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Methods Manual for Managers: 

      Field Techniques for Algal Research

 

These methods were developed for research with the Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative Program and are being compiled for a Methods Manual to be distributed by HCRI.  The manual was written by Linda Preskitt and edited by Celia M. Smith and I.A. Abbott of the University of Hawaii, Botany Department, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Methods:

 

Algal Collection

     Fixation

     Handling and Pressing

 

Photoquadrat Survey

     Photoquadrat Framer

 

Sediment Trap

Light Measurement

Alizarin Stain

Nutrient Enrichment

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