Table 1: Experimental Environmental Parameters Applied to Specimens of T. gemmata in Tanks 2 and 3

Sediment Size Temperature Salinity
A. Stable Conditions
0.5 - 1.5 mm 20-22°C 29.2 - 31.9%
B. Sediment Size
Trial 1 0.1 - 1.0 mm 20-22°C 29.2 - 31.9%
Trial 2 0.5 - 1.5 mm 20-22°C 29.2 - 31.9%
Trial 3 1.0 - 2.0 mm 20-22°C 29.2 - 31.9%
Trial 4 Layered 0.5 - 1.5 and 1.0 - 2.0 mm 20-22°C 29.2 - 31.9%
C. Salinity
Trial 1 0.5 - 1.5 mm 20-22°C 40%
Trial 2 0.5 - 1.5 mm 20-22°C 29.2 - 31.9%
Trial 3 0.5 - 1.5 mm 20-22°C 20%
D. Temperature
Trial 1 0.5 - 1.5 mm 20-22°C 29.2 - 31.9%
Trial 2 0.5 - 1.5 mm 32°C 29.2 - 31.9%