List of environmental sampling techniques

• Comment: A list may not be required to use inline citations, but that type of citation is almost always clearest. Having at least one citation for every list entry may seem cluttered, but it's the most robust approach. Imagine the list a year or two from now, after dozens of editors have modified it, adding, removing, and rearranging list items. Unless the citations are kept close to the content they support, it could easily become unclear which sources support what text. Since you evidently understand the technique, I recommend you use inline citations throughout.
  Multiple sources are expected for any article (usually a minimum of three); citing only www.biology-fieldwork.org won't be sufficient. The topic lends itself to being sourced from major textbooks in the field(s) - look for ones that have gone through several editions and are widely held by university libraries. Perhaps Ecological Diversity and Its Measurement by Magurran or Methods of Environmental Impact Assessment by Morris and Therivel would be appropriate.
  When you asked about this draft before, Roger (Dodger67) suggested emphasizing that it's a list. Probably the easiest way to do that would be to move it to a title like "List of environmental sampling techniques". Worldbruce (talk) 01:19, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

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Environmental sampling techniques are used in biology, ecology and conservation as part of scientific studies to learn about the flora and fauna of a particular area and establish a habitat's biodiversity, the abundance of species and the conditions in which these species live amongst other information. Where species are caught, researchers often then take the trapped organisms for further study in a lab or are documented by a researcher in the field before the animal is released. This information can then be used to better understand the environment, its ecology, the behaviour of species and how organisms interact with one another and their environment. Here is a list of some sampling techniques and equipment used in environmental sampling:

• Quadrats - used for plants and slow moving animals

Techniques for Birds and/or Flying Invertebrates and/or Bats

• Malaise Trap
• Flight Interception Trap
• Harp Trap
• Robinson Trap
• Butterfly Net
• Mist Net

Techniques for Terrestrial Animals

• Transect
• Tullgren Funnel - used for soil-living arthropods
• Pitfall Trap - used for small terrestrial animals like insects and amphibians
• Netting techniques for terrestrial animals
  • Beating Net - used for insects dwelling in trees and shrubs
  • Sweep Netting - used for insects in grasses
• Aspirator/Pooter - used for insects
• Camera Trap - used for larger animals
• Sherman Trap - used for small mammals

See Also

• Insect Collecting
• Wildlife Biology
• Sampling