Nearshore Habitat Publications
   

Aitken, J., Borstad, G. & Deysher, L. (1995). Nearshore Project: Multispectral Data Collection and Image Processing Consultation. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program. Available upon request.
 
Aston, L.A., Vavrinec, J. and Borde, AB.  2015.  Eelgrass Restoration in Puget Sound Project Summary.  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Sequim, WA. PNNL-24445. Pp40.
 
Bailey, A., Berry, H., Bookheim, B. & Stevens, D. (1998). Probability-Based Estimation of Nearshore Habitat Characteristics. Paper presented at the Puget Sound Research '98 Conference, Seattle, WA.  
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Bailey, A., Ward, K. & Manning, T. (1993). A Field Guide for Characterizing Habitats Using a Marine and Estuarine Habitat Classification System for Washington State. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Berry, H. (2017).  Assessment of Bull Kelp at Squaxin Island in 2013, 2014 and 2016.  Olympia, WA:  DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Berry, H., Calloway, M. and Ledbetter, J. (2019).  Bull Kelp Monitoring in South Puget Sound in 2017 and 2018.  Olympia, WA:  DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Berry, H., & Cowdrey, T. (2021). Kelp Forest Canopy Surveys with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Fixed-Wing Aircraft: a demonstration project at volunteer monitoring sites in northern Puget Sound. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Berry, H., N. Naar, T. Woodard, S. Shull, T. Mumford, W. Raymond, P. Dowty, B. Christiaen, L. Ferrier, J. Ledbetter, M. Dethier, E. Spaulding. 2022. Floating kelp canopies:  a new Vital Sign indicator in Puget Sound, Initial Scoping Report. Olympia, WA.
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Berry, H., & Ritter, R. (1997). Puget Sound Intertidal Habitat Inventory 1995: Vegetation and Shoreline Characteristics Classification Methods. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Berry, H., & Ritter, R. (1998). Assessing the Utility of Multispectral Remote Sensing for Habitat Management: Lessons Learned from High Resolution Nearshore Vegetation Mapping in Washington State. Paper presented at the meeting of the Coastal Society, Portland, OR.
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Berry, H., Mumford, Jr., T., Schoch, G., & Dethier, M. (1998). Mapping Shorelines in Puget Sound III: Management Applications for Inventory and Monitoring. Paper presented at Puget Sound Research '98 Conference, Seattle, WA.
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Berry, H.D., Harper, J.R., Mumford Jr., T.F., Bookheim, B.E., Sewell, A.T., & Tamayo, L.J. (2001). The Washington State ShoreZone Inventory User's Manual. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Berry, H.D., Harper, J.R., Mumford Jr., T.F., Bookheim, B.E., Sewell, A.T., & Tamayo, L.J. (2001). The Washington State ShoreZone Inventory Data Dictionary. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Berry, H.D., Sewell, A.T., Wyllie-Echeverria, S., Reeves, B.R., Mumford, Jr., T.F., Skalski, J.R., Zimmerman, R.C., & Archer, J. (2003). Puget Sound Submerged Vegetation Monitoring Project: 2000-2002 Monitoring Report. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Borde, A.M., Thom, R.M., Buenau, K.E., and Zimmerman, S.A. 2014.  Eelgrass habitat suitability maps and recommendations.  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Sequim, WA.  PNNL-23562. Pg 42.
 
Buenau, K., Hibler, L., Khangaonkar, T., Long, W., Woodruff, D., and Thom, R. 2013.  20% more eelgrass by 2020: Task 2 - Model Development.  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Sequim, WA.  Pp 43
 
Christiaen B., H. Berry, L. Ferrier, P. Dowty, J. Gaeckle, L. Johnson, M. Sanchez and T. Cowdrey. 2023. Marine Vegetation in the southern Salish Sea. Final report to the SeaDoc Society. A17-0568-S012. Nearshore Habitat Program. Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA.
 
Christiaen B., L. Ferrier, L. Johnson, M. Sanchez, E. Smith, H. Turner. 2023. Marine Vegetation along the Snohomish County Shoreline. Final report to Snohomish County. IAA 93-103581. Nearshore Habitat Program. Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA
 
Christiaen B., Ferrier L., Dowty P., Gaeckle J., Berry H. 2022. Puget Sound Seagrass Monitoring Report, monitoring year 2018-2020. Nearshore Habitat Program. Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA.
 
