13- fable 3. for compar! sen. Leland 201] decay retes vith desline retes Locality Plate nusibe r Date of collection Be. . of Daye t'aee May sieve fterlana. te. mt range Auiee weet ee , 7597 7SOTA 75978 6-3-8 é ° Pele 2 feet §-15-S ° ° Edne 9189 790 6-19-54 6-7-4 Janet Ore vere Bruce . . Henry Leroy . Table &. rad 7991 7587 89-880 49-910 2 1-01 & . 68% 2 5 3? . 68 -90 1.0 1.69 8 9 1 4&7 1. 32 . 2 75-870 2 1.21 49-870 49-870 2 3 78 -90 915 g1e2 6-3-54 : . . 75-870 88-870 48-870 2 a 2 12 . 6 50-870 . . -60 2 2 1.26 . al . Norr 89-379 . 1-3 . &8-870 : 1.8 9 1.27 . 6- 3-548 6-21-55 7599 7599A 26-910 49-870 05 1.36 2 91964 91968 50-580 2 2 Teble } aean counted 43-870 89-870 6- 3-54 6-3-54 oe 75913 Su- 580 60-580 beeen” edartes ic sed -68 1.03 .62 .57 é . Decay rates of intertidal beach send, vith declines from Table 1 for comparison. Locality Plate number Date of collection Days Wo. of after May tines 18, 1954, plate Slo 3s renge counted tiv ality, wean cline fros Tebdvle 1 Alice . Belle . QTOTA 9707 7581 TSRIA 6-21-54 . 5-15-58 " 76-870 . 48-870 47-870 2 2 2 2 .88 -92 1.13. 1.14 Jenet Olive . . . 9705 9703B 7598 TSORA 75988 6-21-58 . 6- 3-58 76-870 74-870 89-580 &6-540 89-580 2 2 2 2 2 .80 1.16 -96 .65 -55 8 8 79 8a Vere . 7592 75928 6- 3-58 &9- 540 48-580 2 2 .30 wae x) 60 9701 6-21-58 798 , . . , 5 . Puce : : ° Henry Leroy T5alB 75923 . . 2 2 " 75-570 z 1.23 é . sa 75-879 2 2 2 2 2 1.28 7588B 9197 G197A ~3: 6-21-54 * 1.00 83 2.2 2.2 919738 97116 . 6-21-58 75-879 78-919 2 5 2.0 1.7 76-379 2 Pes 9799 97°98 ° 76-870 9-580 s5- 340 75-870 75-870 76-870 ‘ 2 &a 1.2 7 1.29 85-580 97O1A " 57-870 9 -70 .76 2.2 6 1.5 1 1.” 1.88 2.2 1.39

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