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. 2019 Jul 29;7:e7128. doi: 10.7717/peerj.7128

Table 2. Sampling methods.

Standard and complementary sampling for each microhabitat in each lagoon at Róbalo river watershed, Navarino Island, Chile. Sampling time unit corresponds to one minute.

Habitat type Standard sampling Complementary sampling
Rock bottoms D-frame net per time unit Rinse and dislodge organisms from rocks
Submerged vegetation D-frame net per time unit 25 cm2 to 64 cm2 plant collection (according microhabitat availability)
Debris D-frame net per time unit 200 ml flask full of litter, or rinse and dislodge organisms from roots, branches and logs
Aquatic mosses D-frame net per time unit 25 cm2 to 64 cm2 moss collection (according microhabitat availability)