Breton Sound Monitoring Surveys
Samples are collected along a 16 station transect within the estuary. Measurements are made enroute using a flow-through system (Lane et al, 2007) in addition to collecting discrete samples.
The following parameters are analyzed monthly: *limited stations
Discrete Samples
- Salinity
- Pigments (Chlorophyll a, Phaeophytin a)
- TSS
- Nutrients (Ammonium, Nitrate+Nitrite, Phosphate, Silicate, TN, TP)
- Particulate Organic Carbon, Particulate Organic Nitrogen, δ13C, δ15N
- Algal species composition/abundance *
- Toxin analysis (HAB toxicity)*
- Zooplankton composition/abundance*
- Microbial composition/abundance*
- Oysters*
- Benthos*
Flow-through
- Temperature
- Salinity
- Turbidity
- Fluorescence
This is an interactive map. Click on any station to see some monthly measured parameters.
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