Because of the high volume of organisms either passing through or fully settled in the mud flats, it was determined that this would be the ideal location to deploy the artificial habitats. The purpose of this was to be able to examine what organisms would colonize which habitat, and in what numbers. Based on the location and the preexisting knowledge of the organisms found in the area, it was predicted that the habitat consisting of oyster shells in a mesh bag would be the habitat colonized most successfully in both species abundance and
Because of the high volume of organisms either passing through or fully settled in the mud flats, it was determined that this would be the ideal location to deploy the artificial habitats. The purpose of this was to be able to examine what organisms would colonize which habitat, and in what numbers. Based on the location and the preexisting knowledge of the organisms found in the area, it was predicted that the habitat consisting of oyster shells in a mesh bag would be the habitat colonized most successfully in both species abundance and