Snohomish Delta Ecosystem Monitoring and Evaluation
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The Northwest Fisheries Science Center in collaboration with the Tulalip Tribes and Snohomish County has implemented a long term research program to evaluate Chinook salmon use of estuarine habitats and response to restoration in the Snohomish Delta. Through comprehensive monitoring of biological and physical conditions across the estuary, the program aims to characterize spatial and temporal variability in Chinook salmon distribution and habitat conditions/availability and document changes due to restoration within the delta. Specifically, the research program will develop/implement protocols and build a framework for intensive and extensive monitoring of topography (elevation, accretion), hydrology (temperature, salinity), vegetation, invertebrates, and fish and use the information to evaluate fish-habitat interactions and Chinook salmon response to current and future restoration projects.
Relationships
- broader: river delta;hydrodynamics;channel structure;salmon
- located in: snohomish
- related to: chinook response to estuary restoration
- related to: cramer fish sciences
- related to: esrplearning program
- related to: evaluating salmon rearing limitations in river deltas
- related to: nisqually indian tribe
- related to: northwest fisheries science center
- related to: qwuloolt restoration
- related to: sirc 2005
- related to: skagit delta
- related to: snohomish conservation district
- related to: snohomish county
- related to: tulalip tribes
Source: Snohomish Delta Ecosystem Monitoring and Evaluation on Salish Sea Wiki