| Main Title |
Importance of Physical Scaling Factors to Benthic Marine Invertebrate Recolonization of Laboratory Microcosms. |
| Author |
Flemer, D. A. ;
Clark, J. R. ;
Stanley, R. S. ;
Bundrick, C. M. ;
Plaia., G. R. ;
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| CORP Author |
Environmental Research Lab., Gulf Breeze, FL. ;University of West Florida, Pensacola. Inst. for Statistical and Mathematical Modeling. |
| Publisher |
c1993 |
| Year Published |
1993 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/J-94/114; |
| Stock Number |
PB94-155538 |
| Additional Subjects |
Invertebrates ;
Scaling ;
Aquatic ecosystems ;
Experimental design ;
Benthos ;
Biological communities ;
Estuarine environment ;
Toxicity ;
Water pollution effects(Animals) ;
Sea water ;
Flow rates ;
Sediments ;
Florida ;
Santa Rosa Sound ;
Responses ;
Reprint ;
Recolonization ;
Microcosms ;
Ecological structure ;
Ecotoxicological tests ;
Molgula ;
Didemnum ;
Corophium acherusicum ;
Bugula neritina ;
Cumingia tellinoides ;
Laevicardium mortoni
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
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Last
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| NTIS |
PB94-155538 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
21p |
| Abstract |
Five laboratory studies of benthic macroinvertebrate recolonization were conducted for six-wk periods to evaluate the effects of physical scaling factors (i.e., microcosm size, seawater flow rates and sediment depth) on benthic community structure. Design variables included four open-faced acrylic containers of size 7, 12, 20 and 32 cm sq; seawater flow rate - approximately 0.7 or 1.6 liters/min; and sediment depth of 2.5 or 5.0 cm. Effects of seawater flow rates were more apparent than those related to microcosm size and sediment depth. The various indices usually did not vary significantly with physical scaling factors. These results provide a basis for setting minimum experimental unit parameters and should lead to cost savings through physical scale reduction (depth of sediment and surface area) and less time to process smaller volumes of sediment and generation of smaller waste volumes. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in International Jnl. of Environmental Studies: Estuarine and Shelf Science, v44 p161-179 1993. Also pub. as Environmental Research Lab., Gulf Breeze, FL. rept. no. CONTRIB-804. Prepared in cooperation with University of West Florida, Pensacola. Inst. for Statistical and Mathematical Modeling. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Importance of Physical Scaling Factors to Benthic Marine Invertebrate Recolonization of Laboratory Microcosms. |
| Category Codes |
47D; 57H; 48G; 68E |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A03/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/04 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
413328812 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
