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A simple and efficient device for sorting large marine benthic samples
Maria Fernanda L. dos Santos; Ana Maria S. Pires-Vanin; Pablo Muniz
Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo (Caixa Postal 66149, 05315-970, São Paulo, SP, Brazil)
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Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to the financial support provided by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) through the research project "Oceanografia da Plataforma Interna de São Sebastião" (proc. Nº 92/3449-0). Thanks are due also to Mr. KoichiAra, Instituto Oceanográfico, Universidade de São Paulo, for drawing the diagram of the elutriator.
(Manuscript received 26 December 1995; revised 20 March 1996; accepted 25 April 1996)
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