Table 2 Sampling methods. Standard and complementary sampling for each microhabitat in each lagoon at RĂ³balo river watershed, Navarino Island, Chile. Sampling time unit corresponds to one minute.
Habitat type Standard sampling Complementary sampling
Rock bottoms D-frame net per time unit Rinse and dislodge organisms from rocks
Submerged vegetation D-frame net per time unit 25 cm 2 to 64 cm 2 plant collection (according microhabitat availability)
Debris D-frame net per time unit 200 ml flask full of litter, or rinse and dislodge organisms from roots, branches and logs
Aquatic mosses D-frame net per time unit 25 cm 2 to 64 cm 2 moss collection (according microhabitat availability)