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An insect sorting device to be used in conjunction with insect suction samplers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

R. Moore ,
R.T. Clarke  and
S. Creer
R. Moore*
Affiliation:
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Furzebrook Research Station, UK
R.T. Clarke
Affiliation:
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Furzebrook Research Station, UK
S. Creer
Affiliation:
University of Bath, School of Biological Sciences, UK
*
Dr R. Moore, Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Furzebrook Research Station, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5AS, UK.
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Abstract

A new field-based method for sorting insects collected in suction samplers is proposed. Test sampling on grassland showed that for most taxonomic groups it was over 80% efficient. The efficiency of sorting for certain insect groups was influenced by the amount of debris in the sample. However, it was possible to determine a relationship between these two variables which enabled a correction factor to be calculated and used to compensate for this. It is suggested that popular use of this technique would radically increase the amount of research performed in the field.

Type
Research Article
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 83 , Issue 1 , March 1993 , pp. 113 - 119
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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