Scripps Coastal Reserve

20 Aug, 02 PM - 20 Aug, 04 PM

3 randomly chosen algal wrack patches , previously laid out, will be quantitatively removed and taken to the lab on day 1, 3, 7, 12, and 21. Day 0 will be the day the algae patches are placed out. Airborne arthropods will be collected with a plastic net completely covering the patch before removal, and macrofauna underneath wrack will be collected with a 30 cm diameter plastic corer penetrating 20cm depth into the sand. Cores will be taken from the center of the patch. Three control replicates will be taken for each algal patch sampled. An area 50 cm apart from the wrack patches and separated by 1 m, will be sampled using the same methods in order to measure the abundance of macrofauna in bare sand. Sand cores will be sieved on site using 1mm sieve and organisms collected.

Visit #58276 @Scripps Coastal Reserve

Approved

Under Project # 40653 | Research

Algal Wrack Experiment

graduate_student - University of San Diego

Reservation Members(s)

Alexander Blanco Aug 20, 2018 (1 days)
Marisol Palomares Aug 20, 2018 (1 days)

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Sandy beach 1 Aug 20 (2 hours)