AKA: Nisqually Year 9
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, Sampling: Geology
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Characterize eelgrass plant status and trends and sedimentary organic matter composition near the marsh restoration area.
Vehicle(s): None
Start Port/Location: Lacey, WA
End Port/Location: Lacey, WA
Start Date: 2018-05-15
End Date: 2018-05-19
Equipment Used: quadrat, Handheld GPS, Push corer
Information to be Derived: Plant densities and measurements; organic matter composition; sediment grain size.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Plant data submitted to FAD 9/17/2018. Two vegetation transects for eelgrass metrics, sediment cores at two sites for grain size and geochemistry.
Staff:
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Biological survey method = quadrats.
Location:
Nisqually River Delta, South Puget Sound, Washington
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 47.11338627 | South: 46.99573768 | West: -122.75576214 | East: -122.61952557 |
Platform(s):
 on foot |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| quadrat | --- | Surveys (biological) | |
| Handheld GPS | --- | Navigation | |
| Push corer | --- | Chemistry Surveys (geochemical) Surveys (biological) Biology Geology |
