SCALE Summary Parameters

SCALE Methods
Overview and
sampling details.

Summary Results
Summary of
key findings.

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Species Distribution
Distribution maps
for each species

Highlights
Spatial Patterns in richness
and trophic relationships.

Site Specific Data
Species found at
each site.

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Highlights in Species Distribution

Puget Sound's intertidal biotic communities show striking spatial patterns. For example, there is a strong, multi-year gradient in species richness, with richness values increasing in the north. Trophic analysis shows the relative proportion of each community represented by different trophic levels. Some trophic levels show similar patterns to richness (such as primary producers and carnivores), other trophic levels show different patterns or no pattern.

Spatial Distribution of Species Richness: Central and South Basin on Low Zone Pebble Beaches
Species richness refers to the number of distinct species in a given habitat, community or assemblage.	1999	All	Quads	Cores
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Spatial Distribution of plants, herbivores, and carnivores: Central and South Basin on Low Zone Pebble Beaches
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Spatial Distribution of deposit, deposit/suspension, and suspension feeders: Central and South Basin on Low Zone Pebble Beaches
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Spatial Distribution of scavenger, commensal, and omnivorous feeders: Central and South Basin on Low Zone Pebble Beaches
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