Field Activity Details for field activity A0311PS

AKA: none

Other ID: A-03-11-PS

Status: Completed

Organization(s): Nisqually Reach Nature Center, Nisqually Tribe, St. Martin's University, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USGS, Water Resources Division, Washington, USGS, Western Fisheries Research Center, Western Washington University, USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound (ZP00AZZ)

Principal Investigator(s): Eric Grossman

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Chris Curran, Eric Grossman

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Conductivity, Environmental Data: Dissolved Oxygen, Environmental Data: Temperature, Environmental Data: Turbidity, Environmental Data: pH, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sonar: Single Beam

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Characterize tidal flat and neashore benthic and water column habitat conditions and geomorphic, substrate and benthic invertebrate change resulting from large-scale wetland restoration and climate change.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Solo Point, WA

End Port/Location: Solo Point, WA

Start Date: 2011-08-08

End Date: 2011-08-12

Equipment Used: temperature, watersamples, salinity sensor, turbiditymeter, navigation, bathymetry

Information to be Derived: substrate type-sediment grainsize; benthic invertebrate community structure and biomass; nearshore hydrodynamics-tidal current velocities/directions; tides; water quality (temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity); eelgrass plant metrics

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Jesse Barham, Chris Curran, Emilee Eilefson, Chris Ellings, Eric Grossman

Affiliate Staff:
Steve Rubin
Michael Hayes
Mary Jo Hartman
Meghan Weaver

Notes: Staff information imported from InfoBank
Eric Grossman
Chris Curran
Steve Rubin
Michael Hayes
Chris Ellings
Jesse Barham
Emilee Eilefson
Mary Jo Hartman
Meghan Weaver

Non USGS data manager = Steve Rubin
Non USGS data manager = Michael Hayes

Location:

WA

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