Patterns of epibenthic megafaunal community structure.

<p>(<b>A</b>) Non-metric multidimensional scaling (nMDS) plot of the Bray-Curtis similarity of WAP fjord and open shelf phototransects based on species composition. Phototransects from open shelf stations have been grouped by station and sampling cruise/time of collection and are indicated as follows: B1 = Station B summer 2008; B2 = Station B winter 2008; B3 = Station B summer 2009; E1 = Station E summer 2008; E2 = Station E winter 2008; E3 = Station E summer 2009; F1 = Station F summer 2008; F2 = Station F winter 2008; and F3 = Station F summer 2009. Also note in panels B–E, fjord basins are indicated as follows: AI = Andvord Bay inner; AM = Andvord Bay middle; AO = Andvord Bay outer; AMTH = Andvord Bay mouth; FIA = Flandres Bay inner A; FIB = Flandres Bay inner B; FO = Flandres Bay outer; BI = Barilari Bay inner; and BO = Barilari Bay outer. (<b>B–E</b>) Distributions of megafauna among functional groups (% of total abundance) in (<b>B</b>) Andvord, (<b>C</b>) Flandres and (<b>D</b>) Barilari Bays, and at (<b>E</b>) open shelf stations B, E and F. m/c = mobile carnivores/predators; m/so = mobile scavengers/omnivores; s/sf = sessile suspension feeders; m/sf = mobile suspension feeders; s/df = sessile deposit feeders; and m/df = mobile deposit feeders.