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A core sampler for semi-fluid substrates

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A core sampler developed for use in sampling water-filled tree-holes is described. This apparatus consists of an auger mechanism that fits inside the conventional corer tube. Its construction is simple and inexpensive and the resulting instrument is both portable and easy to use.

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Una descripción de un tubo saca-testigos diseñado para tomar muestras en cavidades de árboles conteniendo agua es presentada. El aparato consiste de un mecanismo taladrante que se ajusta dentro del tubo del saca-testigos convencional. Su construcción es simple y barata, y el instrumento es portátil y fácil de usar.

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  1. R. L. Kitching

    Present address: Institute of Animal Resource Ecology, University of British, Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

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Kitching, R.L. A core sampler for semi-fluid substrates. Hydrobiologia 37, 205–209 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00015568

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