TABLE OP CONTENTS 



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ABSTRACT , i 



TABLE OF CONTENTS iv 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS V 



LIST OF TABLES vii 



INTRODUCTION , 1 



DATA SET 5 



METHODS 



Slide examination and species recognition 9 



Statistical techniques 12 



RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 



Substrates 15 



Fauna not considered in statistical analyses 18 



Faunal density 21 



Faunal components 2 3 



Community analysis 29 



Depth Zonation 40 



Corals 46 



Coral distribution 47 



Coral communities 51 



Faunal associations 52 



Comparison of towed camera-sled and submersible.... 55 



CONCLUSIONS 59 



ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF OCS RESOURCE 



DEVELOPMENT 62 



SUMMARY 65 



Baltimore Canyon 68 



Lydonia Canyon 69 



Oceanographer Canyon 71 



RECOMMENDED ADDITIONAL STUDIES 7 3 



ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7 7 



REFERENCES 79 



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