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  • Ecotoxicology
  • Fisheries Science

Background:

  • Natural resource managers rely on fish tissue selenium (Se) concentrations for freshwater ecosystem assessments.
  • Understanding the impact of sample size on detecting Se contamination is vital for effective management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate how different sample sizes affect the probability of detecting mean whole-body Se concentrations above management thresholds.
  • To determine the sample sizes required to achieve 80% statistical power for Se detection under varying conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Modeled Se concentrations using gamma distributions based on empirical data from West Virginia.
  • Employed parametric bootstrapping to calculate statistical power for detecting Se above thresholds (4-8 mg Se/kg).
  • Assessed the impact of Type I error rate (α) and composite sampling on power and sample size requirements.

Main Results:

  • Required sample sizes increased with higher Se management thresholds due to greater population heterogeneity.
  • Relaxing the Type I error rate (α) decreased the sample size needed to detect above-threshold Se concentrations.
  • Composite sampling (2-4 fish per sample) did not reduce detection power and compensated for fewer lab analyses.

Conclusions:

  • Sample size requirements for Se assessment are dependent on management thresholds and acceptable error rates.
  • Low sample sizes (<5 fish) are insufficient for detecting near-threshold Se values.
  • This analysis provides guidance for designing effective Se sampling strategies in fish tissue.