Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
Geoscience Data System
Field Activity 1998-614-FA
Identifier
1998-614-FA
Alternate names
San Diego Bay Trochammina hadai invasion
Purpose
To collect samples for the distribution and abundance of the invasive benthic foraminifera Trochammina hadai Uchio in San Diego Bay.
Location
San Diego Bay
Summary
Collected 54 grab samples (one was a replicate) from localities throughout the bay.
Info derived
Presence and abundance of the invasive benthic foraminifera Trochammina hadai Uchio in San Diego Bay.
Comments
Samples were taken in 1998 on board the Navy's R/V Echos.
Projects
Sediment Transport in Coastal Environments
Platform
Other
Itinerary
Start
San Diego, CA
1998-01-20
End
San Diego, CA
1998-01-21
Days in the field
2
Bounds
West
-117.25158691
East
-117.09228516
North
32.70873337
South
32.56996256
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Personnel
Organization
USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
(PCMSC)
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz,
CA
95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators
Mary L McGann
Crew members
Information specialist(s)
Mary L McGann
Specialist, Information
Data types and categories
Data category:
Biological Field Study
Data type:
Surveys (biological)
Equipment used
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Data types
Datasets
sample
Surveys (biological)
1
Datasets
Datasets compiled from multiple sources
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Description
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Survey of sites for the presence of the nonindigenous benthic foraminifera Trochammina hadai along the west coast of North America from 1930 to 2024
sample
Results of a survey of samples collected from 1930 to 2024 along the west coast of the United States from Alaska to San Diego, California as well as Honolulu, Hawaii for the presence of the Asian nonindigenous benthic foraminifera Trochammina hadai.
Mary L McGann
Publications
Samples collected during this field activity
