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Proceedings of the 2005 Puget Sound Georgia Basin Research Conference

Oral Presentations

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Session A1. Elwha River Restoration I

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Alteration of channel and ecosystem dynamics downstream of Elwha dams
Tim Beechie*, Martin Liermann, Ali Senauer, Kris Kloehn, Sarah Morley

Monitoring and analysis of sediment transport in the Elwha River
Christopher Konrad*

Pre-dam removal monitoring in the Elwha River Basin: establishing baseline conditions for primary and secondary productivity
S. Morley*, H. Coe, J. Duda, K. Kloehn, G. Pess, M. McHenry, S. Earnest, M. Liermann, P. Kiffney, T. Beechie

Pre-dam removal monitoring in the Elwha River Basin: establishing baseline levels of stable isotopes in fish and benthic communities
Jeffrey Duda*, Sarah Morley, Holly Coe, Martin Liermann, Kris Kloehn, Reginald Reisenbichler, Jerome Freilich, George Pess, Brian Winter, Peter Kiffney, Patrick Connolly, Ian Jezorek

Shoreline Change near the Elwha River - Impacts of Dams and Dam Removal.
Jonathan Warrick*, Guy Gelfenbaum, Peter Ruggiero, Jim Johannessen, Matt Beirne 


Session A2. Marine Mammals

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Do Orcas Use Symbols?
Howard Garrett*

A tale of two porpoise species: Seasonal movements and habitat use of Dall's and harbor porpoise in the Salish Sea as determined by radio-telemetry
Brad Hanson*, Robert DeLong

Science and industry: Bridging the gap to identify harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) seasonal movements and habitat use.
Anna Hall*, Andrew Trites

Gray whales in Puget Sound and surrounding waters: not just migrants
John Calambokidis*

Session A3. Focus on Fish I

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Session A4. Focus on Fish II

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Session A5. Status, Trends and Movements of Seaducks and Seabirds in the Salish Sea 

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The value of herring spawning events to spring conditioning of scoters in the Puget Sound Georgia Basin
Eric M. Anderson*, James R. Lovvorn, Daniel Esler, W. Sean Boyd, David R. Nysewander, Joseph R. Evenson

Distribution and Characteristics of Nocturnal Resting Areas of Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata), White-Winged Scoter (M. fusca), and other Seabird Species in Puget Sound
Joseph Evenson*, David Nysewander, Thomas Cyra, Bryan Murphie

Marine Bird Abundance Changes In N. W. Washington Inshore Waters
John Bower*, Brian Cary, Caanan Cowles, Holly Donovan, Kevin Dixey, Johanna Hobart-Crane, Don Poe, Sandlin Preecs, Suzanne Sanborn, Marci Staub, Mark VanderVen

Status and Trend of the Marbled Murrelet in Waters of the Puget Sound
Thomas Bloxton*, Martin Raphael

New insights into the breeding areas, migration routes, staging, molting, and local movements associated with those Surf and White-winged Scoters wintering in the inner marine waters of Washington Sta
teDavid Nysewander*, Joseph Evenson, Bryan Murphie, Thomas Cyra, Dyanna Lambourn, Briggs Hall

Understanding seabird individual movement patterns to assess vulnerability to bycatch in gillnet fisheries
Nathalie Hamel*, Julia Parrish


Session A6. Avian Populations: Their Habitat Use and Human Influence Near the Salish Sea

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Wrangel Island (Russia) Snow Geese wintering on the Fraser and Skagit River deltas: population dynamics and interaction with Scirpus marshes.
Sean Boyd*

Bird use of hedgerows in southwestern British Columbia: effects of hedgerow composition, landscape composition and biogeography across scales
Pam Krannitz*, Richard Feldman, Peter Sandiford, Shelagh Parken

Spatial and temporal use of estuary and upland habitats by wintering waterfowl on the Fraser River delta and north Puget Sound.
Kate Hagmeier, Dan Buffett*, Kirsty Gurney, Stuart Slattery

