Line-plot Survey 



The sampling of vegetation by means of plots of uniform 

 size located at regular intervals along a line. 



Line Transect 



Sampling vegetation by recording kinds of plants or 

 communities intercepted by a measured line. cf. Line- inter- 

 cept method, Transect. 



Linkage 



The association of certain characters in such a way that 

 they are inherited together, because the controlling genes 

 are in the same Chromosome. 



Linnaean 



Refers to the work or the concepts of Carolus Linnaeus. 



Linneon 



A species according to the nomenclature of Linnaeus, a 

 broad category, often containing variable forms. 



Lister 



An implement consisting of a double plow, in which the 

 shares push the soil in opposite directions, forming a series 

 of alternate ridges and furrows. The -Basin lister has an 

 attachment that forms low dams of soil across the furrows 

 at intervals of 15 to 25 feet, so that basins are formed which 

 can hold large amounts of water. 



List Quadrat 



A rectangular sample area in vegetation in which organ- 

 isms are merely tabulated according to species. 



Liter 



According to the metric system the volume of pure water, 

 free of air, at 760 mm. pressure and 4C., equivalent to 1.057 

 U. S. liquid quart. 



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