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transect
transect(isonome) A line used in ecological surveys to provide a means of measuring and representing graphically the distribution of organisms, especially when they are arranged in a linear sequence (e.g. up a seashore, or across a woodland margin) or to investigate an environmental gradient (e.g. of salinity across a salt marsh). Recordings are made at intervals along the line. A transect is particularly useful for detecting transitions or distribution patterns. See belt transect and line transect.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "transect." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "transect." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-transect.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "transect." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-transect.html |
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transect A line marked within an area that is undergoing an ecological survey to provide a means of measuring and representing graphically the distribution of organisms, especially when they are arranged in a linear sequence (e.g. up a seashore, or across a woodland margin). A transect is particularly useful for detecting transitions or distribution patterns. See BELT TRANSECT; LINE TRANSECT.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "transect." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "transect." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-transect.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "transect." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-transect.html |
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tran·sect / tranˈsekt/ technical • v. [tr.] cut across or make a transverse section in. • n. a straight line or narrow section through an object or natural feature or across the earth's surface, along which observations are made or measurements taken. DERIVATIVES: tran·sec·tion / -ˈsekshən/ n. |
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"transect." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "transect." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-transect.html "transect." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-transect.html |
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transect A straight line across an expanse of ground along which ecological measurements are taken, continuously or at regular intervals. Thus an ecologist wishing to study the numbers and types of organisms at different distances above the low-tide line might sample at five-metre intervals along a number of transects perpendicular to the shore.
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"transect." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "transect." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-transect.html "transect." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-transect.html |
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transect (isonome) A linear vegetation sampling method most commonly used to investigate an environmental gradient, e.g. of salinity in a salt marsh. Generally a line is drawn across the vegetation zoning and recordings are made at intervals along its length.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "transect." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "transect." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-transect.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "transect." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-transect.html |
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transect cut across. XVII. f. TRANS- + sect-, pp. stem of L. secāre cut.
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T. F. HOAD. "transect." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "transect." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-transect.html T. F. HOAD. "transect." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-transect.html |
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"transect." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "transect." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-transect.html "transect." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-transect.html |
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