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    Sandy and Muddy Shore Marine Metre2 Survey

    SubstratePercentage cover (%)
    Substrate total % cover (must equal 100%)
    To mark the survey location on the map click on the pin icon (on left) and drag to the location of your survey. Please use the zoom controls and be as accurate as possible. Click the pin icon to cancel and start again.

    Location

    Surface count (in 1m x 1m quadrat)

    If you find a species you cannot identify, write a description of it and where it was found in the species list. Make sure you take a photo of it and send all the information to us at marinemetresquared@gmail.com.
    Record seaweeds and encrusting animals as a percentage (%) cover.
    Plant Species% CoverPhoto
    Count the number of living animals within the quadrat. Count only live animals.
    Animal SpeciesSpecies tally (count)Photo
    Take a core sample (inside your m^2). Remember to move surface life out of the way so that it is not counted twice. Slide sediment out of the core carefully. Measure from the surface to where the sediment changes colour (this is your RPD level). Place the sediment in the sieve, rinse, and count the animals living in the mud (infauna).
    Infauna speciesRPD Core sample (count or average)Total animals per metre2