New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research abstracts

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SIEVE-BUCKET FOR RAPID FIELD SEPARATION OF MACROFAUNA FROM BOTTOM SAMPLES (NOTE)

Alan A. Graham

Carolyn W. Burns

Department of Zoology, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56 Dunedin, New Zealand

Abstract A lidded, 18-litre sieve bucket was used to separate benthic macroinvertebrates from samples of mud taken with an Ekman grab. The device is operated in shallow water near the shore, and an entire Ekman grab sample (up to 10 litres) can be sieved in 5 - lOmin.

N.Z. Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 11 (3) : 609-11
Received 29 October 1976; revision received 22 April 1977.

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