St. Georges Bay Ecosystem Project (GBEP):
Research Report III

A Review of Benthic Fauna/Community Studies in Atlantic Canada and
Northeastern American Shallow Waters

BY SEAN MITCHELL

Interdisciplinary Resources in Aquatic Resources, St. Francis Xavier University
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
1999

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INTRODUCTION

2. STUDY AREA

3. BENTHIC FAUNA/COMMUNITIES

3.1 NORTHUMBERLAND STRAIT
3.2 GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE

3.2.1 SOUTHERN GULF
3.2.2 NORTHERN GULF

3.3 NOVA SCOTIA (ATLANTIC COAST)
3.4 NEW BRUNSWICK (BAY OF FUNDY)
3.5 UNITED STATES COASTAL STUDIES

4. DISCUSSION

4.1 IMPLICATIONS FOR ST. GEORGES BAY

5. CONCLUSIONS

6. RECOMMENDATIONS

7. LITERATURE CITED

APPENDIX 1: ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF SPECIES NAMES OF INVERTEBRATES REFERRED TO IN THE TEXT.

APPENDIX 2: ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF SPECIES NAMES OF ALGAE AND PLANTS REFERRED TO IN THE TEXT.

APPENDIX 3: SPECIES LIST FROM SAMPLING IN NORTHUMERLAND STRAIT IN 1975.