Appendix/Supplementary material. Table and reference list of ecological observations for
Greenwich Bay, Rhode Island, used in the assembly for the habitat structure biological
condition gradient. Data were assigned to one of ten categories: benthic community, eelgrass
extent, hydrodynamics, nutrients, primary productivity, sediment metals concentrations,
shellfish, storms, temperature, or water quality. Data were also cataloged by year of
observation, duration of observation, a formal citation and whether the data were qualitative
or quantitative in nature. The table is organized by time; the reference list is organized
alphabetically.
Acronyms used in Appendix
aRPD
apparent Redox Potential Discontinuity
BHQ
Benthic Habitat Quality (index)
DIN
Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen
DO
Dissolved Oxygen
GB
Greenwich Bay
MSY
Maximum Sustainable Yield
OSI
Organism-Sediment Index
PCB
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon
RIDEM Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
SOD
Sediment Oxygen Demand
SSW
South-southwesterly
WWTF Waste Water Treatment Facility
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