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CETA 79-3 



2. GOVT ACCESSION NO. 



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4. TITLE (and Subtitle) 



SAMPLING MACROINVERTEBRATES ON HIGH-ENERGY 

 SAND BEACHES 



5. TYPE OF REPORT & PERIOD COVERED 



Coastal Engineering 

 Technical Aid ' 



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7. AUTHOR!" a) 



Arthur K. Hurme, Robert M. Yancey, and 

 Edward J. Pull en 



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9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION hTAME AND ADDRESS 



Department of the Army 



Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERRE-CE) 



Kingman Building, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060 



V04200 



11. CONTROLLING OFFICE NAME AND ADDRESS 



Department of the Army 



Coastal Engineering Research Center 



Kingman Building, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060 



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. REPORT DATE 



September 1979 



NUMBER OF PAGES 



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UNCLASSIFIED 



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Approved for public release, distribution unlimited. 



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19. KEY WORDS (Continue on reverse aide it neceeaary and Identity by block number) 



Coastal ecology 

 High-energy sand beaches 



Macroinvertebrates 

 Sampling methods 



20. ABSTRACT (Carrthrum ma rmverem m&&/ Ft rrmammmm my and Identity by block number) 



This report summarizes the most practical and cost-effective techniques de- 

 veloped from CERC-sponsored research and the literature for quantitatively sam- 

 pling high-energy sand beach macroinvertebrates. The general habitat, the field 

 crew's qualifications and duties, and the materials and equipment are described. 

 A general approach to planning the fieldwork, timing the trips, and developing a 

 sampling plan is given. Methods for taking, transferring, and preserving samples 

 for laboratory analysis are described. Sample treatment, population analysis, 

 cost and manpower requirements are discussed. 





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