Selected Research
NOAA/Padilla Bay NERR Graduate Research Fellows
- Sediment accretion in eelgrasses– Rich Gwozdz
Sediment accretion in an eelgrass dominated estuary and implications for estuarine sustainability
- Habitat for scoters– Eric Anderson
Relative roles of eelgrass vs. hard-mixed substrate as habitat for scoters (Melanitta spp.) in Puget Sound.
Padilla Bay NERR Research Assistantships Recipients
- Large woody debris in salt marshes– Andrea
MacLennan
An analysis of large woody debris in two Puget Sound salt marshes: Elger Bay, Camano Island and Sullivan Minor, Padilla Bay.
- Harbor Seals in and around Marine
Reserves– Adria Banks
Harbor seal abundance and foraging habits within and adjacent to candidate marine reserves in Skagit County, Washington.
- Harbor Seal Diet– Katie Luxa
The diet of harbor seals Phoca vitulina in southern Padilla Bay, Washington