Contents 



BENTHIC INFAUNA 1 



INTRODUCTION 1 



MATERIALS AND METHODS 3 



Chronology of Previous Sampling Protocols 3 



Current Sampling Practices 5 



DATA ANALYSES 7 



Statistical Modeling 7 



Biological Index Value 10 



Species Diversity 11 



Numerical Classification and Cluster Analyses 11 



INTERTIDAL RESULTS 12 



Sedimentary Environment 12 



General Community Composition 12 



Community Dominance 15 



Community Abundance 17 



Numbers of Species 20 



Species Diversity 20 



Cluster Analysis 23 



INTERTIDAL DISCUSSION 25 



INTERTIDAL CONCLUSIONS 26 



SUBTIDAL RESULTS 27 



Sedimentary Environment 27 



General Community Composition 29 



Community Abundance 31 



Numbers of Species 31 



Dominance 36 



Species Diversity 39 



Cluster Analysis 40 



SUBTIDAL DISCUSSION 41 



SUBTIDAL CONCLUSIONS 43 



REFERENCES CITED 44 



APPENDICES 51 



