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Total density<br />

(TA D)(ind. grab -1 )<br />

PCD&B & RADD&B similarity (MDS x-ord.)<br />

500<br />

400<br />

300<br />

200<br />

100<br />

0<br />

2<br />

1<br />

0<br />

-1<br />

-2<br />

a<br />

b<br />

Community Shifts<br />

1989<br />

1990<br />

1991<br />

1992<br />

1993<br />

1994<br />

1995<br />

1996<br />

1997<br />

1998<br />

0.3<br />

0.2<br />

0.1<br />

0.0<br />

Total biomass<br />

(TA B )(g grab -1 )<br />

Total density<br />

(TA D)(ind. grab -1 )<br />

375<br />

325<br />

275<br />

225<br />

Estimated PCD & RADD similarity (MDS x-ordinate)<br />

-2 -1 0 1 2<br />

e<br />

175<br />

-2<br />

175 250 325 400<br />

Estimated Total density<br />

(TA D)(ind. grab -1 )<br />

Yearly metazoan macrofauna regressi<strong>on</strong> model (y = POC(a)+NOI(c)+ int.) used to estimate<br />

density-based community parameters TA D (dots), and PC D (circles) and RAD D similarity<br />

(crosses).<br />

Model fits evaluated using the F-test:<br />

TA D , n7, r 2 0.90, P = 0.011<br />

PC D , n7, r 2 0.80, P = 0.038<br />

RAD D , n7, r 2 0.85, P = 0.024<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Deliverable</str<strong>on</strong>g> #50 - update October 2010 131<br />

2<br />

1<br />

0<br />

-1<br />

PC & RAD similarity<br />

D D<br />

(MDS x-ordinate)

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