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Eelgrass and substrate characteristics in Bellingham Bay, Washington, July 2019

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Publication Date
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2019-07-02
End Date
2019-07-05

Citation

Takesue, R.K. and Rubin, S.P., 2023, Eelgrass and substrate characteristics in Bellingham Bay, Washington, July 2019 and July-August 2020: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9LOCE8T.

Summary

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.

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Point of Contact :
PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
Originator :
Renee K Takesue, Steve P Rubin
Metadata Contact :
PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Natural Hazards

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BellinghamEelgrass_Substrate2019_metadata.xml
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“Google Earth site map and summary of eelgrass metrics.” 		thumbnail 354.62 KB image/jpeg
BellinghamEelgrass_Substrate2019.csv 10.59 KB text/csv

Purpose

Eelgrass and substrate were characterized along the urban waterfront (east shore) of Bellingham Bay, Washington, to explore influences of alongshore gradients in wave energy and shoreline development and distance from sources of Nooksack River sediment and terrestrial organic matter. These data were collected to inform site selection for future interdisciplinary studies about the role of eelgrass in wave-energy attenuation, particle trapping, biodiversity, and contaminant exposure.
Google Earth site map and summary of eelgrass metrics.
Google Earth site map and summary of eelgrass metrics.

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