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A hand-operated suction apparatus for the extraction of arthropods from grassland and similar habitats, with notes on other models

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

T. R. E. Southwood
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology and Applied Entomology, Imperial College, London.
H. J. Pleasance
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology and Applied Entomology, Imperial College, London.

Extract

Earlier types of suction sampling apparatus, driven by electric or petrol motors, are briefly reviewed and their disadvantages for work in remote areas indicated. To overcome these a cheap, simple, hand-operated model has been developed and the construction of this is described. However, unlike some of the motorised models, it does not extract all the fauna from the area sampled.

Type
Research Paper
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1962

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