Table 1. Crude substrate analysis of sites 1 and 2,
Cowichan Bay, August 1997.

Total Volume

4mm screen/

2mm screen/

1mm screen/

remainder/

(mL)

% total sample

% total sample

% total sample

% total sample

Site 1

Research Data

1400

10.7

2.1

3.6

83.6

Science Camp Data

1750

10

unavail.

5

85

Site 2

Research Data

1450

14.5

1.4

2.1

82

Science Camp Data

2000

7.5

2.5

1.5

88.5

Table 2. Summary of benthos analysis at site 1, Cowichan Bay, August 1997.

General Category

Scientific Designation

# of recognizable

# of individuals

species

in a m²

^{Segmented Worms}

^{Phylum Annelida}

⁸⁺

²⁴²⁰

^Clams

^{Class Bivalvia}

⁵

¹²⁶⁰

^Snails

^{Class Gastropoda}

³

¹²⁰

^{Brittle Stars}

^{Amphiodia urtica}

¹

²⁸⁰

^{Side Swimmers}

^{Genus Corophium}

¹

²⁰

^{Clam Shrimp}

^{Family Philomedidae}

¹

²⁰

^{Sand Star}

^{Luidia foliolata}

¹

²⁰

^{Round Worm}

^{Phylum Nematoda}

¹

²⁰

Table 3. Summary of benthos analysis at site 2, Cowichan Bay, August 1997.

General Category

Scientific Designation

# of recognizable

# of individuals

species

in a m²

^{Segmented Worms}

^{Phylum Annelida}

¹²⁺

²³⁸⁰

^Clams

^{Class Bivalvia}

⁵

³¹⁴⁰

^Snails

^{Class Gastropoda}

²

⁸⁰

^{Brittle Stars}

^{Amphiodia urtica}

¹

³⁹²⁰

^Crab

^{Pinnixa species}

¹

²⁰

^{Clam Shrimp}

^{Euphilomedes species}

²

¹²⁰

^{Tooth Shell}

^{Class Scaphopoda}

¹

⁶⁰

^{Clawed Crawler}

^{Order Tanaid}

¹

²⁰

Table 4. Species richness for sites 1 and 2 evaluated in Cowichan Bay, August 1997.

Site

Total number

Total number

Margalef's diversity

of species

of individuals

index

Site 1

21

208

3.75

Site 2

25

487

3.87