Scientific Investigations Report 2011–5152
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Takesue, Renee K., ed., 2011, Hydrography of and biogeochemical inputs to Liberty Bay, a small urban embayment in Puget Sound, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2011–5152, 98 p.
Chapter 1.—Overview of Effects of Urbanization on the Nearshore Ecosystem of Puget Sound, Washington. By Renee K. Takesue, Richard S. Dinicola, Jessica R. Lacy, Theresa L. Liedtke, Dennis W. Rondorf, Collin D. Smith, and Raymond D. Watts
Chapter 2.—Aquatic Environment: Circulation, Water-Quality, and Phytoplankton Concentration. By Jessica R. Lacy and Richard S. Dinicola
Chapter 3.—Select Inorganic and Organic Loadings to Nearshore Liberty Bay, Puget Sound, Washington. By Richard S. Dinicola, Peter W. Swarzenski, and Jennifer Dougherty
Chapter 4.—Liberty Bay Sediment and Contaminants. By Renee K. Takesue and Richard S. Dinicola
Chapter 5.—Eelgrass Habitat near Liberty Bay. By Renee K. Takesue
Chapter 6.—Stable Isotopes of Nitrogen and Carbon as Tools to Monitor Eutrophication and Trophic Dynamics. By Theresa L. Liedtke, Collin D. Smith, and Dennis W. Rondorf
Chapter 7.—Spatial Association of Herring Spawn and Shoreline Development in Liberty Bay and Port Orchard, Central Puget Sound, Washington. By Raymond D. Watts and Vivian Queija
Chapter 8.—Synthesis. By Renee K. Takesue, Richard S. Dinicola, Jessica R. Lacy, Theresa L. Liedtke, Dennis W. Rondorf, Collin D. Smith, and Raymond D. Watts