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Title	Statistical analysis of a seining survey
Author	Dias, James Kent
Date	1973
Affiliation/College	College of Graduate Studies
Department	Biometry
Extent	109 leaves; 29 cm
Source	QA 276.4 D541s 1973
Subject.MeSH	Data Interpretation Statistical Academic Dissertations
Collection	MUSC Theses and Dissertations
Contributing Institution	Waring Historical Library (MUSC)
Rights	Copyright is held by the author.
Language	English
Type	Text
Format	application/pdf
Media Type	Manuscripts
Resource Identifier	mtd1973_dias_jk
Abstract	The surf zone at Folly Beach, South Carolina 'vas seined on a biweekly basis for two years (October 1969 through October 1971). A total of 5,517 specimens of fish and one invertebrate species (Arenaeus' cribrarius) representing 20 families, 33 genera, and 42 species were collected. The five most important species collected in the surf ·tVere~Ienidia menidia, Arenaeus cribrarius, Trachinotus carolinus, Menticirrhus littoralis, and Anchoa mitchil1i. A computer based information system was used to generate the necessary reports and summary statistics. Stepwise multiple regression techniques were used to relate occurrence of the five important surf species to selected physical parameters. o Water temperature ( C) ~vas the only parameter found to be predictive of occurrence for A. cribrarius, T. carolinus, and M. littoralis. Water temperature (DC) and salinity (0/00). were identified as important for M. menidia, whereas ~vater temperature (oC) and visibility (m) were of predictive value for A. mitchilli.

Statistical analysis of a seining survey

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