At the designated disposal point, benthic recolonization should be 

 predominantly in Stage I, while recolonization on the flanks of the mound 

 should be primarily Stage II and/or Stage III. Stage I consists of small 

 pioneering polychaetes while Stage 11 is characterized by tubicolous amphipods 

 and Stage III by larger burrowing (head-down) deposit feeders. Stage III taxa 

 represent high-order successional stages typically found in low disturbance 

 habitats. 



Near-bottom dissolved oxygen concentrations should be similar at stations 

 within the disposal site and at the reference areas. 



Monitoring Cruise at the Western Long Island Sound Disposal Site, June 1991 



