AKA: none
Other ID: Elkhorn Slough eDNA coring
Status: Pending
Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, USGS, Western Ecological Research Center
Funding Program(s): Other (Other)
Principal Investigator(s): Jason Padgett
Affiliate Investigator(s): Bowen, Lizabeth (Western Ecological Research Center)
Information Specialist(s): Jason Padgett
Data Type(s): Sampling: Chemistry, Sampling: Geology
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect salt marsh sediment cores to try to determine sea otter presence over the past ~500-1000 yrs
Vehicle(s): MarFac; Expedition G62-3094P
Start Port/Location:
End Port/Location:
Start Date: 2025-07-15
End Date: 2025-08-29
Equipment Used: Vibracore, hand auger
Information to be Derived: eDNA, radiocarbon dating, Cs and Pb dating
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: collect sediment cores, RXCT imagery, photo linecans
Staff: Peter Pearsall, SeanPaul La Selle, Jennifer McKee, Peter Dal Ferro
Affiliate Staff:
Notes:
Location:
Elkhorn Slough, CA
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 36.86548478 | South: 36.80048817 | West: -121.7952919 | East: -121.72920227 |
Platform(s):
 on foot |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vibracore | --- | Chemistry Geology | |
| hand auger | --- | Chemistry Geology |
