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Alternate Title
Artificial Reef Matrix Structures (Arms): An Inexpensive and Effective Method for Collecting Coral Reef-Associated Invertebrates
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Collecting reef-associated invertebrates usually involves disturbance of the reef area, often damaging the habitat and sometimes damaging live corals. We introduce a nondestructive, inexpensive, and effective method for collecting coral reef-associated invertebrates using approximations of small coral heads constructed of concrete, PVC pipes, nylon cleaning pads, and other materials easily obtainable in most tropical (coral-rich) countries. An example showing the effectiveness of the method is presented based on fieldwork in the eastern Caribbean.
First Page
59
Last Page
64
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Recommended Citation
Zimmerman, T. L. and J. W. Martin.
2004.
Artificial Reef Matrix Structures (Arms): An Inexpensive and Effective Method for Collecting Coral Reef-Associated Invertebrates.
Gulf and Caribbean Research
16
(1):
59-64.
Retrieved from https://aquila.usm.edu/gcr/vol16/iss1/8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18785/gcr.1601.08
