Higher Trophic Levels

In 2003 background data was collected across all creeks and habitats to better understand the baseline chemical, biological, geomorphological, and physical characteristics of the study creeks. In 2004, data was collected frequently from Sweeney and West Creek. This intense sampling was designed to detect any marsh response to the nutrient addition and fish exclusion treatments. Baseline data continued to be collected from Clubhead and Nelson Creek in 2004. In 2005, treatments were implemented on all four creeks and each creek was sampled frequently. The 2006 season followed the treatment and sampling pattern of 2004.

Principle Investigator: Linda Deegan, MBL
Research Assistant: Mike Johnson
Principle Investigator: Sallie Sheldon, Middlebury College

Links to the individual data files containing information related to nekton sampling for TIDE are included below:

LD-All-FlumeEnv-2003
Environmental parameters measured for flume netting

LD-All-FlumeInd-2003
Flume net nekton collections, individual length and weight of up to 300 individuals of each species

LD-All-FlumeTotals-2003
Flume net nekton collections, total number and weight for each species collected

LD-All-FlumeEnv-2004
Environmental parameters measured for flume netting

LD-All-FlumeInd-2004
Flume net nekton collections, individual length and weight of up to 300 individuals of each species

LD-All-FlumeTotals-2004
Flume net nekton collections, total number and weight for each species collected

LD-All-FlumeInd-2005
Flume net nekton collections, individual length and weight of up to 300 individuals of each species

LD-All-FlumeTotals-2005
Flume net nekton collections, total number and weight for each species collected

LD-All-FlumeIndividuals-2006
Flume net nekton collections, individual length and weight of up to 300 individuals of each species

LD-All-FlumeTotals-2006
Flume net nekton collections, total number and weight for each species collected

LD-All-BrederTrapIndividuals-2006
Breder trap nekton collections, individual length and weight of each species

LD-All-BrederTrapTotals-2006
Breder trap nekton collections, total number and weight for each species collected