©2020 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office.This dataset contains the average count of individual benthic macrofauna organisms counted along transect lines by scuba divers at the Carlsbad Desalination Plant, obtained in December 2014, Sept. 2015, May 2016 and November 2016. The total number of organisms is averaged to the amount per square meter.
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Paytan, A., Potts, D., Haddad, B. (2016) Benthic macrofaunal abundance along transects by scuba divers at the Carlsbad Desalination Plant, Southern California 2014-2016 (Effluent Impacts on Coastal Ecology project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 3) Version Date 2016-09-21 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/564195 [access date]
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