EXAM BLUEFISH RIVER PROJECT: Data Analysis and Results
Salinity
Definition of Salinity
Why is the sea salty? Why do we care? Lecture, notes, and handouts
Units
Composition of Sea Water Graphing Activity
Determining Salinity Lab--Measuring the Salinity of the Bluefish River
Factors Affecting Seawater Salinity
Density
Formula for Density
Calculating Density
Units
Salinity vs. Density in Seawater lab
2 Abiotic factors affecting seawater density
Water Density
Fresh vs. Seawater
Effect of Temperature
Effect of Salinity
Reading a Temperature-Salinity-Density chart
Bluefish River Field Study
Bluefish River Tests notes
Testing Abiotic and Biotic Factors of the Bluefish River
For each of the test conducted, you should know what you would expect t
o see in an estuary and what you did see in the BFR.