Nearshore Habitat Biotic Community Monitoring

Scientists surveying invertebrates and algae

Nearshore Habitat Biotic Community Monitoring

Intertidal biological communities are made up of a diverse set of resident invertebrates and plants that respond to changes in a wide range of physical, chemical and biological conditions. It is important to monitor intertidal biological communities for their intrinsic biodiversity value and also because these communities impact other organisms through the food web. The Nearshore Habitat Program has been monitoring intertidal biological communities in South and Central Sound since 1997. This project provides us with information on an important indicator of habitat condition.

Project Information

Spatial Patterns of Intertidal Biological Communities
Explore Data Interactively — Maps and photos of the study sites in Puget Sound, data for hundreds of species sampled.
Collaborative Project with University of Washington to Study the Processes Behind the Observed Trends in Intertidal Biodiversity

Monitoring Reports (most recent reports listed first)

2008 Monitoring Report (1,045KB PDF)
Decadal Changes in Shoreline Biota in Westcott and Garrison Bays, San Juan County (2008) (1,844KB PDF)
2007 Long Term Monitoring and Focus Studies (288KB PDF)
2006 Monitoring Report (123KB PDF)
2004 Monitoring Report (153KB PDF)
2001 Monitoring Report (764KB PDF)
The Intertidal Biota of Puget Sound Gravel Beaches (2001) (1,570KB PDF)
The Shoreline Biota of Puget Sound: Extending Spatial and Temporal Comparisons (2000) in four parts

Part 1 (Paper) (2,429KB PDF)

Part 2 (Figures) (3,443KB PDF)

Part 3 (Appendix) (748KB PDF)

Part 4 (Appendix continued) (2,583KB PDF)

The Physical Classification and Biological Modelling of Nearshore Habitats in Carr Inlet (1999) (2,987KB PDF)
Spatial and Temporal Comparisons of Shoreline Biota in South Puget Sound (1999) in three parts

Part 1 (2,311KB PDF)

Part 2 (2,558KB PDF)

Part 3 (2,932KB PDF)

Analysis of Shoreline Classification and Bio-physical data for Carr Inlet (1997) in two parts

Part 1 (2,685KB PDF)

Part 2 (2,604KB PDF)

Publications — (Available from the Journal Publisher).

Dethier, M.N., & Schoch, G.C. 2005. The consequences of scale: assessing the distribution of benthic populations in a complex estuarine fjord. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 62, 253-270.
Dethier, M.N., & Schoch, G.C. 2006. Taxonomic sufficiency in distinguishing natural spatial patterns on an estuarine shoreline. Mar Ecol Prog Ser, 306, 41-49.

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