Christiaen B., L. Ferrier, M. Sanchez, L. Johnson. 2022. Marine Vegetation along the Snohomish County shoreline between Edmonds and Everett. Final report to Snohomish County. IAA 93-102327. Nearshore Habitat Program. Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA.
 
Christiaen B., L. Ferrier, M. Sanchez, L. Johnson. 2021. West Sound Eelgrass monitoring Program. Final report for WDFW 19-13385. Nearshore Habitat Program. Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA.
 
Christiaen B., Ferrier L., Sanchez, M. and Johnson, L. (2020). Eelgrass, kelp and other macro-algae near the Snohomish delta. Final report to Snohomish County. IAA 93-100931. Nearshore Habitat Program. Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA. 
 
Christiaen B., Gaeckle, J. and Ferrier L. (2020). Eelgrass,abundance and depth distribution in King County. Final report to King County. DNR 93-097520. Nearshore Habitat Program. Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA.
 
Christiaen B., Ferrier L., Dowty P., Gaeckle J., Berry H. (2019).  Puget Sound Seagrass Monitoring Report:  Monitoring Year 2016-2017.  Olympia, WA:  Nearshore Habitat Program. 
 
Christiaen B., Gaeckle J., Ferrier L. (2018),  Eelgrass Abundance and Depth Distribution in East Kitsap.  Olympia, WA:  DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
 
Christiaen B., Gaeckle J., Ferrier L. (2017).  Eelgrass Abundance and Depth Distribution on Bainbridge Island.  Olympia, WA:  DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
 
Christiaen B., Ferrier L., Dowty P., Gaeckle J., Berry H. (2017). Puget Sound Seagrass Monitoring Report: Monitoring Year 2015. Olympia, WA:  Nearshore Habitat Program. 
 
Christiaen, B., Dowty, P., Ferrier, L., Gaeckle, J., Berry, H., Stowe, J., Sutton, E. (2016).  Puget Sound Submerged Vegetation Monitoring Program - 2014 Report
 
Cohen, A, Mills, C., Berry, H., Wonham, M., Bingham, B., Bookheim, B., Carlton, J., Chapman, J., Cordell, J., Harris, L, Klinger, T., Kohn, A., Lambert, C., Lambert, C., Li, K., Secord, D., & Toft, J. (1998). Puget Sound Expedition: A Rapid Assessment Survey of Non-indigenous Species in the Shallow Waters of Puget Sound. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Cohen, A.N., Berry, H.D., Mills, C.E., Milne, D., Britton-Simmons, K., Wonham, M.J., Secord, D.L., Barkas, J.L., Bingham, B., Bookheim, B.E., Byers, J.E., Chapman, J.W., Cordell, J.R., Dumbauld, B., Fukuyama, A., Harris, L.H., Kohn, A.J., Li, K., Mumford Jr., T.F., Radashevsky, V., Sewell, A.T., & Welch, K. (2001). Washington State Exotics Expedition 2000: A Rapid Survey of Exotic Species in the Shallow Waters of Elliot Bay, Totten and Eld Inlets and Willapa Bay. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Dethier, M.N., (1990). A Marine and Estuarine Habitat Classification System for Washington State. Washington Natural Heritage Program, Dept. Natural Resources. 56 pp. Olympia, Washington.
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Dethier, M.N. (2005). Spatial Patterns and Temporal Trends in Shoreline Biota in Puget Sound: Analyses of Data collected through 2004. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Dethier, M.N. (2007). Long-term and Seasonal Trends of Shoreline Biota in Puget Sound: Analyses of Data Collected through 2006. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program. 
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Dethier, M.N. and H.D. Berry (2008). Decadal Changes in Shoreline Biota in Westcott and Garrison Bays, San Juan County. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Dethier, M.N. and H.D. Berry (2008). Intertidal Biotic  Community Monitoring: 2007 Long Term Monitoring and Focus Studies. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Dethier, M.N. and H.D. Berry (2009). Puget Sound Intertidal biotic Community Monitoring:  2008 Monitoring Report. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Dethier, M.N., and Berry, H.D. (2010). Shoreline Changes over 40 Years in the Seahurst Region, Central Puget Sound. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Dethier, M.N. and Berry, H.D. (2011). Impacts of the Construction of the Brightwater Marine Outfall on Intertidal Biotic Communities. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Dethier, M.N. and Berry, H.D. (2012).  Puget Sound Intertidal Biotic Community Monitoring:  2011 Monitoring Report, Olympia, WA:  DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Dethier, M.N. and Berry, H.D. (2019).  Intertidal Biotic Community Monitoring Following Elwha Dam Removal.  Olympia, WA:  DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Dethier, M.N. and Berry, H.D. (2019).  Changes Following Restoration to the Shoreline at Seahurst Park.  Olympia, WA:  DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Dethier, M.N. & Schoch, G.C. (2000). The Shoreline Biota of Puget Sound: Extending Spatial and Temporal Comparisons. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
Full Text Available (Broken into 4 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)
 
