Field Work Glossary

michigan creek grid topo

Grid

PVC Quadrat
A 2 m x 2 m square constructed out of PVC.

Quadrat

Researcher in Plot With Spruce
A 16 m x 16 m
study area.

Plot

Transect Staff In Use by Botanist
An instrument used to survey vegetation along a transect.

Transect Staff

8 m transect from center
A 16 m tape that runs
N to S or W to E.

Transect

Monument
A permanent marker
of plot center.

Monument