The use of computer intensive statistical modeling in estimating the variability of marine fouling communities.
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Authors
Martin, David L.
Subjects
biofouling
statistics
variability
bootstrap computer simulations
maximum likelihood
statistics
variability
bootstrap computer simulations
maximum likelihood
Advisors
Haderlie, E.C.
Date of Issue
1983-06
Date
June 1983
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
The variability of the fouling community in Monterey
Bay was investigated by suspending 100 mild steel plates in
Monterey Harbor. The plates were painted with either a nontoxic
control paint or one of three antifouling paints.
Following the monthly retrieval of a group of these plates,
a census of the fouling organisms was conducted and initial
variability estimates determined. These estimates were used
as inputs for bootstrap computer simulations of the
experiment. The results of the bootstrap simulations were
then used to determine an appropriate strategy for sampling
the fouling community in Monterey Bay. The results indicate
that twenty to thirty plates are required to resolve
ambiguities concerning the mean percent cover of a group of
plates while many more are required to quantify the
variability of the fouling population.
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Department
Oceanography
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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