Ecological Sampling Methods and Population Density

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Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Keywords: Quadrat, Sampling, Ecological, population, density, transect, survey, proportion, random
Instructional Component Type(s): Perspectives Video: Teaching Idea

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