AKA: Bellingham vegetation surveys
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: Characterize eelgrass habitat quality at four sites
Vehicle(s): None
Start Port/Location: Bellingham, WA
End Port/Location: Bellingham, WA
Start Date: 2019-07-01
End Date: 2019-07-06
Equipment Used: quadrat, Handheld GPS
Information to be Derived: Shoot density, leaf area index, growth history
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Eelgrass characteristics and habitat were measured at four sites in Bellingham Bay. Three surface sediment samples were collected per site.
Staff:
Affiliate Staff:
Notes:
Location:
Bellingham Bay, Washington
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 48.79702662 | South: 48.53289055 | West: -122.72490263 | East: -122.35372782 |
Platform(s):
 on foot |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| quadrat | --- | Surveys (biological) | Eelgrass and substrate characteristics (Eelgrass (Zostera marina) characteristics, sediment grain size distributions, sediment total organic carbon contents (TOC), carbon isotope ratios of sediment organic matter, and total carbon to total nitrogen ratios were measured at four lower intertidal sites in Bellingham Bay, Washington, July 2-5, 2019.) |
| Handheld GPS | --- | Navigation |
