(i eiior .'i 1 Community (Co mposit ion 



At all intertldal stations, polychaetes accounted for the majority of 

 the species collected (75% at GN, 44% at JC, and 70% at WP) (Table 2). 

 Arthropod species were nearly as abundant as polychaetes at JC (39%) , but 

 accounted for only 25% and 23% of the species totals at GN and WP , 

 respectively. Mollusc species were numerous at JC (16%) and WP (6%). All 

 species collected at intertldal stations in 1983 have been collected in 

 previous years. 



Tablt .'. Numb.T of spurlfs (S), ri-Utlve peiCLMir or (ol.il ("/,). imn.lx-r ol 1 rid I v I ,lu.i I s IH) . and rtl.illv, |„,,,t,r 



ol rotal (Z) for eiifh ui.-ijot taxon colU>.Ii-d ,it Hillitont Point Inlenld.rl si .11 Inn;, sampled Ir Septemtu 



H H2 - June I9HJ uUh 19811 - 19B2" rannts. 



Stations 1983 1980 - H2 Kariiie 



Giants Neck 



The GN and WP communities were numerically dominated by polychaetes, 

 accounting for 66% and 47% of the individuals collected, respectively. At 

 both stations, rhynchocoels and ollgochaetes were the next most abundant 

 groups. Ollgochaetes were by far the most abundant group comprising the JC 

 intertldal community, where they accounted for 81% of the total organisms 

 collected. Polychaetes (17%) were the only other group that substantially 

 contributed to the overall composition at this station. 