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.  Available from publisher.
 
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. Available from publisher.
 
Dethier, M.N., Schoch, G.C., & Ruesnik, J. (2003). Spatial and Temporal Variability of Shoreline Biota in South & Central Puget Sound; 2001 Samples & Analyses. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Dowty, P. (2017). A Model for Assessing Alternative Sampling Designs for Monitoring Puget Sound Eelgrass.  Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Dowty, P. (2005). A Study of Sampling and Analysis Methods: Submerged Vegetation Monitoring Project At Year 4. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Dowty, P. (2011). Area of Eelgrass Depth Bands in Greater Puget Sound. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Dowty, P. (2023). Evaluating Sampling Designs for a Regional Seagrass Monitoring Program. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
 
Dowty, P., Berry, H. and Gaeckle, J. (2010). Developing Indicators and Targets for Eelgrass in Puget Sound: A Science Assessment. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Dowty, P., B. Christiaen and H. Berry (2017).  Assessment of Sample Selection and Replacement for Eelgrass Monitoring.  Olympia, WA:  DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Dowty, P., B. Christiaen and H. Berry (2021). Variance Estimation for STR Transect Sampling. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
 
Dowty, P. and L. Ferrier (2009). Underwater Light Availability in Westcott Bay:  Analysis of 2007-2008 Data from Three Stations. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Dowty, P., Ferrier, L., Christiaen, B., Gaeckel, J. and Berry, H. (2022).  Submerged Vegetation Monitoring Program:  2000-2020 Geospatial Database User Manual.  Olympia, WA:  DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Dowty, P., Reeves, B., Berry, H., Wyllie-Echeverria, S., Mumford Jr., T.F., Sewell, A., Milos, P., & Wright, R. (2005). Puget Sound Submerged Vegetation Monitoring Project 2003-2004 Monitoring Report. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Dowty, P., A. Schanz and H. Berry (2007). Eelgrass Stressor-Response Project:  2005-2007 Report. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Ferrier, L., & Berry, H.  (2010).  Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) Abundance and Depth Distribution Along Selected San Juan Archipelago Shallow Embayments.  Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Gaeckle, J. 2019.  Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) restoration in Puget Sound.  Puget Sound Marine and Nearshore Protection and Restoration Program.  Eelgrass Stressor Response Program, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA. Pp. 90.
 
Gaeckle, J., 2017.  Quality Assurance Project Plan:  Eelgrass restoration in Puget Sound.  Puget Sound Marine and Nearshore Grant Program.  Eelgrass Stressor Response Program, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA.  Pp 98
 
Gaeckle, J. (2016).  Extent and magnitude of nutrient and contaminant concentrations in eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) in Puget Sound.  DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
 
Gaeckle, J.L. (2016).  Evaluation of eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) condition and environmental parameters around an outfall, Orcas Island, WA.  Puget Sound Marina and Nearshore Protection and Restoration Program, WDFW IAA 12-1177, DNR IAA 12-292.  Washington Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA.  Pp 52.
 
Gaeckle, J., and Aston, L. 2014.  Improving eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) restoration, conservation, and protection.  Model output refinement and regulatory recommendations.  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Sequim, WA.  PNNL-23417. Pp 84.
 
