Journal article
The influence of sampling method on the classification of wetland macroinvertebrate communities
Hydrobiologia, Vol.257(1), pp.47-56
1993
Abstract
Macroinvertebrate communities sampled by a corer, plankton net and sweep net from five wetlands on the Swan Coastal Plain were compared. The composition of the fauna collected in sweeps and tows was generally similar and differed from that collected in the cores. Cores caught fewer species than tows and sweeps at all wetlands and did not capture fast swimming hemipterans or less abundant taxa. The highest species richness was recorded in sweep samples in four out of the five wetlands. Classification (TWIN-SPAN) and ordination (SSH) of the samples collected in sweeps and tows gave good separation of the wetlands, whereas classification of core samples did not. Coring appeared to be the least suitable sampling method for describing the major components of the macroinvertebrate communities of these wetlands. Plankton tows were useful if the time available for sorting was limited as these samples were free of sediments and generally gave similar results to those obtained with sweeps. Sweeps appeared to be the most useful method for a large classification study as they collected more species and resulted in the best discrimination amongst wetlands.
Details
- Title
- The influence of sampling method on the classification of wetland macroinvertebrate communities
- Authors/Creators
- F. Cheal (Author/Creator)J.A. Davis (Author/Creator)J.E. Growns (Author/Creator)J.S. Bradley (Author/Creator)F.H. Whittles (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Hydrobiologia, Vol.257(1), pp.47-56
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers
- Identifiers
- 991005545563207891
- Copyright
- © 1993 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Biological and Environmental Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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