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Example of plot from usSEABED

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Map of land and ocean shows dots in the water where samples were taken and how many shells and worms in each sample.
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Detailed Description

Image showing relative abundances and distributions of shells and worms off central California using component data from usSEABED. Individual data points are represented as colored circles of various sizes. Each color corresponds to either shells or worms, and varying sizes represent various degrees of membership; definitions of colors and sizes are listed in the legend.

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Public Domain.