4-6 Dominant Taxa of Zooplankton 



Found in the Characterization Area 4-66 



4-7 Percentage Composition of Zooplankton Groups in Coastal 



Waters of the Gulf of Maine in 1965 and 1966 4-67 



4-8 Acreages and Percentages of Intertidal Marine Habitat 



Types in the Regions of the Characterization Area 4-77 



4-9 Species Found in all Habitats and at All Tidal Heights in 



the Marine Intertidal Subsystem in the Characterization Area 4-78 



4-10 Qualitative Assessment of Species Abundance Irish Moss 

 Zone at 12 Exposed Headlands on the Maine 

 Coast in August, 1977 4-81 



4-11 Fauna of the Intertidal Zones on Exposed Bedrock Shore 



on the Maine Coast based on Data from 13 sites 4-83 



4-12 Species Composition of the Four Defined Faunal Communities . 4-91 



4-13 Fauna of Sandy Beaches of Two Exposure Levels in 



Decreasing Order of Relative Abundance 4-93 



4-14 Mean Density, Range, Total Number of Species per Study, and 

 Range of Species Encountered per Study in Sand Beach 

 Investigations in Northern New England 4-94 



5-1 Major Estuarine Systems of Coastal 



Maine and Their Sizes (acres) 5-2 



5-2 Acreages of the Estuarine System and Its Component 

 Subsystems and Classes in each of the 

 Characterization Area, by region 5-13 



5-3 Composition, Formation, and Primary Abiotic Forces 

 Affecting the Substrata of the Estuarine 

 System and Subsystems 5-15 



5-4 Estimate of Net Annual Primary Production (kgC/y X10 ) 

 by Region and Percentage Contribution to the Total 

 Productivity of Producers Found in the Estuarine System . . 5-74 



5-5 Relative Abundance of Major Zooplankton Species 

 in the Sheepscot Estuary (Montsweag Bay) 

 from January, 1975, to December, 1976 5-83 



5-6 Average Density of Estuarine Invertebrates in 

 Unconsolidated Sediments of Temperate and 

 Boreal Estuaries and Bays 5-87 



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