Commentary on the Subsampling Procedures Used for Rapid Bioassessments

Abstract

Previous articleNext article No AccessBridgesCommentary on the Subsampling Procedures Used for Rapid BioassessmentsDavid L. CourtemanchDavid L. Courtemanch Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Volume 15, Number 3Sep., 1996 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2307/1467284 Views: 12Total views on this site Citations: 61Citations are reported from Crossref Journal History This article was published in the Journal of the North American Benthological Society (1986-2011), which is continued by Freshwater Science (2012-present). Copyright 1996 The North American Benthological SocietyPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Aryanna James, Rachel Pence, Gregory Pond, Stephen Schoenholtz, Anthony Timpano, Carl Zipper, Sally Entrekin Taxon and trait-based sampling curves can be used as a tool for assessing impairment in salinized headwater streams, Ecological Indicators 139 (Jun 2022): 108942.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108942Rachel A. Pence, Thomas R. Cianciolo, Damion R. Drover, Daniel L. McLaughlin, David J. Soucek, Anthony J. Timpano, Carl E. Zipper, Stephen H. Schoenholtz Comparison of benthic macroinvertebrate assessment methods along a salinity gradient in headwater streams, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 193, no.1212 (Nov 2021).https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09556-3Raphael Ligeiro, Robert M. Hughes, Philip R. Kaufmann, Jani Heino, Adriano S. Melo, Marcos Callisto Choice of field and laboratory methods affects the detection of anthropogenic disturbances using stream macroinvertebrate assemblages, Ecological Indicators 115 (Aug 2020): 106382.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106382Jun Wang, Zhengfei Li, Zhuoyan Song, Yun Zhang, Xiaoming Jiang, Zhicai Xie Responses of different biodiversity indices to subsampling efforts in lotic macroinvertebrate assemblages, Journal of Oceanology and Limnology 37, no.11 (Nov 2018): 122–133.https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-019-7339-2Colin J. Curry, Joel F. Gibson, Shadi Shokralla, Mehrdad Hajibabaei, and Donald J. Baird Identifying North American freshwater invertebrates using DNA barcodes: are existing COI sequence libraries fit for purpose?, Freshwater Science 37, no.11 (Jan 2018): 178–189.https://doi.org/10.1086/696613R. William Bouchard, Scott Niemela, John A. Genet, Chris O. Yoder, John Sandberg, Joel W. Chirhart, Mike Feist, Benjamin Lundeen, Dan Helwig A novel approach for the development of tiered use biological criteria for rivers and streams in an ecologically diverse landscape, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 188, no.33 (Feb 2016).https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-016-5181-yAlexander T. Egan, Leonard C. Ferrington Zonal stratification and geographic clustering of a species-rich chironomid community in freshwater coastal rock pools, Hydrobiologia 751, no.11 (Jan 2015): 147–158.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-015-2183-7Rafaela Lima de Farias, Thuanny Fernanda Braga Alencar, Jéssica Alcoforado de Sena Lima, Elvio Sergio Figueredo Medeiros, Analysis of the error associated with the subsampling of Chironomidae in an intermittent stream of semi-arid Brazil, Biota Neotropica 15, no.11 (Mar 2015).https://doi.org/10.1590/1676-06032015003914Daniel F. Buss, Daren M. Carlisle, Tae-Soo Chon, Joseph Culp, Jon S. Harding, Hanneke E. Keizer-Vlek, Wayne A. Robinson, Stephanie Strachan, Christa Thirion, Robert M. Hughes Stream biomonitoring using macroinvertebrates around the globe: a comparison of large-scale programs, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 187, no.11 (Dec 2014).https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-014-4132-8Craig D. Snyder, Nathaniel P. Hitt, David R. Smith, Jonathan P. Daily Evaluating Bioassessment Designs and Decision Thresholds Using Simulation Techniques, (Feb 2014): 157–197.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-8041-0_9Lance A. Wyss, Bruce D. Dugger, Alan T. Herlihy, William J. Gerth, Judith L. Li Effects of Grass Seed Agriculture on Aquatic Invertebrate Communities Inhabiting Seasonal Wetlands of the Southern Willamette Valley, Oregon, Wetlands 33, no.55 (Jul 2013): 921–937.https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-013-0453-6Xiao Dong Qu, Mi-Jung Bae, Tae-Soo Chon, Young-Seuk Park Evaluation of subsampling efforts in estimating community indices and community structures, Ecological Informatics 17 (Sep 2013): 3–13.