Study of plant population

Study of plant population density by quadrat method

Aim
To study the plant population density by the quadrant method.

Materials Required
 Nail.
 Thread
 Hammer

Procedure
1. Select a site for the study and hammer the nails on the site without harming the
vegetation.
2. Fix four nails in the form of a square.
3. Each end of the nail is tied with the help of a thread making a 1m x 1m quadrant.
4. Nine more similar quadrants are made at the site of the study.
5. The number of individuals of the species A present in the first quadrant is counted and
the data is recorded in the table.
6. The number of individuals of species A in other quadrants is also counted and the data
is recorded in the table.
7. Similarly, count the number of individuals of species B and C present in all the
quadrants and record the data in the table.

S.NO Plant No. of individuals per quadrat Total No. of Total No. Population
species I II II IV V VI VI VIII IX individuals in of density
I I all the Quadrats N/B
Quadrats studied
studied (N) (B)
 Study of plant population frequency by quadrat method
 In the selected site of study, hammer the nails firmly in the soil without damaging the
vegetation.
 Fix four nails to make a square.
 Tie each end of the nails using a thread, to make a 1 m X 1 m quadrat.
 Similarly, make nine more quadrats randomly in the site of study.
 Select the plant species for study of the population frequency.
 Observe the presence of species “A” in the first quadrat and mark it in the table.
 Similarly, check for the presence of species “A” in other quadrats respectively and record
the data in the table.
 Observe the presence of species “B” in all quadrats and mark it in the table.
 Repeat the same procedure for species C and so on and record the data in the table.

Observations
S.N Total
o Total Number of quadrats number of Percentage
Plant
No. of individuals per Quadrat in which the species is Quadrats Frequency
Species
present (A) studied(B F=A/B *100
)
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X
A
B
C