AKA: Tomales Bay Invasive Foraminifer Study
Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Sediment Transport in Coastal Environments (ZP00FDB)
Principal Investigator(s): Mary McGann
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Mary McGann
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect cores for Pb-210 dating to determine timing of the arrival of the invasive foraminfera Trochammina hadai.
Vehicle(s): MarFac; crewcab - G63-2147R
Start Port/Location: Marshall, CA
End Port/Location: Marshall, CA
Start Date: 2016-02-16
End Date: 2016-02-17
Equipment Used: Push corer, Other
Information to be Derived: Dating of sediments for first appearance of invasive microorganism
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Took 2 cores by hand on mudflat for Pb210 profile and presence of invasive foraminifer
Staff: Timothy Elfers
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Cores were taken by walking out on the mudflats. Location based on GPS on personal phones.
Location:
Tomales Bay, CA
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 38.23426993 | South: 38.06490531 | West: -123.007 | East: -122.79431491 |
Platform(s):
 on foot |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Push corer | --- | Surveys (geochemical) Surveys (biological) Biology Geology | |
| Other | --- | --- | --- |
