A comparison of two semi-quantitative methods for free-living leeches (Clitellata: Hirudinida) collecting

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Authors	KUBOVÁ Nela SCHENKOVÁ Jana
Year of publication	2012
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Lauterbornia
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Science
Citation
Field	Ecology
Keywords	Hirudinida; Hirudinea; Czech Republic; kick-sampling; hand collecting; abundance; species diversity; predictor model; statistics; methods
Description	The main focus of this study was to compare two semi-quantitative methods for collecting the leeches. The methods are a widely used kick-sampling (three minutes), and the hand collecting, preferably recommended to record the leeches. On each site, a line of 10 m sampling was chosen and the optimum time of hand collecting was recorded. To obtain significant diversity and abundance data, thirty minutes proved satisfactory. Kick-sampling proved to be unsuitable for collecting leeches, only 9 species were found out of the total of 17 species recorded. Both numbers of species and numbers of individuals differed significantly.
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