GCE - Mollusc pop. size dist. Mon.: Spring 2002 mid-mrsh and creekbnk infaunal and epifaunal mollusc size dist. based on collect. from GCE mrsh, mon. sites 1-10

This data set is the Spring 2002 report of infaunal and epifaunal mollusc
species' size distributions at the GCE-LTER marsh sites used for population
monitoring. Infaunal and epifaunal molluscs were hand-collected from within
quadrats of known area from mid-marsh and creekbank zones (n = 4 quadrats per
zone) at all sites. The molluscs were returned to the lab, fixed in formalin,
transferred to and preserved in ethanol, measured and counted (count data is
reported separately). Length of each measurable individual was determined using
calipers or small etched rulers under a stereomicroscope. Species abundance and
density data for these collections may be found in the GCE-LTER data set
INV-GCEM-0412a1. Numbers of individuals of each species in the abundance data
file may not correspond exactly to the numbers of individuals in the size data
file because some individuals may not have been measureable.

Overall bounding box describing the geographic region within the Georgia
Coastal Ecosystems LTER study domain represented in data set INV-GCEM-0412a2