Appendices

Appendix A: A plate showing four of the numerically dominant clams surveyed in this study: Nuttallia obscurata, Mya arenaria, Venerupis philippinarum, and Protothaca staminea.
Ecological Archives E086-025-A1.

Appendix B: A description of the test for potential effects of enclosures on clam responses.
Ecological Archives E086-025-A2.

Appendix C: A table of exploratory analysis of numerous growth metrics of Venerupis and Protothaca.
Ecological Archives E086-025-A3.

Appendix D: Additional details on measurements of environmental covariates at each experimental site.
Ecological Archives E086-025-A4.

Appendix E: A table showing two separate mixed-effects ANOVAs for each clam species to examine the effects of site, predator exposure, and density on mortality and dry tissue growth.
Ecological Archives E086-025-A5.

Appendix F: A figure showing the relationship of Protothaca mortality and Venerupis mortality at each experimental site for topped and untopped enclosures.
Ecological Archives E086-025-A6.

Appendix G: A table of significant site-level covariates that were significant in exploratory analyses when added individually to the baseline mixed model examining mortality and dry tissue growth responses of each species.
Ecological Archives E086-025-A7.

Appendix H: A figure showing the effect of crab biomass on the average growth at each site in topped minus untopped enclosures for Protothaca and Venerupis.
Ecological Archives E086-025-A8.

Appendix I: A table showing the number of clams (Venerupis philippinarum and Protothaca staminea) eaten by each replicate adult red rock crab, Cancer productus, in prey choice trials.
Ecological Archives E086-025-A9.

Appendix J: A figure showing mortality of Protothaca in topped and topless enclosures as a function of sediment organic content.
Ecological Archives E086-025-A10.

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