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Reduction of Taxonomic Bias in Diatom Species Data

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Title Reduction of Taxonomic Bias in Diatom Species Data
Creator Tyree, Meredith A. Bishop, Ian W. Hawkins, Charles P Mitchell, Richard Spaulding, Sarah A.
Description Inconsistency in taxonomic identification and analyst bias impede the effective use of diatom data in regional and national stream and lake surveys. In this study, we evaluated the effect of existing protocols and a revised protocol on the precision of diatom species counts. The revised protocol adjusts four elements of sample preparation, taxon identification and enumeration, and quality control (QC). We used six independent data sets to assess the effect of the adjustments on analytical...
Date 2020-02-13T08:00:00Z
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Identifier https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/eco_pubs/111 info:doi/10.1002/lom3.10350 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/context/eco_pubs/article/1110/viewcontent/ECOcenter2020TyreeBishopHawkins_ReductionTaxonomicBias.pdf
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Source Ecology Center Publications
Publisher Hosted by Utah State University Libraries
Contributor John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Subject Reduction Taxonomic analyst Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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