Analysis of sampling procedures for benthic infaunal communities at an ocean dredged material disposal site.

Rice, Stanley A.; Culter, James K.

dc.contributor.author	Rice, Stanley A.
dc.contributor.author	Culter, James K.
dc.date.accessioned	2005-11-23T16:42:06Z
dc.date.available	2005-11-23T16:42:06Z
dc.date.issued	1984-09-30
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2075/13
dc.description	33 p. Includes tables, charts, maps and bibliography.	en
dc.description.abstract	The present studies were undertaken to provide basic information on the relationship between the number of replicate samples collected by divers, and the standard ecological parameters used when comparing spatial or temporal differences among benthic infaunal communities. Fifteen replicate samples of benthic infauna were collected by divers at each of two locations within Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site 4, which has been designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as the disposal area for material removed from the Tampa Harbor Project. These samples were progressively analyzed in order to identify the lowest number of replicates that would need to be collected and analyzed to provide sufficient community characterization for spatial and temporal comparisons.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc. ; U.S. EPA Criteria and Standards Division	en
dc.format.extent	753198 bytes
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida.	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Mote Technical Reports ;	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	No. 87	en
dc.subject	benthic communities	en
dc.subject	benthic sampling	en
dc.subject	Tampa Bay (Florida)	en
dc.subject	Gulf of Mexico	en
dc.title	Analysis of sampling procedures for benthic infaunal communities at an ocean dredged material disposal site.	en
dc.type	Book	en