[Coral-List] History of sampling methods for marine benthos
rkarlson at UDel.Edu
rkarlson at UDel.Edu
Fri Sep 2 13:56:00 EDT 2011
Alexis,
Check out Karlson & Cornell 1998 Ecological Monographs
68(2):29-274. This review covers line transects as well as
point intercept and quadrat methods used to quantify coral
species richness on coral reefs. It refers to 3 early line
transect studies by Loya (1972. Marine Biology 13:100-123) and
Porter (1972a. American Naturalist 106:487-492 & 1972b. Pages
89-116 in The Panama Biota - some observations prior to a sea
level canal, M.L. Jones, editor. Bulletin on the Biological
Society of Washington. Volume 2).
I'm sure the broader ecological literature dealing with marine
benthic studies, in general, goes back much earlier.
Ron Karlson
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>Dear Coral-List,
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>I am writing a paper on the evolution of methods for sampling
the freshwater and marine benthos. The first recorded use of
transects that I have encountered?for marine ecosystems is
that of Fishelson's 1966 survey?of the coral reef of the
northern Red Sea (reported in Fishelson, L.?(1973) Ecology of
coral reefs in the Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea) influenced by
pollution. Oecologia 12: 55?67). Is anybody aware of an
earlier use of transects in coral reefs or other marine
ecosystems?
>?
>Thank you.
>Al Jones?
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