Tamar estuary

Bacteria taxonomic abundance in water bodies; Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Vertical velocity of the water column (currents); Sediment grain size parameters; Salinity of the water column; Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents); Temperature of the water column; Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column; Geological sample density; Bacteria taxonomic abundance in sediment; Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column; Concentration of carbohydrates, phenols, alkanols (alcohols), ethers, aldehydes and ketones in sediment; Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in sediment; Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies; Bacteria generic abundance in water bodies; Bacteria generic abundance in sediment

Fluorometers; current meters; thermosalinographs; benthos samplers; pH sensors; in-situ particle sizers; dissolved gas sensors

Surveys were completed along the estuary from head to mouth at 2 transects were completed across the estuary and a survey was completed along the estuary from head to mouth.

Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Prospect Place The Hoe
Plymouth
England
PL1 3DH
United Kingdom