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In cases where specimens had been damaged (any badly damaged specimens or parts of specimens where no head was present were separated into major group debris (annelid, mollusc and crustacea) pots and a YES/NO presence noted. To obtain the biomass data, the individuals of each taxon (from one replicate) were blotted on tissue paper to remove any excess IMS. They were then weighed on a balance and the weight was recorded to 0.0001g. In situations where the animals were too light to register on the balance, a weight of 0.0001g was recorded. (The same method was used to obtain biomass values for major group debris.)\n\nThe abundance and biomass data was then multiplied by 127.323955 to give results in m squared (abundance to the nearest whole individual and biomass to 0.0001g). This was then used to calculate BPi as follows:\n\nBPi = (square root Bi) x Mi x Ri \n\nWhere Bi = individual biomass. Mi = individual species mobility. 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