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TABLE 1 



MEAN DIVERSITY (D), AVERAGE NUMBER OF 



TAXA (T), AND TOTAL NUMBER OF LARGER 



FISH-FOOD ORGANISMS (N) FOR NINE PERIODS 



FOR THE CHANNEL PLATE SAMPLERS* 



*Mean diversity (D) is calculated by averaging station 

 diversities during the period and given ± standard deviation; D's 

 compared with Duncan's new multiple range test are not 

 significantly different (P ^ 0.05) if underlined by a common line. 



