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A plot of land selected at random tor the observation or measurement of plants within it. It is used as a sampling technique for the study of the plant population of an area. Such a plot is usually selected by the random throwing of a rigid frame, which is usually square. Quadrats may also be points. Such POINT OUADRATS are observed at regular intervals along a line transect.
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Bahadori, A., Smith, S.T. (2016). Q. In: Dictionary of Environmental Engineering and Wastewater Treatment. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26261-1_17
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