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Teams by and large left in the morning and returned to base in the afternoon when
surveying quadrats near base camp. Overnight surveying was required to reach quadrats
further away. These overnight surveys were either camel-based (Fig. 2.3i) or Land Roverbased
(Fig. 2.3j), meaning that supplies and equipment were carried either by animals or
vehicles.
Figure 2.3i. Camel being loaded with water and supplies for overnight survey. Photo: G. Kelly.
Initially overnight survey teams spent one night in the field, but as the number of cells that
had already been surveyed near base camp increased, the extent of overnight surveys
also increased and up to two nights were spent on the surveys.
In all situations, small teams were assigned for overnight surveys at each location (Fig.
2.3j) so that groups could spread out and survey a large number of cells.
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