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Chapter 3 - Benthic HabitatsDepth (m) Sediment Grain Size (mm) Seabed Forms0-1515-2222-4545-4848-8282-9595-592>592p-value0-0.18 (silt and very fine sand)0.18-0.35 (fine sand)0.35-0.36 (sand)0.36-0.48 (sand)>=0.48 (coarse sand)p-valueDepressionMid FlatHigh FlatLow SlopeHigh SlopeSideslope/Steep**p-valueMid-AtlanticBightBenthicHabitat(Code)1 66% 34% 0.00 19% 30% 51% 0.00 95% 5% 0.002 28% 73% 0.00 100% 0.02 100% 0.004 29% 64% 7% 0.00 19% 30% 51% 0.00 100% 0.007 45% 54% 1% 0.00 16% 84% 0.00 17% 83% 0.0025 53% 23% 24% 1% 0.00 51% 30% 19% 0.00 100% 0.0032 4% 96% 0.00 3% 97% 0.00 100% 0.0038 100% 0% 0.00 82% 18% 0.00 100% 0.0044 57% 27% 16% 0.00 45% 32% 23% 0.00 88% 12% 0.0164 100% 0.00 9% 91% 0.00 53% 47% 0.0084 69% 31% 0.00 64% 36% 0.00 15% 39% 46% 0.0087 100% 0.00 11% 89% 0.00 85% 15% 0.00216 20% 80% 0.00 21% 79% 0.00 4% 96% 0.00218 100% 0.00 78% 22% 0.00 100% 0.00219 53% 31% 16% 0.00 24% 30% 21% 25% 0.00 100% 0.00229 25% 0% 28% 47% 0.00 12% 67% 22% 0.00 28% 72% 0.07301 38% 5% 57% 0.00 NS NS NS 0.44 NS NS 0.52306 21% 79% 0.00 100% 0.00 38% 51% 11% 0.08384 7% 94% 0.00 NS 0.79 74% 26% 0.00395 4% 96% 0.00 70% 30% 0.00 85% 15% 0.00505 19% 81% 0.00 100% 0.00 25% 39% 35% 0.00520 98% 2% 0.00 13% 87% 0.00 43% 57% 0.00592 100% 0.00 100% 0.00 100% 0.00768 84% 17% 0.00 56% 44% 0.00 100% 0.001223 100% 0.00 100% 0.00 100% 0.00**Groups were combined due to few sampling points.Northwest Atlantic Marine Ecoregional Assessment • Phase 1 Report 3-61