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Transect walker

transect walkers collect valuable data, woman walking in path

People who help as transect walkers collect valuable data on the numbers and locations of our endemic and introduced Lepidoptera species. They also gain valuable scientific skills.

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Rights: Julie Stoneman, Butterfly Conservation Scotland.
Published: 16 May 2010Size: 252.44 KB
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