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S talked tunicates Boltenia ovifera form biogenic habitat in the rocky subtidal zone of Nova Scotia Online Resource Fig S3. Fiona T.-Y. Francis 1,2 *, Karen Filbee-Dexter 1 , Robert E. Scheibling 1 1 Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4J1, Canada
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Stalked tunicates Bolteniaoviferaform biogenic habitat in the rocky subtidal zone of Nova ScotiaOnline Resource Fig S3 Fiona T.-Y. Francis1,2 *, Karen Filbee-Dexter1, Robert E. Scheibling1 1Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4J1, Canada 2Present address:Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada *Corresponding author email: ftyfrancis@gmail.com
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Desmerestia bed No erect macroalgae Red algal turf Laminarian bed Agarum bed c) Fig. S3 Transect data (N=20 transects) showing a) change in mean abundance rank of Bolteniaovifera with depth and distance b) change in bottom type with depth and distance c) change in algal type with depth and distance along each transect. Transect designations refer to locations within the study area: Black Rock (BR), Hennessy Rock (HR), Shoal Ground (SG), Shag Rock (SR) and Sambro Island (SI)