APPENDIX C 

 RESULTS OF THE AUGUST 1975 SAMPLING ON THE OCEAN BEACH 



The sieving technique used to extract the August 1975 samples was 



less sensitive to small organisms than the MgCl2-seawater extraction 



method used on subsequent samples. Thus, the August 1975 samples were 

 not compared to subsequent samples. 



The average number of E. talpoida, P. longimerus , S. squamata, and 

 total organisms per square meter was determined for each site (Table 

 C-1) . Physical data, mean grain size, and sorting of the sediments, and 

 total organic and carbonate contents of the sediments were also 

 determined (Tables C-2, C-3, and C-4, respectively). 



The results of the August sampling supported the previous 

 conclusions on community distribution. The three major species that 

 defined the ocean beach communities had high densities. Donax sp. 

 was not collected; the occurrence of a severe storm before the sampling 

 may have reduced the Donax population. 



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