Table 1 Characterization of the six stations located in Mejillones Bay (raw data available from Rojo and Laudien 2005)
Station number | Latitude (W) | Longitude (S) | Water depth (m) | Sediment fractions (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very coarse sand (1–2 mm) | Coarse sand (500 μm–1 mm) | Medium sand (250–500 μm) | Fine sand (125–250 μm) | Very fine sand (63–125 μm) | Silt (<63 μm) | ||||
1 | 23°04′21′′ | 70°23′37′′ | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 64 |
2 | 23°04′13′′ | 70°23′26′′ | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 50 | 28 |
3 | 23°04′18′′ | 70°23′42′′ | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 58 |
4 | 23°04′06′′ | 70°23′31′′ | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 58 |
5 | 23°04′10′′ | 70°23′46′′ | 20 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 41 |
6 | 23°04′02′′ | 70°23′34′′ | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 55 |