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A method for quantitatively assessing the infaunal community in coral rock 1
Author(s) -
Brock Richard E.,
Brock Julie H.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1977.22.5.0948
Subject(s) - coral , environmental science , oceanography , biomass (ecology) , ecology , geology , biology
Acid dissolution with previous Formalin preservation allows virtually total recovery of the infaunal community in coral rock, making quantitative studies possible. Most groups remain readily identifiable following this treatment. Coral rock samples from gradients of sewage and stream stress suggest a decrease in numbers and biomass with distance from the perturbation.