IMIS - Marine Research Groups

The area enclosed by a 1 m2 quadrat was sampled with the dredge (which was equipped with a 4 mm mesh collecting bag) to a depth of 50 era. Forty four stations, covering most of the estuary, were each sampled by a single quadrat. Animals were counted and plants recorded by dry weight. Only subjective classifications of sediment type based on field observations were made. These measurements are not part of this version of the dataset. Species distribution information associated with this study were digitized, standardized and republished as part of the Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee (ACZISC) Atlantic Ecosystem Initiative (AEI) funded project “Atlantic Canada’s Biological Data for Ecosystem Planning and Decision-making” and OBIS Canada.