A REVIEW OF RESEARCH ON BENTHIC COMMUNITIES CONDUCTED IN LONG ISLAND SOUND AND AN ASSESSMENT OF STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS

Roman N. Zajac
Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences
University of New Haven
300 Orange Ave.
West Haven, Connecticut 06516
Email: zajacrn@charger.newhaven.edu

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

BENTHIC HABITATS IN LONG ISLAND SOUND

        Rationale and Methods

        Results and Discussion

        Implications of Recent Mapping Efforts in Long Island Sound

BENTHIC COMMUNITIES IN LONG ISLAND SOUND

        Rationale

        Review

        Methods

        Results and Discussion

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

FIGURE AND TABLE CAPTIONS