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Supplementary Materials Supplementary Material 1 List of Resources used in the Identification and Assigning of Trophic Role of Invertebrate Specimens 1.1 Peer Reviewed Articles Barber, B. J., J. S. Fajans, S. M. Baker, and P. Baker. 2005. Gametogenesis in the non-native green mussel, Perna viridis, and the native scorched mussel, Brachidontes exustus, in Tampa Bay, Florida. Journal of Shellfish Research 24:1087-1095. Bergquist, D. C., J. A. Hale, P. Baker, and S. M. Baker. 2006. Development of ecosystem indicators for the Suwannee River estuary: oyster reef habitat quality along a salinity gradient. Estuaries and Coasts 29:353-360. Boudreaux, M. L., J. L. Stiner, and L. J. Walters. 2006. Biodiversity of sessile and motile macrofauna on intertidal oyster reefs in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. Journal of Shellfish Research 25:1079-1089. Bueno, M., S. A. Dena-Silva, A. A. V. Flores, and F. P. P. Leite. 2016. 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    Initial Survey of Plum Island's Marine Habitats

    Initial Survey of Plum Island’s Marine Habitats New York Natural Heritage Program Initial Survey of Plum Island’s Marine Habitats Emily S. Runnells Matthew D. Schlesinger Gregory J. Edinger New York Natural Heritage Program and Steven C. Resler Dan Marelli InnerSpace Scientific Diving A report to Save the Sound April 2020 Please cite this report as follows: New York Natural Heritage Program and InnerSpace Scientific Diving. 2020. Initial survey of Plum Island’s marine habitats. Report to Save the Sound. Available from New York Natural Heritage Program, Albany, NY. Available at www.nynhp.org/plumisland. Cover photos (left to right, top to bottom): Bryozoans and sponges; lion’s mane jellyfish; flat-clawed hermit crab; diver recording information from inside quadrat; bryozoans, sponges and northern star corals. All photos herein by the authors. Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 Methods ............................................................................................................................................................... 1 Results .................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Discussion and Next Steps ............................................................................................................................... 9 Acknowledgments...........................................................................................................................................