Physical sources of nutrient nitrogen for the Auke Bay, Alaska
estuarine ecosystem were investigated. These sources included
vertical dispersion, advection, and fresh water sources. Hydrographic
circulation patterns for the bay, and a nutrient budget for
the surface mixed layer were developed.
Measurements of temperature, salinity, currents, wind
velocity, rainfall and...
Natural populations of phytoplankton from Yaquina Bay, Oregon,
were incubated in large polyethelene bags in- situ, with and without
the natural assemblage of zooplankton. Samples were taken daily for
two weeks in April, 1974. The biomass of phytoplankton in the bag
without grazers reached values two to three times the...
A well-defined, quantitative model for determining soil contrast
was developed to improve soil survey interpretations concerning the
effects of mixtures of different kinds of soils on agricultural land
use. The model was evaluated by determining the levels and reasons
for soil contrast on mapped soil areas representing 5 different
landscapes,...
The variability in morphologic, chemical, and physical soil
properties within the Willakenzie silty clay loam, 2 to 12 percent
slopes, map unit in Yamhill County, Oregon was measured.
The objectives of the study included (1) describing the frequency
distributions of individual soil properties, (2) measuring the
taxonomic composition of the...
Observations were made of salinity, temperature, nitrate +
nitrite, phosphate, silicate, total available nitrogen, and chlorophyll
a in nine areas of the Alaskan Inside Passage during April of 1971.
In general all properties indicated the water to be well mixed throughout
this area. The conservative properties were particularly uniform.
The...