Table 6.4 Abundances of dominant infauna (species comprising > 3% total individuals) and total infaunal abundances at M54. Abundances are mean number per grab (n=5).
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Winter Sampling |
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Dec 1995 |
Dec 1996 |
Jan 1997 |
Feb 1997 |
Jan 1998 |
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Mediomastus spp. – 10.8 |
Oligochaeta – 1.2 |
Oligochaeta – 13.2 |
Maranzellaria viridis – 20.4 |
Maranzellaria viridis – 18.2 |
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Gammarus palustris – 4.8 |
Monoculodes – 0.2 |
Maranzellaria viridis – 6.6 |
Oligochaeta – 6.6 |
Gammarus palustris – 6.8 |
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Oligochaeta – 1.5 |
Procladius sp. – 0.2 |
Mediomastus spp. – 2.2 |
Mediomastus spp. – 3.8 |
Monoculodes – 1.0 |
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Spionidae sp. – 1.0 |
Platyhelminthes – 0.2 |
Mediomastus ambiseta – 1.4 |
Total Infauna – 34.6 |
Total Infauna – 28.2 |
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Edotea triloba – 0.7 |
Maranzellaria viridis – 0.2 |
Lembos websterti – 1.4 |
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Edotea sp. – 0.7 |
Total Infauna – 2.0 |
Ampithoe – 0.8 |
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Total Infauna – 22.0 |
Total Infauna – 26.6 |
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Spring Sampling |
Summer Sampling |
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Mar 1996 |
Mar 1997 |
Apr 1997 |
Aug 1996 |
Sep 1997 |
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Maranzellaria viridis – 43.6 |
Mediomastus spp. – 26.0 |
Gammarus palustris – 18.2 |
Oligochaeta – 5.8 |
Streblospio benedicti – 20.8 |
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Monoculodes – 7.0 |
Gammarus sp. – 9.0 |
Gammarus mucronatus – 6.5 |
Mediomastus spp. – 2.2 |
Mediomastus spp. – 1.4 |
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Edotea sp. – 2.8 |
Crangonyx pseudogracilis – 7.0 |
Amphipoda sp. C – 2.7 |
Maranzellaria viridis – 1.6 |
medusa – 1.4 |
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Edotea triloba – 1.8 |
Oligochaeta – 6.0 |
Amphipoda spp. – 2.7 |
Monoculodes – 1.0 |
Spionidae – 0.8 |
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Total Infauna – 59.6 |
Maranzellaria viridis – 2.0 |
Monoculodes – 2.0 |
Eusymmerus sp. – 1.0 |
Total Infauna – 4.4 |
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Total Infauna – 55 |
Mediomastus spp. – 1.3 |
Laeoneris culveri – 0.8 |
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Total Infauna – 38 |
Total Infauna – 13.8 |
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Summer (cont.) |
Fall Sampling |
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Aug 1998 |
Sep 1998 |
1 Oct 1996 |
31 Oct 1996 |
Oct 1998 |
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Streblospio benedicti – 2.6 |
Mediomastis ambiseta – 9.0 |
Daphnia sp. – 2.7 |
Polypedilum sp. – 1.6 |
Mediomastis ambiseta – 12.4 |
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medusa – 2.0 |
Corophium lacustre – 3.0 |
Oligochaeta – 0.4 |
Oligochaeta – 1.2 |
Mediomastus spp. – 3.0 |
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Mediomastus ambiseta – 0.6 |
Gammarus palustris – 2.8 |
Mediomastus spp. – 0.4 |
Mediomastus californiensis – 0.4 |
Oligochaeta – 0.8 |
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Total Infauna – 7.6 |
Parandalia sp. – 0.7 |
Capitellidae sp. – 0.3 |
Chironomidae – 0.4 |
Total Infauna – 17.0 |
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Total Infauna – 26.8 |
Total Infauna – 18.3 |
Total Infauna – 4.4 |