EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (continued) 



polychaetes (i.e., pioneering taxa) at the sediment surface. Relatively well-developed redox 

 depths were noted at most stations, and advanced successional stages (Stages II and/or HI) 

 were observed at 8 of the 22 stations occupied. Due to the protected nature of the borrow pit 

 and the recent input of organically enriched sediment, overall benthic habitat quality within 

 the borrow pit was considered to be better than that at the nearby, shallow reference area. 