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2013.06.005Shaun A Roark, Craig F Wolf, Grant D De Jong, Robert W Gensemer, Steven P Canton Influences of subsampling and modeling assumptions on the US environmental protection agency field-based benchmark for conductivity, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 9, no.33 (Jul 2013): 533–534.https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.1438Raphael Ligeiro, Wander Ferreira, Robert M. Hughes, Marcos Callisto The problem of using fixed-area subsampling methods to estimate macroinvertebrate richness: a case study with Neotropical stream data, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 185, no.55 (Aug 2012): 4077–4085.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-012-2850-3T. J. Waddle, J. G. Holmquist MACROINVERTEBRATE RESPONSE TO FLOW CHANGES IN A SUBALPINE STREAM: PREDICTIONS FROM TWO-DIMENSIONAL HYDRODYNAMIC MODELS, River Research and Applications 29, no.33 (Nov 2011): 366–379.https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.1607Vitor Azarias Campos, Fabrício Hiroiuki Oda, Leandro Juen, Adriane Barth, Aline Dartora, , , , , Composição e riqueza de espécies de anfíbios anuros em três diferentes habitat em um agrossistema no Cerrado do Brasil central, Biota Neotropica 13, no.11 (Mar 2013): 124–132.https://doi.org/10.1590/S1676-06032013000100014FRANCISCA FUENTES-RODRÍGUEZ, MELCHOR JUAN, IRENE GALLEGO, MIRIAN LUSI, ENCARNACIÓN FENOY, DAVID LEÓN, PATRICIO PEÑALVER, JULIA TOJA, J. JESÚS CASAS Diversity in Mediterranean farm ponds: trade-offs and synergies between irrigation modernisation and biodiversity conservation, Freshwater Biology 58, no.11 (Oct 2012): 63–78.https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.12038Jeffrey G. Holmquist, Jennifer R. Jones, Jutta Schmidt-Gengenbach, Lyra F. Pierotti, Jason P. Love Terrestrial and Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Assemblages as a Function of Wetland Type across a Mountain Landscape, Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 43, no.44 (Nov 2011): 568–584.https://doi.org/10.1657/1938-4246-43.4.568Brian M. Weigel* and Jeffrey J. Dimick† Development, validation, and application of a macroinvertebrate-based Index of Biotic Integrity for nonwadeable rivers of Wisconsin, Journal of the North American Benthological Society 30, no.33 (Jul 2015): 665–679.https://doi.org/10.1899/10-161.1Renata B. S. Oliveira, Riccardo Mugnai, Carolina M. Castro, Darcilio F. Baptista Determining subsampling effort for the development of a rapid bioassessment protocol using benthic macroinvertebrates in streams of Southeastern Brazil, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 175, no.1-41-4 (May 2010): 75–85.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-010-1494-4Hanneke E. Keizer-Vlek, Paul W. Goedhart, Piet F. M. Verdonschot Comparison of bioassessment results and costs between preserved and unpreserved macroinvertebrate samples from streams, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 175, no.1-41-4 (Jun 2010): 613–621.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-010-1555-8Yulie Shimano, Helena S. R. Cabette, Frederico F. Salles, Leandro Juen, , , , Composição e distribuição da fauna de Ephemeroptera (Insecta) em área de transição Cerrado-Amazônia, Brasil, Iheringia. Série Zoologia 100, no.44 (Dec 2010): 301–308.https://doi.org/10.1590/S0073-47212010000400004Vesna Petkovska, Gorazd Urbanič Effect of fixed-fraction subsampling on macroinvertebrate bioassessment of rivers, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 169, no.1-41-4 (Sep 2009): 179–201.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-009-1161-9Nicholas G. Aumen,5 Martin E. Gurtz,6 Michael T. Barbour,7 and Ashley Moerke8 BRIDGES: evolution of basic and applied linkages in benthic science, Journal of the North American Benthological Society 29, no.11 (Jul 2015): 359–371.https://doi.org/10.1899/08-031.1Mahmut Doğramaci, Sandra J. DeBano, David E. Wooster, Chiho Kimoto A Method for Subsampling Terrestrial Invertebrate Samples in the Laboratory: Estimating Abundance and Taxa Richness, Journal of Insect Science 10, no.2525 (Mar 2010): 1–17.https://doi.org/10.1673/031.010.2501Uttam Rai, James Gore, Duncan Hughes, Michele Brossett The Effect of Sample Size on Rapid Bioassessment Scores, (Apr 2010).https://doi.org/10.1201/9781420090932-c7Boonsatien Boonsoong, Narumon Sangpradub, Michael T. Barbour Development of rapid bioassessment approaches using benthic macroinvertebrates for Thai streams, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 155, no.1-41-4 (Jul 2008): 129–147.