[en] Sorting of soft-bottom macrobenthos entangled with Posidonia oceanica fibers is time-consuming and tedious because of the weak of colour contrast . This paper describes a staining-destaining technique that produces good contrast between soft-bottom macrobenthos and Posidonia oceanica fibers. The method has been tested on Corsican samples in oligotrophic areas characterized by small-size soft-bottom macrofauna. Our technique saves sorting time (-24%) and is simple to implement.
Disciplines :
Aquatic sciences & oceanology
Author, co-author :
Donnay, Annick ; Université de Liège - ULiège et STARESO > BEE > Océanologie
Pelaprat, C; STARESO sas
Lejeune, P; STARESO sas
Gobert, Sylvie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Océanologie
Language :
English
Title :
An adapted staining-destaining method to sort soft-bottom macrobenthos mixed with Posidonia oceanica fibers
Publication date :
2013
Journal title :
Mediterranean Marine Science
ISSN :
1108-393X
eISSN :
1791-6763
Publisher :
National Centre for Marine Research, Athens, Greece
Volume :
14
Issue :
1
Pages :
92-94
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
Race ARC-05/10-333; 2.4502.08.F
Funders :
FWB - Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles [BE] F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE] Agence de l'eau Rhône Méditerranée Corse [FR] Collectivity of Corsica [FR]
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