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A comparison of two extractors for separating meiobenthic nematodes from fine-grained sediments

Published in: South African Journal of Zoology
Volume 17 , issue 1, pages: 41–43

DOI: 10.1080/02541858.1982.11447777

Author(s): J.P. FurstenbergDepartment of Zoology, Republic of South Africa, A.G. de WetDepartment of Statistics and Operations Research, Republic of South Africa,

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Two methods for the quantitative extraction of meiobenthic nematodes from fine-grained sediments were investigated and compared: (i) Oostenbrink-sugar flotation and (ii) Ludox flotation. The results show that Ludox flotation yielded between approximately 200 and 700% morenematodes. A conversion graph for nematode numbers of the two extracting methods was compiled.

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