Table 1.
The numbers of total meiobenthos (a), nematoda (b), and copepoda (c) observed using microscopy and FlowCAM and the imaging efficiencies (ratio of the numbers of individuals observed with FlowCAM to microscopy) at each station.
| OT3 | OT4 | OT5 | OT6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a) Total meiobenthos | ||||
| Microscopy | 1,019 | 1,250 | 1,300 | 447 |
| FlowCAM | 470 | 876 | 927 | 197 |
| Imaging efficiency | 46.1 | 70.1 | 71.3 | 44.1 |
| b) Nematoda | ||||
| Microscopy | 671 | 752 | 1,162 | 254 |
| FlowCAM | 291 | 591 | 836 | 102 |
| Imaging efficiency | 43.4 | 78.6 | 71.9 | 40.2 |
| c) Copepoda | ||||
| Microscopy | 219 | 424 | 85 | 141 |
| FlowCAM | 74 | 163 | 31 | 42 |
| Imaging efficiency | 33.8 | 38.4 | 36.5 | 29.8 |