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Field Activity Details for field activity 2015-646-FA

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AKA: Urban CHIPS small stream delta eelgrass surveys (3 sites).

Other ID: none

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Multi-Disciplinary Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound (ZP00CB4)

Principal Investigator(s): Renee Takesue

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Renee Takesue

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Determine seagrass habitat quality and availability at small stream deltas on the South King County shoreline.

Vehicle(s): None

Start Port/Location: Federal Way, WA

End Port/Location: Federal Way, WA

Start Date: 2015-07-01

End Date: 2015-07-05

Equipment Used: Hand-grab sample, Handheld GPS

Information to be Derived: Seagrass shoot densities and available habitat.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Sample data submitted to FAD 7/20/2016 Four eelgrass surveys and sets of surface sediment (3 per set) were collected at three sites (two surveys at site Dash Point).

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: transect of plant counts and samples

Location:

Federal Way, Washington

Boundaries
North: 47.38449087 South: 47.30638635 West: -122.463 East: -122.26540444

Platform(s):

photo of on foot
on foot

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Hand-grab sample --- Biology
Chemistry
Geology
Handheld GPS --- Navigation

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