Experimental Design Dataset

In a group of 5, a 50m transect was laid out from the edge of a pond to the edge of a grassland. At each 10m interval (including the 0m interval), 2 quadrats were laid out; one on each side of the transect. The species of plants in each quadrat were recorded along with the average height of the species between the 2 quadrats (measured in inches using a measuring tape) as well as the average coverage of each species between the 2 quadrats (estimated as a percentage). This process was repeated for the area between the edge of the same pond and the edge of a road (disturbance).

本研究共设置5条50米样带（transect），每条样带均沿池塘边缘至草原边缘布设。沿每条样带每间隔10米（含0米起始点）布设2个样方（quadrat），样带两侧各放置1个。对每个样方内的植物物种进行记录，并测定两样方间对应物种的平均高度（采用卷尺以英寸为单位测量）及平均盖度（coverage，以百分比形式估算）。上述采样流程在同一池塘边缘至道路边缘的受干扰区域中重复开展。