STATION: INTAKE SUBTIDAL 

 Aynpelisca spp. 

 R ^ = 0.73 



UAR79 MAR80 MAR81 MARS2 MAR83 MAR84 MAR85 UAR86 MAR37 MAR88 



STATION: INTAKE SUBTIDAL 

 ATTvpelisca. spp. 



s. 



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Fig. 12. Continued. 



The GN collections in 1986 included higher 

 numbers of Mediomastus ambiseta, Tharyx 

 dorsobranchialis, Ampelisca vadorum, Ampelisca 

 verrilli and lower numbers of Tharyx aculus and 

 Polycirrus eximius i\y3si ^TQwxons y&zis. The 1987 

 collection also included large numbers of 



Leptocheirus pinguis. At EF, 1986 and 1987 ex- 

 hibited lower similarity to other years due to the 

 overall decline in the abundance of Tharyx aculus, 

 Poly cirrus eximius, Aricidea catherinae and the 

 increase in oligochaetes, Mytilus edulis, 

 rhynchocoels and Owenia fusiformis. In 1986 



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