Study the plant population density and frequency by Quadrat Method

Quadrat - I

Species A

Species B
Species C

Species D

Quadrat - II Quadrat - III Quadrat - IV

Quadrat - V Quadrat - VI Quadrat - VII

Quadrat - VIII Quadrat - IX Quadrat - X

Study of plant population density:
• The number of individuals of species A present in the first quadrat is
counted and the data is recorded in the table.
• The number of individuals of species A in other quadrats is also
counted and the data is recorded in the table.
• Similarly, count the number of individuals of species B, C and D present
in all the quadrants and record the data in the table.
• The density of the plant population is then calculated by the following
equation:

Density = S/Q
Where, S = Total no. of individuals of the species in all the quadrats
Q = Total number of quadrats sampled.
 Observation Table:

Total no. Total no.

Plant of of
No. of individuals in each quadrat D = S/Q
Species individu Quadrat
als s

I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X

D
 Observation Table:

Total no. Total no.

Plant of of
No. of individuals in each quadrat D = S/Q
Species individu Quadrat
als (S) s (Q)

I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X

3 3 4 0 4 3 2 1 0 3 23 10 2.3
A

D
 Study of plant population frequency:
• Check the presence of species A in all the quadrats and record the
observations in the table.
• Similarly, record the number of species B, C and D in all the quadrats
and mention them in the table.
• Determine the frequency of plant population by the formula:
• Percentage frequency= (No. of sampling units in which species
occur)/(Total number of sampling units used in the study)*100
 No. of
quadrats Total
Plant in which no. of F=
Presence of Species in the Quadrats
Species species is Quadrat N/Q*100
present s (Q)
(N)

I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X

√ √ √ X √ √ √ √ X √ 8 10 80%
A