Sampling and Analytical Methods of the National Status and Trends ProgramNational Benthic Surveillance and Mussel Watch Projects 1984-1992. Volume 2. Comprehensive Descriptions of Complementary Measurements

摘要

;Partial Table of Contents: Procedure for determining tidal horizon; Procedurefor measuring temperature of bottom water; Procedure for measuring salinity in bottom water; Hydrographic measurements; Sediment grain-size analysis procedures followed by Battelle Ocean Sciences (BOS), Science Applications International Corporation, and Geo Plan, Inc.; Sediment grain size analyses; Sediment dry weight determination procedures followed by BOS; Dry weight determination of sediments; Tissue dry weight determination procedures followed by BOS; Total organic carbon and carbonate analysis procedures followed by BOS and Global Geochemistry Corporation; Total organic and carbonate carbon content of sediment; Tissue lipid determination method; Lipid weight determination procedures followed by BOS; and Gonadal index and histopathology for the East and West Coasts used in the National Status and Trends Mussel Watch Project.