2019-627-FA (CMHRP activity #8174)

Field Activity 2019-627-FA

Identifier

2019-627-FA

Also known as

Bellingham vegetation surveys

Purpose

Characterize eelgrass habitat quality at four sites

Location

Bellingham Bay, Washington

Summary

Eelgrass characteristics and habitat were measured at four sites in Bellingham Bay. Three surface sediment samples were collected per site.

Info derived

Shoot density, leaf area index, growth history

Projects

Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound

Platform

on foot

survey conducted on foot

Vehicles

None

Itinerary

Start	Bellingham, WA	2019-07-01
End	Bellingham, WA	2019-07-06
Days in the field	4

Bounds

West	-122.72490263
East	-122.35372782
North	48.79702662
South	48.53289055

Personnel

Organization

USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center(PCMSC)

2885 Mission Street

Santa Cruz, CA95060

(831) 460-7401

Principal investigators

Renee K Takesue

Crew members

Information specialist(s)

Renee K Takesue

Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category:	Biological Field Study, Location-Elevation
Data type:	Surveys (biological), Navigation

Equipment used

Equipment	Usage description	Data types	Datasets
quadrat		Surveys (biological)	2
Handheld GPS		Navigation	(no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
Eelgrass and substrate characteristics	quadrat	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.	Renee K Takesue

Datasets compiled from multiple sources

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
Substrate properties for invertebrate comparisons in Bellingham Bay, Washington, July 2019 and July-August 2020	quadrat	Sediment grain-size distributions and total organic carbon contents were measured at four intertidal sites and three subtidal sites along the urban waterfront (east shore) of Bellingham Bay, Washington, July 3-11, 2019 and June 6-August 31, 2020. Intertidal substrate was sampled in eelgrass beds, and subtidal substrate was sampled inside and outside of the deep edge of eelgrass beds.	Renee K Takesue