Corroborative studies on the effects of sample variation on three macroinvertebrate biological assessment methods at different water quality states
In recent collaborative biological sampling exercises organised by the Nottingham Regional Laboratory of the Severn-Trent Water Authority, the effect of handnet sampling variation on the quality and usefulness of the data obtained has been questioned, especially when this data is transcribed into one or more of the commonly used biological methods of water quality assessment. This study investigates if this effect is constant at sites with similar typography but differing water quality states when the sampling method is standardized and carried out by a single operator. An argument is made for the use of a lowest common denominator approach to give a more consistent result and obviate the effect of sampling variation on these biological assessment methods.
Main Author: | Fretwell, G. |
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Format: | monograph biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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Freshwater Biological Association
1980
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Subjects: | Biology, Limnology, Pollution, Sampling, Samplers, Methodology, Standardization, Rivers, Invertebrate larvae, England, Trent River, |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/22768 |
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