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.
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