Table 2 in The Coastal Talitroid Amphipods of New Caledonia (Amphipoda: Talitroidea)

Table 2. Beach and substrate metrics recorded for the sites where talitroids were found.
sitebeach widthbeach face substrate slopesand colourcoarse substrate fractionbeach unitwrack presence(m)(°)(mean grain size in mm)(CIE-L*a*b)(% of sample weight)Thio mission10.57.86fine-medium sand (0.23)dark a*3.97 b*9.850extendedyesMou7.06.15coarse sand (0.70)fair L*66.41 a*4.19 b*17.6683.18pocketyes, also leaf litterAmoa7.04.50very coarse sand (1.37)dark L*38.93 a*5.73 b*13.562.95estuarineyesMalabou5.07.00medium sand (0.38)white L*71.33 a*3.16 b*13.770embaymentyes