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Comparison between destructive and nondestructive sampling of sessile epibenthic organisms 1, 2
Author(s) -
Schoener Amy,
Greene Charles H.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1981.26.4.0770
Subject(s) - sampling (signal processing) , nondestructive testing , fouling , environmental science , geology , forensic engineering , engineering , biology , physics , membrane , genetics , filter (signal processing) , quantum mechanics , electrical engineering
One subset of a series of identical fouling panels was observed by a nondestructive sampling technique and results were compared with those from a second subset of panels which was destructively sampled. Initially there was no evidence for differences in development of organisms on the panels between sampling techniques. However, later results indicated that treatment effects associated with handling the nondestructively sampled panels could influence panel development.