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-008-0423-2STEFAN M. EBERHARD, STUART A. HALSE, MATTHEW R. WILLIAMS, MICHAEL D. SCANLON, JAMES COCKING, HARLEY J. BARRON Exploring the relationship between sampling efficiency and short-range endemism for groundwater fauna in the Pilbara region, Western Australia, Freshwater Biology 54, no.44 (Apr 2009): 885–901.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01863.xK.A. Blocksom, B.R. Johnson Development of a regional macroinvertebrate index for large river bioassessment, Ecological Indicators 9, no.22 (Mar 2009): 313–328.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2008.05.005James J. Willacker, William V. Sobczak, Elizabeth A. Colburn Stream Macroinvertebrate Communities in Paired Hemlock and Deciduous Watersheds, Northeastern Naturalist 16, no.11 (Mar 2009): 101–112.https://doi.org/10.1656/045.016.0108Samuel B. McCord, Gauri S. Guha, Richard S. Grippo Effects of subsample size on seasonal and spatial comparisons of stream macroinvertebrate communities, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 135, no.1-31-3 (Mar 2007): 409–422.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-007-9660-zS. A. Halse, M. D. Scanlon, J. S. Cocking, M. J. Smith, W. R. Kay Factors affecting river health and its assessment over broad geographic ranges: The Western Australian experience, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 134, no.1-31-3 (Mar 2007): 161–175.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-007-9607-4Claire N. Hirst, Donald A. Jackson Reconstructing community relationships: the impact of sampling error, ordination approach, and gradient length, Diversity and Distributions 13, no.44 (Mar 2007): 361–371.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-4642.2007.00307.xT.A. DelValls, P.M. Chapman, P. Drake, M. Dulce Subida, C. Vale, D.F. de la Reguera, J. Blasco Benthos Sediment Quality Assessments, (Jan 2007): 215–261.https://doi.org/10.1016/S1872-1990(07)80078-XDavid B. Arscott,1 John K. Jackson,2 and Erika B. Kratzer3 Role of rarity and taxonomic resolution in a regional and spatial analysis of stream macroinvertebrates, Journal of the North American Benthological Society 25, no.44 (Jul 2015): 977–997.https://doi.org/10.1899/0887-3593(2006)025[0977:RORATR]2.0.CO;2Susan J. Nichols, Wayne A. Robinson, Richard H. Norris Sample Variability Influences on the Precision of Predictive Bioassessment, Hydrobiologia 572, no.11 (May 2006): 215–233.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-005-9003-4Susan J. Nichols, Richard H. Norris River condition assessment may depend on the sub-sampling method: field live-sort versus laboratory sub-sampling of invertebrates for bioassessment, Hydrobiologia 572, no.11 (Aug 2006): 195–213.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-006-0253-6LeAnne E. Astin Data synthesis and bioindicator development for nontidal streams in the interstate Potomac River basin, USA, Ecological Indicators 6, no.44 (Nov 2006): 664–685.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2005.08.030Karen M. Stainbrook, Karin E. Limburg, Robert A. Daniels, Robert E. Schmidt Long-term changes in ecosystem health of two Hudson Valley watersheds, New York, USA, 1936–2001, Hydrobiologia 571, no.11 (Aug 2006): 313–327.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-006-0254-5David B. Herbst* and Erik L. Silldorff† Comparison of the performance of different bioassessment methods: similar evaluations of biotic integrity from separate programs and procedures, Journal of the North American Benthological Society 25, no.22 (Jul 2015): 513–530.https://doi.org/10.1899/0887-3593(2006)25[513:COTPOD]2.0.CO;2Ivor Growns, Craig Schiller, Nick O'Connor, Alistair Cameron, Bruce Gray Evaluation of Four Live-Sorting Methods for Use in Rapid Biological Assessments Using Macroinvertebrates, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 117, no.1-31-3 (Jun 2006): 173–192.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-006-0231-5F. García-Criado, C. Trigal Comparison of several techniques for sampling macroinvertebrates in different habitats of a North Iberian pond, Hydrobiologia 545, no.11 (Aug 2005): 103–115.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-005-2741-5Armin Lorenz, Lars Kirchner, Daniel Hering ‘Electronic Subsampling’ of Macrobenthic Samples: How Many Individuals are Needed for a Valid Assessment Result?, (Jan 2004): 299–312.