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Field Activity Details for field activity 2009-602-FA

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AKA: Padilla eelgrass, Winter

Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound (ZP00AZZ)

Principal Investigator(s): Renee Takesue

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Renee Takesue

Data Type(s): Biological Field Study: Surveys (biological), Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Vegetation survey

Vehicle(s): None

Start Port/Location: Bayview, WA

End Port/Location: Bayview, WA

Start Date: 2009-12-01

End Date: 2009-12-04

Equipment Used: Handheld GPS

Information to be Derived: Plant density, measurements, and biomass.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Two vegetation transect surveys (shallow and deep) and 4 traditional biomass cores for comparison.

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Biological field study used quadrats.

Location:

Padilla Bay, WA

Boundaries
North: 48.57331337 South: 48.44593952 West: -122.58956909 East: -122.44824558

Platform(s):

photo of on foot
on foot

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Handheld GPS --- Navigation

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