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Table 4-3. Comparison of Biomass and Biomass Composition Results with other New 

 England Intertidal Flats 



Area 



Site 



Biomass g/m2 



% Annelid 



% Crustacean 



% Mollusc 



% Misc. 



Maine* 



MEl 



209 



21.5 



<1 



78.0 



0.0 



Maine* 



ME2 



23 



87.0 



4.3 



8.7 



0.0 



New Hampshire* 



NH 



62 



91.9 



0.0 



8.1 



0.0 



Massachusetts* 



MAI 



6 



83.3 



0.0 



16.7 



0.0 



Massachusetts* 



MA2 



185 



31.9 



67.0 



1.1 



0.0 



Massachusetts* 



MA3 



51 



96.1 



1.7 



1.7 



0.0 



Connecticut* 



CONN 



612 



12.3 



<1 



88.9 



0.0 



Sheep Island 



DM 1991 



78 



29.5 



13.2 



57.3 



0.0 



Sheep Island 



DM 1992 



166 



30.1 



17.0 



52.9 



0.0 



Sheep Island 



DM 1994 



181 



4.6 



4.6 



90.8 



0.0 



Sheep Island 



DM 1998 



76 



30.6 



40.6 



28.8 



0.0 



Sheep Island 



REF 1991 



93 



70.3 



20.3 



9.4 



0.0 



Sheep Island 



REF 1992 



288 



27.8 



0.1 



72.1 



0.0 



Sheep Island 



REF 1994 



428 



6.6 



0.2 



93.2 



0.0 



Sheep Island 



REF 1998 



330 



39.7 



2.6 



53.5 



4.2 



Beals Island 



DM 1991 



32 



91.6 



8.4 



0.0 



0.0 



Beals Island 



DM 1992 



33 



84.4 



15.5 



0.1 



0.0 



Beals Island 



DM 1993 



45 



83.7 



12.1 



4.2 



0.0 



Beals Island 



DM 1994 



127 



81.2 



16.2 



2.6 



0.0 



Beals Island 



DM 1998 



124 



57.2 



6.3 



1.8 



34.7 



Beals Island 



REF 1991 



54 



90.9 



9.1 



0.0 



0.0 



Beals Island 



REF 1992 



120 



94.2 



5.2 



0.6 



0.0 



Beals Island 



REF 1993 



96 



96.0 



3.5 



0.5 



0.0 



Beals Island 



REF 1994 



44 



96.4 



3.5 



0.2 



0.0 



Beals Island 



REF 1998 



334 



79.5 



4.1 



8.8 



7.6 



DM = Constructed Flat 

 REF = Reference Area 



Ecological Monitoring of a Constructed Intertidal Flat at Jonesport, Maine 