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0993-5_18Adriano S. Melo, Rodrigo A. S. Pereira, Adalberto J. Santos, George J. Shepherd, Glauco Machado, Hermes F. Medeiros, Ricardo J. Sawaya Comparing species richness among assemblages using sample units: why not use extrapolation methods to standardize different sample sizes?, Oikos 101, no.22 (May 2003): 398–410.https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.11893.xIan C. Duggan, Mike R. Scarsbrook, John M. Quinn Comparison of coded abundance and fixed count rapid assessment techniques for biomonitoring in New Zealand streams, New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 37, no.11 (Mar 2003): 23–29.https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2003.9517143 Ryan S. King , and Curtis J. Richardson Evaluating Subsampling Approaches and Macroinvertebrate Taxonomic Resolution for Wetland Bioassessment, Journal of the North American Benthological Society 21, no.11 (Oct 2015): 150–171.https://doi.org/10.2307/1468306Ian C. Duggan, Kevin J. Collier, Paul W. Lambert Evaluation of invertebrate biometrics and the influence of subsample size using data from some Westland, New Zealand, lowland streams, New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 36, no.11 (Mar 2002): 117–128.https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2002.9517075James L. Carter* and Vincent H. Resh After site selection and before data analysis: sampling, sorting, and laboratory procedures used in stream benthic macroinvertebrate monitoring programs by USA state agencies, Journal of the North American Benthological Society 20, no.44 (Jul 2015): 658–682.https://doi.org/10.2307/1468095David R. Lenat* and Vincent H. Resh Taxonomy and stream ecology—The benefits of genus- and species-level identifications, Journal of the North American Benthological Society 20, no.22 (Jul 2015): 287–298.https://doi.org/10.2307/1468323Brad W Taylor, Angus R McIntosh, Barbara L Peckarsky Sampling stream invertebrates using electroshocking techniques: implications for basic and applied research, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 58, no.33 (Mar 2001): 437–445.https://doi.org/10.1139/f00-255Craig P. Doberstein, James R. Karr, Loveday L. Conquest The effect of fixed-count subsampling on macroinvertebrate biomonitoring in small streams, Freshwater Biology 44, no.22 (Jun 2000): 355–371.https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2427.2000.00575.x Laurie A. Sovell , and Bruce Vondracek Evaluation of the Fixed-Count Method for Rapid Bioassessment Protocol III with Benthic Macroinvertebrate Metrics, Journal of the North American Benthological Society 18, no.33 (Nov 2015): 420–426.https://doi.org/10.2307/1468455Jonathan G. Kennen RELATION OF MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY IMPAIRMENT TO CATCHMENT CHARACTERISTICS IN NEW JERSEY STREAMS, Journal of the American Water Resources Association 35, no.44 (Aug 1999): 939–955.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-1688.1999.tb04186.x Robert M. Dorazio Design-Based and Model-Based Inference in Surveys of Freshwater Mollusks, Journal of the North American Benthological Society 18, no.11 (Nov 2015): 118–131.https://doi.org/10.2307/1468012 Keith M. Somers , Ron A. Reid , and Sheila M. David Rapid Biological Assessments: How Many Animals Are Enough?, Journal of the North American Benthological Society 17, no.33 (Nov 2015): 348–358.https://doi.org/10.2307/1468337 David P. Larsen , and Alan T. Herlihy The Dilemma of Sampling Streams for Macroinvertebrate Richness, Journal of the North American Benthological Society 17, no.33 (Nov 2015): 359–366.https://doi.org/10.2307/1468338James R. Karr, Ellen W. Chu Biological monitoring: Essential foundation for ecological risk assessment, Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal 3, no.66 (Dec 2008): 993–1004.https://doi.org/10.1080/10807039709383742D. Dudley Williams, Nancy E. Williams, Yong Cao Spatial differences in macroinvertebrate community structure in springs in southeastern Ontario in relation to their chemical and physical environments, Canadian Journal of Zoology 75, no.99 (Sep 1997): 1404–1414.https://doi.org/10.1139/z97-767 Jerome M. Diamond , Michael T. Barbour , and James B. Stribling Characterizing and Comparing Bioassessment Methods and Their Results: A Perspective, Journal of the North American Benthological Society 15, no.44 (Nov 2015): 713–727.https://doi.org/10.2307/1467818 Michael T. Barbour , and Jeroen Gerritsen Subsampling of Benthic Samples: A Defense of the Fixed-Count Method, Journal of the North American Benthological Society 15, no.33 (Nov 2015): 386–391.https://doi.org/10.2307/1467285 Mark R. Vinson , and Charles P. Hawkins Effects of Sampling Area and Subsampling Procedure on Comparisons of Taxa Richness among Streams, Journal of the North American Benthological Society 15, no.33 (Nov 2015): 392–399.https://doi.org/10.2307/1467286