Abstract
ABSTRACT Taghon, G.L.; Ramey, P.A.; Fuller, C.M.; Petrecca, R.F.; Grassle, J.P., and Belton, T.J., 2017. Benthic invertebrate community composition and sediment properties in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, 1965−2014. In: Buchanan, G.A.; Belton, T.J., and Paudel, B. (eds.), A Comprehensive Assessment of Barnegat Bay–Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey. Extended time series of estuarine benthic community composition and the chemical and physical properties of sediment are necessary for distinguishing natural variation from possible anthropogenic influences, such as eutrophication. In July 2012, 2013, and 2014, 97 stations, randomly located throughout the Barnegat Bay–Little Egg Harbor estuary, were sampled. Benthic invertebrates were abundant, and the community was, in general, highly diverse. Although there was considerable spatial variability in sediment-particle sizes throughout the estuary, overall the total organic carbon content of the sediments was low (<1%). Comparable historical data from 1965–2010 are spotty...
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