Table 5. Species richness, abundance, diversity (H'), and 

 equitability (J') at control stations offshore 

 Panama City Beach, Florida, August 1976 to November 

 1977, 



Station 





Dat 



e 



Replicates 



Species 



Individuals 



H' 



J' 











per sample 







per m^ 















(No.) 



(No. 



) 



(No.) 







1 



10 



Aug. 



1976 



16 



72 





5,576 



2.4 



0.6 





18 



Aug. 



1976 





80 





5,500 



2.8 



0.6 





24 



Aug. 



1976 





84 





4,836 



2.9 



0.6 





1 



Sept. 



1976 





74 





3,080 



2.9 



0.7 





8 



Sept. 



1976 





83 





2,260 



3.4 



0.8 





21 



Sept. 



1976 





89 





3,128 



3.0 



0.7 





4 



Oct. 



1976 





87 





3,116 



3.3 



0.7 





18 



Oct. 



1976 





77 





3,912 



2.6 



0.6 





1 



Nov. 



1976 





67 





3,020 



2.6 



0.6 





1 



Dec. 



1976 





74 





3,080 



3.0 



0.7 





5 



Jan. 



1977 





56 





1,724 



3.0 



0.8 





2 



Feb. 



1977 





53 





1,516 



3.1 



0.8 





1 



Mar. 



1977 





64 





2,360 



3.1 



0.7 





1 



Apr. 



1977 





57 





2,632 



3.1 



0.8 





2 



May 



1977 





55 





2,572 



2.7 



0.7 





1 



June 



1977 





55 





1,976 



3.3 



0.8 





5 



July 



1977 





64 





3,264 



3.1 



0.7 





2 



Aug. 



1977 





80 





5,168 



3.0 



0.7 





1 



Sept. 



1977 





70 





3,572 



2.9 



0.7 





3 



Oct. 



1977 





64 





2,112 



2.8 



0.7 





1 



Nov. 



1977 





72 





2,904 



3.0 



0.7 ■ 



Avg. 











70 





3,205 



3.0 



0.7 



Range 











53 to 



89 



1,515 to 5,576 



2.4 to 3.3 



0.6 to 0.8 



1 



11 



Jul. 



1977 



40 



99 





3,365 



3.2 



0.7 



2 



15 



Jul. 



1977 



40 



112 





3,750 



3.4 



0.7 



3 



25 



Jul. 



1977 



40 



105 





4,326 



3.2 



0.7 



4 



26 



Jul. 



1977 



40 



74 





4,050 



2.9 



0.7 



5 



27 



Jul. 



1977 



40 



57 





1,408 



3.0 



0.7 



6 



28 



Jul. 



1977 



40 



66 





2,483 



3.0 



0.7 



Avg. 











86 





2,817 



3.1 



0.7 



Range 











57 to 



112 



1,408 to 4,326 



2.9 to 3.4 



0.6 to 0.8 



Overall 





















Avg. 











74 





3,119 



3.0 



0.7 



Range 











53 to 



112 



1,408 to 5,576 



2.4 to 3.4 



0.6 to 0.8 



20 



