Explore relations between turbidity, leaf photosynthetic activity and plant growth
Description
United States Geological Survey, Pacific Science Center. Chief Scientist: Renee Takesue. Deployment and Sampling data of field activity A-1-09-PS in San Juan Islands, Washington from 01/13/2009 to 02/03/2009
Location
Washington
Summary
Turbidity at the top of the canopy and plant growth will be measured over 3 weeks in winter in Picnic Cove, Shaw Island and Shoal Bay, Lopez Island. Related activities: A-1A-09-PS (April 6-7, 2009) A-1B-09-PS (April 27-28, 2009)
Info derived
Time series of turbidity at the top of the eelgrass canopy; plant morphometrics
Comments
Tim Elfers: fabrication of tripods (2 weeks), in-field deployment (3 days) Univ. Washington Friday Harbor Laboratories boat Auklet Deploy turbidity sensors, collect eelgrass plants, measure leaf fluorescence.
Staff information imported from InfoBank
Renee Takesue (Boat Tender, USGS/WCMG) - Chief Scientist
Tim Elfers (USGS/WCMG) - Assist tripod deployment
Sandy Wyllie (Measure water column parameters, UW/FHL) - Echeverria
Pema Kitaeff (UW/FHL) - Collect plants
Carrie Craig - Collect plants UW/FHL
