An approach to determining the sampling effort for analyzing biofilm-dwelling ciliate colonization using an artificial substratum in coastal waters

作者：Xu Henglong^*; Zhang Wei; Jiang Yong; Zhu Mingzhuang; Al Rasheid Khaled A S; Warren Alan; Song Weibo

来源：Biofouling, 2011, 27(4): 357-366.

DOI：10.1080/08927014.2011.576340

• biofilm-dwelling ciliate
• sampling effort
• colonization dynamics
• artificial substratum
• field community
• marine ecosystem

A new approach to determining sampling effort for analyzing biofilm-dwelling ciliate colonization was studied in the coastal waters of the Yellow Sea, northern China, from May to June 2010. The optimal sample size for evaluating biofilm-dwelling ciliate colonization increased with shortening exposure time, and can be determined according to the probability of recovering those species with a specified cumulative contribution to communities. More slide-replicates were required at a depth of 3 m than at 1 m to recover equivalent proportions of the ciliate communities. For routine colonization dynamics analyses, 10 slide-replicates (175 cm(2)) were sufficient to achieve a 95% probability of recovering those species with a cumulative contribution of > 90% to the ciliate communities at a depth of 1 m. These results suggest that 10 slide-replicates immersed at a depth of 1 m may be an optimal sampling strategy for analyzing the colonization dynamics of biofilm-dwelling ciliate communities in marine habitats.

• 出版日期2011
• 单位中国海洋大学