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USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program

Field Activity Details for field activity 2010-606-FA

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AKA: Nisqually Year 1

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: Tacoma, WA

End Port/Location: Tacoma, WA

Start Date: 2010-05-26

End Date: 2010-05-29

Equipment Used: Handheld GPS

Information to be Derived: Plant density and measurements

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Two weeks of in situ turbidity/pressure/temperature; mean plant density and metrics; pore water sulfide; grain size.

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Vegetation Survey

Boundaries
North: 47.12189179 South: 47.05959641 West: -122.76878357 East: -122.65011936

Platform(s):

photo of on foot
on foot

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Handheld GPS --- Navigation
Luhr 2010 (Sediment from push cores; eelgrass plants)

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