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?? To wash the samples use a 0.063-mm sieve;
?? To stain the samples use rose bengal;
?? Sort the samples and identify animals to the higher taxa (class,
order, family);
?? Store the sorted animals in 80% alcohol as collection material.
4. To describe megafauna and bioturbation:
?? Use photographic and/or television profiles.
5. To create a central database:
?? Convert (if possible) photo- and television-profile data into digital
format, using a film scanner or computer video card;
?? Convert (if possible) animal images into digital format, using a photo
or television camera mounted on a microscope.
PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF DATA STANDARDS UTILISED
IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES OF YUZHMORGEOLOGIA
(RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
Mr. Melnik, describing the work done by Yuzhmorgeologia during the
Benthic Impact Experiment (BIE), noted that his organisation had begun its
experiment in 1991, continued it in 1992 with Craig Smith, and started a
similar experiment in 1993. This experiment closely resembled those
performed by scientists from Japan, India and the Interoceanmetal Joint
Organisation (IOM). The main purpose of the experiment was to create a
plume and move a huge amount of sediment, thereby creating a large
resedimentation event, in order to see the reaction of the benthic
community to the resedimentation. This was still too far from real mining
activity because all the manganese nodules remained on the seafloor
rather than being recovered onboard.
From 1991 to 2000 Yuzhmorgeologiya had carried out this study
together with United States contractors in the American-licensed site. In the
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