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Absolute Population Estimates by Sampling a Unit of Habitat — Freshwater Habitats

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Phyla other than the Arthropoda are well represented in this habitat, but it is not intended in this chapter to detail the methods for the study of the microfauna of inland waters; these are described in works such as Welch (1948) and Edmondson & Winberg (1971); whilst sampling aspects are reviewed by Elliott (1971) and Elliott & Décamps (1973). In contrast to terrestrial habitats, major difficulties in making absolute estimates lie in actually taking a sample of a known unit, as well as in the separation of the animals from the media. The problems of extraction are similar to those in terrestrial habitats and reference should therefore be made to Chapters 4 and 5.

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