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- Title
THE ECOLOGY OF THE LOUGH INE RAPIDS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO WATER CURRENTS.
- Authors
KITCHING, J. A.; LILLY, SYLVIA J.; LODGE, SHEILA M.; SLOANE, J. F.; BASSINDALE, R.; EBLING, F. J.
- Abstract
The article discusses the ecological study of the Lough Ine Rapids, considered to be favorable for research of the action of water current on marine organisms. In the study, water temperature was used as a guide to the movement of bodies of water passing through the Rapids. A Pitot tube and a manometer was used to study the current of water under the algae, covering the floor of the Rapids. Precaution was taken to prevent the formation of bubbles in the tubing between the Pitot tube and the manometer. The study found that estimates of the speed of current at the surface obtained with a Pitot tube are in agreement with those got by a Watts meter. It was also seen that when the current at the surface is fast, the current may be considerable within a very short distance of the rocks.
- Subjects
HYNE, Lough (Ireland); IRELAND; ECOLOGICAL research; RAPIDS; WATER currents; MARINE organisms; WATER temperature; PITOT tubes; MANOMETERS; ALGAE
- Publication
Journal of Ecology, 1952, Vol 40, Issue 1, p179
- ISSN
0022-0477
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/2258029