Overview: Belt transect to measure the species distribution and abundance of seaweed across tidal zonation.
Edexcel Curriculum Link: 'Know the ecological techniques used to assess abundance and distribution of organisms in a natural habitat'
OCR A Curriculum Link: Understand 'how sampling is used in measuring the biodiversity of a habitat'
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Overview: A kick sampling practical to measure for the abundance of invertebrate indicator species in a stream.
Curriculum Link: Edexcel GCSE Science Biology Core Practical 6 (Sampling)
Location: Please let us know on the enquiry form if you have a location in mind. If not we can advise a suitable stream/river near you.
We will provide:
- A student workbook to draw and annotate key species of seaweed, define key terms, record data, plot findings on kite diagrams and answer key analysis questions.
- All the necessary equipment including tape measure, quadrats, and identification guides.