An adapted staining-destaining method to sort soft-bottom macrobenthos mixed with Posidonia oceanica fibers

Mediterranean Marine Science

A. DONNAY¹  S. GOBERT²  C. PELAPRAT³  P. LEJEUNE³ 

[1] MARE Centre, Laboratory of Oceanology, University of Liège, Bat. B6C, B-4000 Liège 1, BelgiumSTARESO SA, Pointe Revellata, BP 33, F-20260 Calvi, France;MARE Centre, Laboratory of Oceanology, University of Liège, Bat. B6C, B-4000 Liège 1, Belgium;STARESO SA, Pointe Revellata, BP 33, F-20260 Calvi, France;

关键词: Staining, destaining, macrobenthos, sorting, Posidonia oceanica fibers, soft-bottom.;   

DOI  :  10.12681/mms.370

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Sorting of soft-bottom macrobenthos entangled with Posidonia oceanica fibers is time-consuming and tedious because of the weak color 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.

【 授权许可】

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