Effect of increasing sample size on means per core (X) and 

 their confidence limits (CL) of major groups and species. 



Species per core 



N= 



4 



N= 



8 



N= 



6 



N=28 1 



X 



CL 



X 



CL 



X 



CL 



X 



CL 



32.3 



4.2 



33.6 



4.4 



33.8 



3.6 



33.8 



2.1 



Individuals per core 



193.5 



44.8 



190.3 



41.4 



195.8 



22.5 



197.3 



16.4 



Individuals per core of: 



















Worms 



99.3 



18.8 



91.6 



18.3 



96.3 



11.9 



100.3 



12.0 



Crustaceans 



39.5 



34.0 



35.1 



6.1 



36.7 



8.4 



34.3 



3.4 



Mollusks 



54.8 



33.3 



63.5 



9.9 



62.9 



10.9 



62.8 



8.0 



Tellina modes ta 



44.3 



32.1 



52. 8 



20.1 



49.7 



10.0 



51.3 



7.4 



Magelona saaaulata 



33.8 



14.3 



31.8 



7.3 



34.4 



6.5 



36.3 



6.0 



Paraphoxus daboius 



21.0 



13.7 



17.1 



6.1 



15.6 



4.3 



16.5 



3.0 



Prionospio pygmaeue 



18.5 



19.7 



16.0 



7.9 



14.5 



3.9 



16.0 



3.3 



Nothria elegans 



7.5 



6.7 



5.8 



3.4 



5.9 



2.1 



6.1 



1.4 



Lumbrineri.8 luti 



6.8 



6.9 



6.6 



2.4 



5.3 



1.7 



5.9 



1.3 



Prionospio cirnfem 



1.8 



2.4 



1.4 



1.4 



3.6 



2.6 



5.6 



3.5 



Siliqua patula 



5.0 



4.7 



5.5 



2.9 



5.6 



1.9 



5.1 



1.2 



Mediomastue oalifomiensiB 



8.5 



3.8 



5.4 



2.6 



4.4 



3.1 



4.3 



1.9 



Hemilamprope aalifomiaa 



4.5 



13.2 



3.0 



4.8 



5.6 



3.7 



3.7 



2.2 



Haplosaoloplos elongatuB 



2.0 



2.9 



2.1 



1.2 



2.9 



1.2 



3.0 



0.8 



Euphilomedes oblonga 



4.3 



2.4 



4.0 



1.5 



3.3 



1.0 



2.6 



0.8 



Spiophanea missionerwie 



2.3 



3.5 



1.8 



1.3 



2.2 



0.8 



2.3 



0.6 



Pirmixa francisoana 



0.0 







0.1 



0.3 



1.5 



2.5 



2.3 



2.0 



Synchelidium spp. 



4.3 



9.0 



2.3 



3.6 



2.4 



1.8 



2.2 



1.1 



Armandia bioautata 



0.8 



1.5 



1.3 



1.7 



1.5 



1.1 



2.0 



1.1 



Nephtys aoimuta 



2.0 



2.5 



2.3 



1.3 



1.9 



0.9 



1.9 



O.S 



Chaetezone eetoea 



3.0 



3.5 



2.3 



1.5 



2.1 



0.9 



1.6 



0.6 



Tellina meropsie 



1.3 



2.0 



1.3 



1.0 



1.4 



0.7 



1.5 



0.5 



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