A diver-operated electric suction sampler for sympagic (= under-ice) invertebrates
The construction and operation of a diver-operated suction sampler for sympagic fauna are described. An interchangeable sampling cylinder with a 0.5 mm sieve connected to a battery driven turbine pump makes it possible to‘vacuum’predetermined areas of the ice under-surface, even if the surface is ru...
| Published in: | Polar Research |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Norwegian Polar Institute
1988
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| Online Access: | https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2426 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v6i1.6854 |
| Summary: | The construction and operation of a diver-operated suction sampler for sympagic fauna are described. An interchangeable sampling cylinder with a 0.5 mm sieve connected to a battery driven turbine pump makes it possible to‘vacuum’predetermined areas of the ice under-surface, even if the surface is rugged and perforated by brine channels. Several samples can be obtained during one dive by using different sampling cylinders. |
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