| Table 3. Survey studies conducted on soft-sediment community structure in Long Island Sound. | |||||
| RESEARCHER(S) | STUDY DATES | # SITES | SAMPLING INTERVAL | GEAR | SIEVE SIZE |
| Sanders (1956) | 1953 - 1954 | 8 | 2-7 times / yr | Anchor | No.10 |
| Dredge | No. 50 | ||||
| McCall (1975, 1977, 1978) | 1971 - 1973 (S) | 33 | 1 -2 visits | 0.147 m2 | 1 mm, |
| 1972 - 1973 (E) | 2 | (bi) monthly | Van Veen | 297 um | |
| Reid, Frame & Draxler (1979) | 1972 - 1973 | 142 | 3 sampling dates | 0.1 m2 Sm - Mc | 1 mm |
| Franz (1976) | 1972 - 1973 | 24 | Spring, Late Summer, Winter | 0.1 m2 Peterson | 1 mm |
| Biernbaum (1979) | 1972 - 1973 | 24 | August, Jan. / Feb. | 0.1 m2 Peterson | |
| Swanson | 1973 - 1974 | 16 | July, Jan. / Feb. | 0.1 m2 Peterson | 1 mm |
| Rhoads, Aller & Goldhaber (1977) | 1974 - 1975 | 3 | Summer, Fall, Spring | 0.045 m2 box core (divers) | 1 mm |
| Reid (1979) | 1975 - 1978 | ~45 | yearly | 0.1 m2 Sm-Mc | 1 mm |
| Pellegrino & Hubbard (1982) | 1981-1982 | 413 | Summers, once | Van Veen | 1 mm |
| Rhoads & Germano | 1982 | Sediment Profile Camera | Does not apply | ||