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In this chapter we will outline briefly some of the measuring and sampling techniques used at sea to obtain information of interest to ecologists. To evaluate the interactions between organisms and their environment, both oceanographic and biological data are required. Oceanographic data relate to the inorganic parameters of the environment, including measurements of water movement, temperature, composition, illumination and depth, and the nature of the sea bottom. Biological data relate to the distribution, numbers, activities and relationships of organisms in different parts of the sea. In order to collect this range of information, a great variety of apparatus has been devised. Only a few widely used methods are described here to give a general indication of available techniques.
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Tait, R.V. (1972). Measuring and Sampling. In: Elements of Marine Ecology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8297-3_3
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