Sediment Quality Triad assessment in Kachemak Bay: characterization of soft bottom benthic habitats and contaminant bioeffects assessment

• Main Authors: Hartwell, S. Ian, Apeti, A. Dennis, Claflin, W. Larry, Johnson, W. Edward, Kimbrough, L. Kimani
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: NOAA/National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science 2009
• Subjects: Ecology; Pollution; Open Bay; Kachemak; Alaska
• Online Access: http://aquaticcommons.org/14865/; http://www.ccma.nos.noaa.gov/publications/kachemakbaytriad.pdf; http://aquaticcommons.org/14865/1/kachemakbaytriad.pdf

A baseline environmental characterization of the inner Kachemak Bay, Alaska was conducted using the sediment quality triad approach based on sediment chemistry, sediment toxicity, and benthic invertebrate community structure. The study area was subdivided into 5 strata based on geophysical and hydro...