The time I did get over to Lighthouse Beach (it was not low tide) there were
some nice small patches of micros near the fishing pier.
Steve, how did you scoop your material?
I wish Sanibel had public transportation. I will have a bicycle, but we are
staying all the way at the west end of West Gulf Drive and Lighthouse is
about 8 miles away.
On 10/23/13 5:39 PM, "steve rosenthal" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> (it can be quite high up on the beach too)
>
> On 10/23/13, steve rosenthal <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> to follow up on harrys comment, not just in front/by the side of the
>> lighthouse, but also around the back of it...sometimes when there is
>> no grit elsewhere there may be deposits of it there....try as far on
>> the back-side as the fishing pier or beyond....
>>
>> On 10/23/13, Marien Faber <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> Dear Susan,
>>> Go in de early morning before the wind picks up. Take a thin but strong
>>> sheet (paper is good!) and move it horizontally over the tide marks, push
>>> the light top layer of fine material (not the sand) on the paper and
>>> scoop
>>> it into a bag. This works good.
>>> Marien
>>>
>>> Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 16:16:33 -0400
>>> From: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: [CONCH-L] Technique for micros?
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Technique for micros?
>>>
>>>
>>> Does anyone have a suggestion for a tried-and-true method to scrape up
>>> (off
>>> the sand) patches or lines of fine beach drift that contains micros?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I will be in Sanibel in early December and I want to see if I can maybe do
>>> a
>>> relative abundance study on the tiny stuff in the beach drift, that is, if
>>> I
>>> am able to find enough of it. I am hoping to get together maybe a liter
>>> (??), or failing that 500 ml, which is still a heck of a large volume if
>>> the
>>> waves arenšt in the mood to cooperate.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I would welcome any type of suggestions from anyone who has done this
>>> kind
>>> of beach sampling. (Or anyone who knows Sanibel well enough to suggest
>>> where
>>> the best hunting ground might be.)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Susan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Susan J. Hewitt
>>>
>>> Citizen scientist, research on mollusks
>>>
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>>>
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>>
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