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To determine the appropriate sampling sizes and effort needed to characterize benthic macroinfaunal communities.

Sampling effort to characterize estuarine macroinfaunal communities in patchy habitats

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Sampling effort improved species richness and diversity in estuarine communities, indicating patch dynamics shape structure.

To determine the appropriate sampling sizes and effort needed to characterize benthic macroinfaunal communities.
Sampled estuarine macroinfauna with small and large cores at two sites.
Measured vertical distribution up to 20 cm depth.
Collected eleven replicates of small cores to assess species accumulation.
Used log‐area to log‐diversity relationship for estimating community metrics.
Small cores captured 100% of species richness in sampled area.
Small cores found 25% and 58% more species diversity than large cores at different stations.
Three to five replicates of small cores accurately estimated abundance, biomass, and diversity.

Paul A. Montagna (2026) studied this question.

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