FIGURES 



Number 1^21 



1 Diagrammatic representation of a tidal flat 2 



2 Map of the New England coast 3 



3 Monthly surface seawater temperatures at four localities 



along the New England coastline 3 



4 Particulate characteristics of tidal flat sediment 5 



5 Vertical distributions of some dominant groups of 



meiofaunal organisms _ 26 



6 Some representative New England sand flat benthic 

 invertebrates 28 



7 Some representative New England mud flat benthic 



invertebrates ^^ 



8 Intertidal zonation patterns of major groups of benthic 

 invertebrates 30 



9 Vertical distributions of major groups of tidal flat 

 macroinvertebrates 31 



10 Percentages of different temporal components of fish 



species alono the northeast Atlantic coastline 37 



11 Seasonal migration patterns of New England coastal fish 

 populations 39 



12 Examples of major groups of fish that occupy tidal flats 



and adjacent coastal habitats in southern New England .... 40 



13 Seasonal movements of fish in the Gulf of Maine inshore 

 environment ^^ 



14 Mew England tidal flat bird guilds 50 



15 Vertical feeding depths of some common New England 



shorebirds 52 



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