Operating Procedures (Method Statements)

It is important to know that the samples, acquired at much effort and cost, are treated efficiently, that an acceptable proportion of invertebrates are extracted from the sample and identification is carried out to the highest possible standard.  The following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), (sometimes also called Method Statements) will shortly be available for download as pdf files.

MIES MS01 Sediment sieving (samples less than 500ml)

MIES MS02 Sediment sieving (coarse shells and gravels)

MIES MS06 Fauna: extraction from sediment

MIES MS07 Fauna: identification

MIES MS10 Quality control procedures

Dr Stephen Jarvis

30 Mill Road

Mutford, Beccles

Suffolk

NR34 7UR

UNITED KINGDOM

 

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Processing marine seabed samples for invertebrate analysis

Marine Invertebrate Ecological Services