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State of the Bay Report 2010-Final - Anchor Environmental

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Figure 8.15: Variation in <strong>the</strong> diversity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> benthic macr<strong>of</strong>auna in Saldanha <strong>Bay</strong> and Langebaan Lagoon as<br />

indicated by <strong>the</strong> <strong>2010</strong> survey results. (H’ = 1.5 indicates low diversity, H’ = 3.5 indicates high<br />

diversity)<br />

The average species diversity (H’) in Big <strong>Bay</strong> decreased between 2004 and 2009. The <strong>2010</strong><br />

survey revealed that <strong>the</strong>re had been a slight increase in <strong>the</strong> diversity <strong>of</strong> benthic macr<strong>of</strong>auna in Big<br />

<strong>Bay</strong> since 2009. The W statistic revealed that <strong>the</strong>re had been an increase in <strong>the</strong> proportion <strong>of</strong> slow<br />

<strong>State</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>2010</strong>: Saldanha <strong>Bay</strong> and Langebaan Lagoon 179

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