Tables 



1. Sampling locations and depths. Long Island Sound, 1972-73 2 



2. Organic matter in Long Island Sound sediments (weight percent) 5 



3. Benthic macrofauna species collected in Long Island Sound, 1972-73 6 



4. Average densities/m- (i), coefficients of variation (CV), and frequencies of occurrence (F) of species 

 commonly found in muddy, deep-water sediments in Long Uand Sound, 1972-73 8 



5. Average densities/m- (x), coefficients of variation (CV), and frequencies of occurrence (F) of species 

 commonly found in shallow sandy sediments in Long Island Sound, 1972-73 9 



6. Average densities/m- (i), coefficients of variation (CV), and frequencies of occurrence (F) of species 

 commonly found in "transitional" sediments in Long Island Sound, 1972-73 9 



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