Gaeckle, J. (2012).  Effects of outfalls and effluent on eelgrass (Zostera marina L.):  a literature review.  Puget Sound Marine and Nearshore Protection and Restoration Program.  Project No. WDFW 12-1177 and DNR 12-292.  Nearshore Habitat Program, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA. Pp 79.
 
Gaeckle, J. (2009). Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) abundance and depth distribution along the city of Bellingham waterfront Whatcom County, Washington. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Gaeckle, J., Dowty, P., Berry, H., Ferrier, L. (2011). Puget Sound Submerged Vegetation Monitoring Project 2009 Report. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Gaeckle, J., Dowty, P., Berry, H., Ferrier, L. (2009). Puget Sound Submerged Vegetation Monitoring Project 2008 Monitoring Report. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Gaeckle, J., Dowty, P., Berry, H., Wyllie-Echeverria, S., Mumford Jr., T. (2008). Puget Sound Submerged Vegetation Monitoring Project 2006-2007 Monitoring Report. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Gaeckle, J., Dowty, P., Reeves, B., Berry, H., Wyllie-Echeverria, S., Mumford Jr., T. (2007). Puget Sound Submerged Vegetation Monitoring Project 2005 Monitoring Report. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program. 
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Gaeckle, J., Ferrier, L., and Sherman, K. (2015).  Spatial evaluation of the proximity of outfalls and eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) in greater Puget Sound.  Puget Sound Marina and Nearhshore Protection and Restoration Program, WDFW IAA 12-1177, DNR IAA 12-292.  Washington Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA.  Pp 67.
 
Goehring, M., Gaeckle, J., Hass, T., and Brandt, S. 2015.  Puget Sound eelgrass (Zostera Marina L.) recovery strategy.  Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA.  Pp47.
 
Hannam, M., Dowty, P., Christiaen, B., Berry, H., Ferrier, L., Gaeckle, J., Stowe, J., Sutton, E.  (2015). Depth Distribution of Eelgrass in Greater Puget Sound.  Olympia, WA:  DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
 
Horwith, M. 2019.  Task 4.2:  Technical memo on assessment of pH in restored eelgrass beds.  Puget Sound Marine and Nearshore Protection and Restoration Program.  Aquatic Assessment and Monitoring Team, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA. Pp4.
 
Ledbetter, J. and Berry, H. (2023). Kelp forest monitoring with volunteer kayak surveys: data synthesis and recommendations for the MRC volunteer kelp monitoring program. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program
 
Mach, M.D., Wyllie_Echeverria, S. and Ward, J.R. (2010). Distribution and Potential Effects of a Non-native Seagrass in Washington State: Zostera japonica Workshop.  Friday Harbor Laboratories, WA. Report for Washington State Department of Natural Resources and Washington Sea Grant.
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Mumford Jr., T.F. (1996). Inventory of Seagrasses: Critical Needs for Biologists and Managers. In: Seagrass Science and Policy in the Pacific Northwest. (Eds.) S. Wyllie-Echeverria, A.M. Olson, and M.J. Hershman. Available from publisher.
 
Nearshore Habitat Program. (1997). Puget Sound Intertidal Habitat Inventory 1995 CD-ROM. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program. Download Data on Whatcom County Intertidal Habitat Inventory from the Aquatics Data Table.
 
Nearshore Habitat Program. (1999). Puget Sound Intertidal Habitat Inventory 1996 CD-ROM. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program. Download Data on Skagit County Intertidal Habitat Inventory from the Aquatics Data Table.
 
Nearshore Habitat Program.( 2001). The Washington State ShoreZone Inventory. CD-ROM. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program. Download Data on ShoreZone Inventory from the Aquatics Data Table.
 
Nearshore Habitat Program. (2015).  Puget Sound Submerged Vegetation Monitoring Program: 2010-2013 Report.  Olympia, WA:  DNR Nearshore Habitat Program. 
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Norris J.G., Wyllie-Echeverria, S., Turner, T., Mumford Jr., T.F., & Bailey, A.R. (1992). Estimating Basal Area Coverage of Subtidal Seagrass Beds Using Underwater Videography and Line Transect Techniques. Aquatic Botany, 58, 269-287. Available from publisher.
 
