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Res. 59(3)</i>: 206-213. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10152-005-0220-z\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10152-005-0220-z</a>","DocTypID":8,"DocType":"Journal article","MarineFlag":1,"FreshFlag":0,"BrackishFlag":0,"TerrestrialFlag":0,"Authorstring":"Wetzel, M.A.; Leuchs, H.; Koop, J.H.E.","OrigTitleTranslFlag":0,"Authorstringtrunc":"Wetzel, M.A. <i>et al.</i>","Englishabstract":"Two preservative treatments traditionally used in aquatic sciences, formalin (4%) and ethanol (70%), were compared for their effects on biomass estimations. The effects of both preservatives on wet weight, dry weight, and ash-free dry weight were determined for samples preserved for 10, 21, and 90 days. The effects were studied in four different macrofauna species commonly found in German estuaries: <i>Heteromastus filiformis</i> (Capitellidae, Polychaeta), <i>Hediste diversicolor</i> (Nereididae, Polychaeta), <i>Corophium</i> sp. 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