(non‐enumerated) species identified from the grab samples is presented in Appendix Q.
109. The number of species recorded in the survey area ranged from three species at Sites 22 and 29 to 48 species at Site 2. The distribution of diversity (index) is presented in Figure 3.8. The Shannon Weiner diversity index gives an indication of environmental quality (Dauvin et al., 2012) and was “poor” (between 1 and 2) at the majority of sites.
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East Anglia THREE and FOUR Offshore Cable Corridor
