Benthic Invertebrates Associated with the Islands in the Campbell River Estuary: A Preliminary Report

This study assessed certain factors which might have influenced the development of macrobenthic communities on the new islands. Since benthic animals provide food for fish and birds, results are pertinent to the ultimate success of the island project. Three factors were examined, namely the presence of the islands, presence of vegetation and changes through time (temporal aspects). Since the data are from the first invertebrate collections made subsequent to planting, they also represent an important baseline to measure subsequent changes against.