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The accuracy of density standardization of infaunal benthos

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 August 2001

S. De Grave ,
D. Casey  and
A. Whitaker
S. De Grave
Affiliation:
Aquatic Services Unit, Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, National University of Ireland, University College Cork, Lee Maltings, Prospect Row, Cork, Ireland Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PW, UK. E-mail: sammy.degrave@oum.ox.ac.uk
D. Casey
Affiliation:
Aquatic Services Unit, Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, National University of Ireland, University College Cork, Lee Maltings, Prospect Row, Cork, Ireland
A. Whitaker
Affiliation:
Aquatic Services Unit, Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, National University of Ireland, University College Cork, Lee Maltings, Prospect Row, Cork, Ireland
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Abstract

In benthic intertidal studies it is common to standardize species density, and other variables, to a square metre, regardless of the surface area sampled. Using a fully-nested sampling design, with sampling unit surface areas ranging from 0·020 to 1 m2, the present study investigated the effect of this procedure on the accuracy of the results. It is demonstrated that this standardization has a profound influence on the resultant estimates, introducing a substantial error into inter-study comparisons.

Type
Short Communication
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 81 , Issue 3 , June 2001 , pp. 541 - 542
Copyright
2001 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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