Comparing fixed-point and probabilistic sampling designs for monitoring the marine ecosystem near McMurdo Station, Ross Sea, Antarctica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 471-484

  Morehead, Sally ^a   Montagna, Paul ^b   Kennicutt II, Mahlon C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthos; Contamination; Disturbance; Index; Macroinfauna; Ross Island

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DESIGN; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE POLLUTION; SAMPLING;

ANTARCTICA; CAPE ARMITAGE; EAST ANTARCTICA; MCMURDO SOUND; MCMURDO STATION; ROSS ISLAND; ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WINTER QUARTERS BAY;

EID: 51949088795     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102008001326     Document Type: Article

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