Data from the Outer Island Intertidal Transect
This page contains graphical representation of the quantitative data collected as part of the 12 August 1997 intertidal transect conducted at Outer Island.
Figure 1. Shore profile of the transect intertidal zone. Horizontal distance from the water's edge in meters versus vertical elevation above MLW in centimeters. Each "tick" mark on the plot represents the location of one of the 0.0625 m2 quadrats.
Figure 2. Occurrence of dominant organisms in the lower to mid intertidal zone at Outer Island. Vertical elevation above MLW in centimeters versus percent cover of Chondrus crispus (red cirles) and Fucus vesiculosus (brown squares). Per cent cover represents the percentage of a 0.0625 m2 quadrat occupied by each organism.
Figure 3. Occurrence of dominant organisms in the mid to upper intertidal zone at Outer Island. Vertical elevation above MLW in centimeters versus percent cover of Semibalanus balanoides (grey cirles) and Black zone (black squares). Per cent cover represents the percentage of a 0.0625 m2 quadrat occupied by each organism.
Figure 4. Occurrence of two abundant, opporuntistic organisms in the intertidal zone at Outer Island. Vertical elevation above MLW in centimeters versus percent cover of Ulva lactuca (dark green cirles) and Enteromorpha species (light green squares). Per cent cover represents the percentage of a 0.0625 m2 quadrat occupied by each organism.
Index
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Revised 23 January 1998
URL: http://wwwas.ccsu.ctstateu.edu/depts/biology/intertidal/data.htm