Joos tae ne ‘4 af og OND Te a le oA ees Deda ad ee Be UP im nrll eae alt oD . ee -13- Island soil decay rates with decline rates for comparison. Table 3. Locality Plate number Date of collection Days No. of after May times 14, 1954, plate range Alice " 7597 T597A 6-3-54 " 7542 5-15-54 9189 6-19-54 Janet Olive " 7595 75934 7593B Vera " 7591B 7591 " 7597B Belle " 7543 " Edna 9170 Bruce " 7587 9196A " 9196B Henry Leroy Janet Olive " " Vera i" 4 " OTO7TA 1 754A Bruce " , " Leroy r 9 1.4 -7 -7 1.06 2 1.02 4 64 49-440 2 6-3-54 6-3-54 " 49-870 49-870 48-870 2 2 2 1.27 1.21 1.28 1.3 1.2 87 1. 6-3-54 " 48-870 49-870 2 2 -60 . 6 64 90 1.03 1.0 1.69 9 6 1.44 92 " 6-7-54 " 6-21-54 49-870 49-910 62 5 1.2 " 50-870 75-870 75-870 2 2 2 1.21 " " 49-870 48-870 3 4 -90 .62 " Date of collection 48-870 2 1.2 -5T Days No. range counted after May tines 14, 1954, plate 6-21-54 6-870 5-15-54 48-870 " 7542B 7594 7594A 6-3-54 " " 49-540 7592 6-3-54 49-540 7592B 9701 " 6-21-54 7594B 7592A 9701B 7 2 1.29 *02 ° 192 2 255 2 2 2 2 2 2 fo 3 “60 «70 76 2 1 " 6-21-54 " 48-540 75-870 2 a Ge 75-870 2 Table 1 3 1.23 49-540 Decline from 600 65 2 6-21-54 97094 : " 9197 9197B grits 48-240 48-540 76-870 mean 75-870 6-3-54 919O7A 49-50 48-540 S1 Ree mene tive Plate Locality, ik 76-870 7h 80 of " 7588 75888 2 57-870 6-21-54 " 2 47-870 9705 9703B 97O1A Ty 85 1.05 Table 1 for comparison. number i Table 1 Decay rates of intertidal beach sénd, with declines from Locality Plate elle 2 2 50-540 from mean 70 75994 Table 4. counted 50-540 50-540 Decline Plate Locality, 25-910 9151 7599 " Alice " Slope, negative Decay 1738 .83 1.5 " 1.36 " 75-870 2 2 2.1 75-870 73-910 2 5 17 1.7 2 B'6 1.88 2-2 1.39 -870 76-870 2 2.2 : . : apounve ee lena &