Abstract
Daphnia may be preserved without loss of phosphorus or carbon by filtering them onto screens and quickly freezing them in the absence of excess water. Length is unaffected by the process and eggs and young may be counted accurately.
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Financial support provided by NSF Grant # BSR-8407431.
Contribution # 362 from the Limnological Research Center.
Contribution # 362 from the Limnological Research Center.
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Shapiro, J., Wright, D. Successful preservation of Daphnia for chemical and physical analysis. Hydrobiologia 175, 61–63 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00008475
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00008475