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during the fall of 1976. These few were found at sites, 

 nearby, that were on the tops of sand ridges near or 

 in the thermocline, offering less anoxia-stressed con- 

 ditions (Steimle and Radosh 1979). This suggests there 

 may have been accelerated growth of some recruits 



spawned in nearby areas unaffected by anoxia, possi- 

 bly a response to a rich detrital food su|)ply remain- 

 ing from the related phytoplankton bloom (Mahoney 

 and Steimle 1979) and an absence of competitors oi' 

 predators. 



