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New type of hand-held corer for meiofaunal sampling and vertical profile investigation: a comparative study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2000

G. Tita ,
G. Desrosiers  and
M. Vincx
G. Tita
Affiliation:
Institut des Sciences de la Mer (ISMER), Université du Québec à Rimouski, 310 allée des Ursulines, Rimouski, Québec, G5L 3A1, Canada
G. Desrosiers
Affiliation:
Institut des Sciences de la Mer (ISMER), Université du Québec à Rimouski, 310 allée des Ursulines, Rimouski, Québec, G5L 3A1, Canada
M. Vincx
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Marine Biology Section, University of Gent, Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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Abstract

A new hand-held corer for meiofaunal sampling and vertical profile investigation was developed. Its design and use prevents problems connected with core compression caused by the use of a plunger for core extrusion as generally applied in common coring techniques. This represents an advantage when meiofauna vertical profiles are investigated. A comparison between vertical profiles obtained from the newly developed corer and from commonly used corers shows that non-extrusive techniques significantly reduce sediment core compression.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 80 , Issue 1 , February 2000 , pp. 171 - 172
Copyright
© 2000 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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