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Prize Staghorn Sculpin of Puget Sound
Prize Staghorn Sculpin of Puget Sound
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Title: Prize Staghorn Sculpin of Puget Sound

Description: Collecting samples (sediment, aquatic vegetation, benthic invertebrates, zooplankton, forage fish, and predatory fish) to evaluate δ 15N ratios in the food web within Liberty Bay to evaluate urbanization effects on the nearshore ecosystem. (Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound program).

Location: Liberty Bay, Puget Sound , WA, USA

Photographer: Lisa Gee , U.S. Geological Survey


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