Systematic sampling resulted in the greatest efficiency after doing the three sampling strategies on the Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area. It took the least amount of time, with 12 hours and 7 minutes. The reason I believe behind the high percentage error is to do with the quantity of each species.
Systematic: 12 hours and 7 minutes
Random: 12 hours and 40 minutes
Haphazard: 12 hours and 33 minutes
Systematic (%) Random (%) Haphazard (%)
Eastern Hemlock 7.0 28.1 40.0
Sweet Birch 36.2 14.9 14.9
Yellow Birch 3.32 22.4 27.3
Red Maple 22.9 75.1 26.4