Benthic Primary Production in the Columbia River Estuary: Final Report on the Benthic Primary Production Work Unit of the Columbia River Estuary Data Development Program |
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Achnanthes analysis April assemblages Asterionella formosa August autotrophic Baker Bay Bay and Quinns benthic diatom benthic primary production benthic taxa biological variables biomass Cathlamet Bay CHLOR chlorophyll a concentration Clatsop Spit cm of sediment Columbia River Estuary concentration of chlorophyll corresponding CREDDP diatom flora East Flat equation freshwater planktonic Grays Bay gross primary production Grun Horseshoe Island indicated intensive study sites intertidal region July June Kutz light intensity Lois Island low marsh lower transects March mean rates mean SIMI value measurements microalgae Navicula Netarts Bay obtained OCON October Oregon organic matter oxygen consumption oxygen uptake patterns plankton samples planktonic primary production GPP PRIMARY PRODUCTION mg Puget Island Quinns Island rate of gross rates of benthic relationships relative abundance respirometer salinity sand sediment cores sediment properties Sediment Samples September species composition standard error survey sites taxa taxon tidal flats top cm validation and survey validation sites Youngs Bay Youngs River