mtirc stntlons. A f It'xihlo sorting strategy with Beta= -0.2'5 was used to 

 loriii groups of stations at decreasing Icvei s of simiiarlty (Lance and 

 Williams 1967). Cluster analysis was performed on annual collections from 

 1980 to 1983. 



INTER! ID AL RESULTS 



Sediments Characteristics 



Intertidal sediments were composed of medium to coarse sand (Fig. 2) 

 with generally low amounts of silt/clay and organic matter (Table 1). During 

 1983, sediment size ranged from 0.38 to 0.57 mm at GN , 0.45 to 0.74 mm at 



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WHITE POINT 



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Figure 2. Sediment characteristics at the Millstone intertidal 

 stations, September 1978 - June 1983. 

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