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Biological Environment
North of
outfall (The Water Board (1991a,b)
South of outfall
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Intertidal
Zone 1: sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca) and gastropod species.
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Intertidal
Zone 2: barnacles (T. rosea), coralline algae (C.
officinalis) and gastropod species.
- Intertidal Zone 3: coralline algae (C.
officinalis), red turfing algae and gastropod species.
Subtidal habitats
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Ecklonia (Kelp) Reef : brown algae (Ecklonia
and Sargassum) with a secondary cover of Corallinaceae and Amphiroa;
urchins (Heliocidaris erythrogramma and Centrostephanus
rodgersii), large gastropods (Turbo
torquatus, Austrailium
tentiforme, Cabestana spengleri
and less commonly Thais orbita),
ascidians and limpets (Patella
chapmani).
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Mixed Reef (Foliose algae, filamentous algae and sessile invertebrates): primary
cover of Zonaria, Sargassum
and Dictyota with Caulerpa
common in some areas. The secondary cover consisted of Amphiroa, Ralfsia and
encrusting Corallinaceae algae.
- Sand Channels: tubeworms (Diopatra
dentata and colonies of tubeworms from the family Chaetopteridae) and
macroalgae (Caulerpa, Zonaria,
Sargassum and Ecklonia).
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