record plant species in an area using quadrats.  When working out the percentage cover of plants in an area, it would not be feasible to count every plant!  Considering how long plants have been studied by botanists and naturalists in depth, it’s surprising that only relatively recently, a method was worked out using a square or rectangular frame called a quadrat.

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