A transect is defined as :
1. (verb) to cut or divide crossways
2. (noun) a sample strip of land used to monitor plant distribution, animal populations, etc, within a given area
In biology, a transect is a path along which one counts and records occurrences of the phenomena of study (e.g. plants).
In 1998, conservationist and endurance junkie Michael Fay undertook the MegaTransect, an epic walk across the densely forested interior of Africa. He undertook a comprehensive recording of the uninhabited lands, eventually leveraging that information to a create a string of 13 protected national parks. The effort damn near killed him. He has now taken his National Geographic salary on up to Alaska, contemplating a similar project that will cover the temperate rainforests of Alaska and British Columbia.
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