In any field (outdoor) study, a transect consists of a line of study, often divided into intervals where observations or samples are collected.
A sample area (as of vegetation), usually in the form of a long continuous strip.
A long, narrow sample study area.
a straight line marking an area of study
A line along which you walk while you measure or count something (for example, birds). Usually, the counts are recorded only for a specified distance on either side of the center line. The line should be fairly straight (for example, do not go around a block) but it can have some turns or angles in it depending on your needs.
A line along which birds, flowers or butterflies are counted in a standardised way.
A technique used in ecology where a line is drawn across the area of study, and measurements are taken along it; used to summarize features of the area in general
A line, belt, strip or profile, as of vegetation chosen for study and charting. Cf. Vegetation profile. ( BCFT modif)
To cut across transversely (at right angles to the anterior posterior axis of the body).
a straight line across the landscape area along which a study of distribution and abundance of species is made.
A straight line across an area to be sampled, along which samples are taken at regular intervals.
a sampling line that crosses a research area and delineates the area to be sampled. A transect contains two or more stations.
a line of variable length along which sampling is done
a line on the ground along which observations are made and samples are collected at intervals
a line that cuts across something, such as a road thru a town, or a river thru a state
a straight line measured on the ground along which vegetation is sampled
a survey method where a researcher walks a route of a determined length and counts birds on either side of the route
Term used to define the location of a line followed by archaeologists during survey and testing.
A line on the ground along which sample plots or points are established for collecting data.
As used herein, a line on the ground along which observations are made at some interval.
a pre-established line or zone used for sampling biological communities.
In this case used as a noun, a transverse path across a parcel of land. Parallel transects will be surveyed for archaeological sites for the predictive model.
a straight line that bisects a given unit or area
A narrow strip along which researchers count organisms within communities to determine species' populations and variability.
a line across an area to be sampled, marked by a tape measure. Often permanent markers at the ends of line are left so that the line is easily found upon return.(back)
a straight line or profile that creates a cross-section of an area to study plants.
A line that cuts across or crosswise.
a transversely cut line along which physical and biological observations are made
A line across a habitat or habitats along which organisms are sampled in order to study changes that may occur along that line. Transects are most frequently used in studying changes in vegetation across a physically changing habitat.
A survey is often conducted by people walking a study area which has been mentally divided into subareas, in order to systematically locate artifacts exposed on the ground; a series of transacts, or passes, are walked by one or more persons in a parallel fashion to inventory an area.
A straight line of varying length along which plants are periodically sampled individually or in quadrants.
Surveying in a straight line across the land, usually for the purpose of mapping or recording information along the line. Transects are often conducted for a resource inventory.
(Transect) A cross section of an area used as a sample unit for recording, mapping or studying the vegetation and its use. May be a series of plots, a belt or strip, or merely a line, depending on the purpose.(Translation Bureau. Termium. Department of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 1999.)
a monitoring research technique that marks a transverse along which measurements can be taken
A transect is a path along which one records and/or counts occurrences of the phenomenon of study (e.g. animals, for instance by noting each individual animal's distance from the path, or archaeological remains such as lithic or ceramic artifacts, or species of plants, in the process of estimating population densities in a study area).
