Comparing fixed-point and probabilistic sampling designs for monitoring the marine ecosystem near McMurdo Station, Ross Sea, Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Morehead, Sally, Montagna, Paul, Kennicutt, Mahlon C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2008
• Subjects: Armitage; Cape Armitage; McMurdo Station; Ross Sea; Winter Quarters Bay; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102008001326; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102008001326

Abstract Fixed-point and probabilistic sampling designs were compared to investigate which design best detected known contamination gradients in the marine ecosystem adjacent to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The fixed-point sampling design included transects along historical contamination and physica...