Assessing the suitability of passive bio-collectors for monitoring biodiversity of subtidal cobble-bottom habitat
| dc.contributor.advisor | Rochette, Rémy | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Pohle, Gerhard | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wittig, Gregory | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-01T16:27:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-03-01T16:27:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-03-01T15:02:18Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study is part of a larger project aiming to develop a tool and program to monitor biodiversity in rocky subtidal habitats using a passive bio-collector filled with cobble. I compared the communities of “settlers” and “crawl-ins” sampled by the bio-collectors to those found on nearby natural cobble substrate, and assessed the effects of cobble size and surface complexity on recruitment into the bio-collectors. The bio-collectors provided a good representation of what was found on the natural substrate, as there was high species overlap (54%) between the two sampling methods and most (80%) species not found in both were exclusive to the bio-collectors. Cobble size was found to have a small but significant effect on recruitment into the bio-collectors, and surface complexity had a significant effect on settlement of an abundant encrusting species (Anomia simplex). Results show that these passive bio-collectors offer a good tool to monitor cobble-bottom communities. | |
| dc.description.copyright | ©Gregory Wittig, 2018 | |
| dc.format | text/xml | |
| dc.format.extent | xvi, 153 pages | |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/13868 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_CA | |
| dc.publisher | University of New Brunswick | |
| dc.rights | http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 | |
| dc.subject.discipline | Biology | |
| dc.title | Assessing the suitability of passive bio-collectors for monitoring biodiversity of subtidal cobble-bottom habitat | |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Biology | |
| thesis.degree.fullname | Master of Science | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of New Brunswick | |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | M.Sc. |
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