Measure bedload sediment transport across tidal flat and flow conditions; measure affects of sediment abrasion on seagrasses and benthic invertebrates.
Location
Nisqually Delta, Puget Sound, WA
Summary
grainsize data on FAD
Info derived
currents, discharge, bedload transport, sediment grain size, seagrass cover/shoot density/plant height, epibenthic invertebrate biomass/community composition, epifauna invertebrate biomass/community composition along a gradient in sediment disturbance