Net aerial primary production (NAPP) of the marsh macrophyteScirpus maritimus estimated by a combination of destructive and non-destructive sampling methods

A total of 240 processed broiler carcasses (water-chilled and unfrozen) were each sampled by three methods (whole-carcass rinse, neck-skin rinse, and macerated neck skin) for detection of Salmonella. In addition to this, various procedures were compared: destructive (incubating the entire carcass with the rinse fluid) versus non-destructive (incubating the rinse water with concentrated lactose or selenite cystine broth added after removal of the carcass) sampling and pre-enrichment versus no pre-enrichment during Salmonella detection procedures. There was no significant difference (p < 0.05) between the percentage of Salmonella-positive carcasses obtained by destructive sampling and the percentage obtained by non-destructive samples of whole carcasses. There was also no significant difference (p < 0.05) in results obtained by rinsing and blending excised neck-skin samples. There was highly significant difference (p = 0.001), however, between whole carcass and neck-skin analyses. With whole-carcass sampling, 45% of the carcasses were positive for the presence of Salmonella while with rinsing or blending the neck skin of these same carcasses, only 11% and 12%, respectively, were positive for the organism. Pre-enrichment of the whole carcass, of the whole-carcass rinse, or of the neck-skin samples did not result in significantly greater percentages of positive results than did direct enrichment of these samples.

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Excavating sponges from the Adriatic Sea: description ofCliona adriaticasp. nov. (Demospongiae: Clionaidae) and estimation of its boring activity

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom ◽

10.1017/s0025315410001050 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 91 (2) ◽

pp. 339-346 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

B. Calcinai ◽

G. Bavestrello ◽

G. Cuttone ◽

C. Cerrano

Keyword(s):

Adriatic Sea ◽

Sampling Methods ◽

Destructive Sampling ◽

Excavating Sponges ◽

Large Size ◽

Boring Sponge ◽

Sponge Diversity ◽

The Impact ◽

Non Destructive ◽

Rocky Bottoms

Boring sponge diversity in the area of the Conero Promontory, the most important rocky emergence on the west coast of the Adriatic Sea (Italy), was assessed. Four species were recorded; one of them,Cliona adriatica, is new and is described here. The new species differs from all the other excavating sponge species, characterized by yellow papillae and lacking or scarcity of microscleres, in the large size of the boring chambers and the presence of numerous styles.Cliona adriaticais present on about 12% of the surface of rocky bottoms in the Conero Promontory area. The impact of this highly destructive species on the carbonatic micritic rock of the promontory was evaluated calculating a relationship between the volume of the boring chambers and the surface of the epilithic portions. Consequently, it was estimated that 1 cm2of epilithic tissue corresponds to 8.5 g of excavated rock. The recorded correlation between the excavated volume and the area of the papillar zone (roughly the area of the substratum affected by the erosion) allows an estimation of the substratum removed by a boring sponge, using only visually oriented, non-destructive, sampling methods.

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Evaluation of two non-destructive sampling methods for bean thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) detection in navel oranges

Crop Protection ◽

10.1016/j.cropro.2007.03.003 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 26 (12) ◽

pp. 1747-1754 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

J. Alex Harman ◽

Chang Xuan Mao ◽

L.J. Robinson ◽

J.G. Morse

Keyword(s):

Sampling Methods ◽

Destructive Sampling ◽

Non Destructive

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Optimising non-destructive sampling methods to study nitrogen use efficiency throughout the growth-cycle of giant C4 crops

Plant and Soil ◽

10.1007/s11104-020-04611-3 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 453 (1-2) ◽

pp. 597-613

Author(s):

Daniel Mika-Nsimbi Poultney ◽

Mathias Christina ◽

Antoine Versini

Keyword(s):

Nitrogen Use Efficiency ◽

Sampling Methods ◽

Growth Cycle ◽

Destructive Sampling ◽

Nitrogen Use ◽

Use Efficiency ◽

Non Destructive

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Macrobenthos Community in the Littoral Zone Water Area of Iboih Beach Sabang, Aceh

Budapest International Research in Exact Sciences (BirEx) Journal ◽

10.33258/birex.v1i3.441 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 107-117

Author(s):

Rita Oktavia ◽

Nurdian Amin

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

Littoral Zone ◽

Sampling Methods ◽

Diversity Index ◽

Water Area ◽

Sample Collection ◽

Destructive Sampling ◽

High Level ◽

Non Destructive ◽

Zone Water

The aim of this study is to know the macrobenthos community in the littoral zone water area of Iboih beach, Aceh. Sample collection is conducted by using plot size of 1 x 1 meter, destructive sampling and non-destructive sampling methods. The results shows that macrobenthos inventory on Rubiah Island in Sabang, Aceh with destructive sampling methods is amounted to 8 species from 5 families, while Benthos obtained from non-destructive sampling methods is amounted to 8 species from 6 families. Macrobenthos inventory on the water of natural tourism area of Iboih beach Sabang. Diversity index is moderate with H '= 1.22061, and non-destructive value H' = 1.31391. Includes the category of moderate diversity. In Payau waters with destructive H'= 1.74816, nondestructive with a value of H' = 1.7104. Has a moderate diversity index. Macroentent inventory of the Teupin Layeu Mangrove Waters of Sabang City found 27 and 29 species of benthos. Among them (Meretrik meretrik) is amounted to 44, (Anadara cunearca) is amounted to 36 and many other species. With species diversity H'= 3, 2114 indicates a high level of species diversity.

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Duplex DNA barcoding allows accurate species determination of morphologically similar limpets (Patella spp.) from non-destructive sampling

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom ◽

10.1017/s0025315416000813 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 97 (7) ◽

pp. 1479-1482 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Thomas J. Ashton ◽

Meriem Kayoueche-Reeve ◽

Andrew J. Blight ◽

Jon Moore ◽

David M. Paterson

Keyword(s):

Dna Barcoding ◽

Species Abundance ◽

Microscopic Analysis ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Field Studies ◽

Similar Species ◽

Species Determination ◽

Destructive Sampling ◽

Species Specific ◽

Non Destructive

Accurate discrimination of two morphologically similar species of Patella limpets has been facilitated by using qPCR amplification of species-specific mitochondrial genomic regions. Cost-effective and non-destructive sampling is achieved using a mucus swab and simple sample lysis and dilution to create a PCR template. Results show 100% concurrence with dissection and microscopic analysis, and the technique has been employed successfully in field studies. The use of highly sensitive DNA barcoding techniques such as this hold great potential for improving previously challenging field assessments of species abundance.

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