Pruitt, C., Donoghue, C. (2016).  DNR Technical Report - Ghost Shrimp and Gray Whale Feeding: North Puget Sound, Washington
 
PTI Environmental Services. (1993). Development of an Aquatic Management Plan for Elliot Bay and the Duwamish Estuary: A Study. Prepared for Puget Sound Water Quality Authority. Olympia, Washington.
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Puget Sound Water Quality Authority, State of the Sound 1992 Report (1992).  Available from publisher.
 
Raymond, W.W., H. Berry, D. Claar, P. Dowty, E. Spaulding, B. Christiansen, L. Ferrier, J. Ledbetter, N. Naar, T. Woodard,  C. Palmer-McGee, T. Cowdrey, D. Oster, S. Shull, T. Mumford, M. Dethier. 2022. Floating kelp canopies: a new Vital Sign indicator in Puget Sound, Indicator Options and Visualizations.
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Ritter, R.A., & Lanzer, E.L. (1997). Remote Sensing of Nearshore Vegetation in Washington States Puget Sound. Proceedings of 1997 Geospatial Conference, Seattle, WA, volume 3, pp. 527-536
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Ritter, R.A., Berry, H.D., Bookheim, B.E., & Sewell, A.T. (1999). Puget Sound Habitat Intertidal Inventory 1996: Vegetation and Shoreline Characteristics Classification Methods. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Schanz, A., Julich, H., Ferrier, L., Berry, H., (2010). Eelgrass Stressor-Response Project Report 2007-2008. Zostera marina L. (eelgrass) transplant growth and survival along a tidal gradient in Westcott Bay. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Schoch, C.G., & Dethier, M.N. (1997). Analysis of Shoreline Classification and Bio-physical data for Carr Inlet. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Schoch, C.G., & Dethier, M.N. (1999). Spatial and Temporal Comparisons of Shoreline Biota in South Puget Sound. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Schoch, C.G., & Dethier, M.N. (2001). The Intertidal Biota of Puget Sound Gravel Beaches. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Schoch, C.G., Harper, J., & Dethier, M.N. (1999). The Physical Classification and Biological Modelling of Nearshore Habitats in Carr Inlet. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Shannon, J., Blanchette, J., and Gaeckle, J. 2018.  Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) Restoration in Puget Sound, WA.  Restoration and Monitoring Report prepared for the US EPA.  Report 12059-OS. Pp 131.
 
Short, F.T. (2014). Nitrogen as an Eelgrass Stressor in Puget Sound, 2014. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Thom, R., Gaeckle, J., Borde, A., Anderson, M., Durance, C., Kyte, M., Schlenger, P., Stutes, J., Weitkamp, D., Wyllie-Echeveria, S., and Rumrill, S.  2008.  Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) restoration in the Pacific Northwest:  recommendations to improve project success.  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. PNWD-3979.  Report No. WA-RD 706.1.  Pp 33
 
Thom, R., Gaeckle, J., Buenau, K., Vavrinec, J., Aston, L., and Woodruff, D. 2014.  Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) restoration in Puget Sound:  development and testing of tools for optimizing site selection.  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Sequim, WA.  PNNL-23635. Pp 62.
 
Thom, R., Gaeckle, J., Buenau, K., Borde, A., Vavrinec, J., Aston, L., Woodruff, D., Khangaonkar, T. and Kaldy, J. 2018.  Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) restoration in Puget Sound:  development of a site suitability assessment process.  Restoration Ecology 26:1066-1074.
 
Thom, R.M., Buenau, K.E., Judd C., and Cullinan, V.I.. (2011). Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) Stressors in Puget Sound. Olympia, WA: DNR Nearshore Habitat Program.
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Vavrinec, J., Borde, A.B., Thom, R.M., Southard, S.L., Hall, K.D.,Aston, L.M. and Gaeckle, J.L..  2014.  Evaluation of potential eelgrass restoration sites:  methods, results, and recommendations.  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Sequim, WA.  PNNL-235.02. Pp 44.
 
Wan Wagenen, R.F. (2015) Washington Coastal Kelp Resources.  Port Townsend to the Columbia River, Summer 2014.
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