Waterfowl distribution at multiple scales in the Georgia Basin Puget Sound.
Dan Buffett*, Katherine Hagmeier, Kirsty Gurney, Stuart Slattery, Mark Petrie

Relationships Between Marine Bird and Waterfowl Assemblage Composition and Gradients of Human Influence in Nearshore Puget Sound
Casey Rice* 



Session A7. Workshop: Forage Fish

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Session A8. Shellfish: Science and Management 

Olympia oysters: Where have they gone, and can they return?
Jacqueline White*, Jennifer Ruesink, Alan Trimble, Eric Buhle

New Approaches to Shellfish Protection in Puget Sound
Stuart Glasoe*, Harriet Beale, Marina Alberti, Marcie Bidwell, Aimee Christy, Christopher May 

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Effects of turbulent flow on the movement of larval sand dollars
Tansy Clay*, Danny Grunbaum

Restoration Aquaculture of the Pinto Abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana)
Kristi Straus*, Jonathan Davis, Kerry Naish, Carolyn Friedman

Spatial and Temporal Changes in Pinto Abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) Abundance at Ten Index Sites in the San Juan Archipelago
Don Rothaus*, Carolyn Friedman, Henry Cheng

Patterns of benthic production in Puget Sound: where and why do bivalves grow best?
Alan Trimble*, Jennifer Ruesink, Megan Dethier, Helen Berry, Blain Reeves, Aimee Christy, Andrew Suhrbier, Lee McCoy, Amy Glaub



Session A9. Contaminants in Humans and Wildlife I

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Session A10. Contaminants in Humans and Wildlife II

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Session B1. Wastewater Impacts

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Session B2. Stormwater Impacts

Great (Wet) Streets: Merging Street Design and Stormwater Management to Improve Neighborhood Streets
Stephanie Hurley*, Megan Wilson* 

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The ENVVEST Approach for Stormwater Pollutant Loading in the Sinclair- Dyes Inlet Watershed
Jill Brandenberger*, Chris May, Eric Crecelius, Martin Miller, Robert Johnston, Jerry Sherrell  



Session B3. Flame Retardants: Science and Policy Perspectives 

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Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants and human health.
Denise Laflamme*


Session B4. Air Quality 

Developing a Geomatics Protocol for Urban Air Pollution Sampling Based on a Range of Input Data
Jason Su*, Michael Buzzelli, Michael Brauer, Timothy Larson, Douw Steyn, Anne-Marie Baribeau, Tenny Bache, Michael Rensing 

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Semi-Volatile Organic Pollutants in Snow from National Parks of the Pacific Northwest
Kimberly Hageman*, Donald Campbell, Glenn Wilson, Dave Schmedding, Sascha Usenko, Staci Simonich

Atomospheric Transport of Persistent Organic Pollutants to Cheeka Peak Observatory from 2002-2004
Susan Genualdi*, Killin Robert, Woods Jim, Simonich Staci

Development of the GVRD's New Air Quality Management Plan
Laurie Bates-Frymel, John Newhook* 



Session B5. Workshop: Puget Sound Georgia Basin Airshed Strategy

Session B6. New Toxics Research

An Overview of Recent Organotin Studies in the Georgia Basin
Jeffrey Thompson, Tarren Reitsema, Paul Topping, Robert Wilson* 

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Session B7. Urbanization Impacts

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Session B8. Smart Growth and Low Impact Development

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Session B9. Community Basin Planning

Science, Policy, and Partners: A case study of the success of salmon recovery planning in the Snohomish River basin
Martha Neuman*, Andrew Haas

Traversing the boundaries between science and policy: finding Pathways for place-based community planning
Murray Journeay*, Sean Leroy, Sonia Talwar

Community Involvement in Eelgrass Protection, Port Townsend, Washington
Pat Pearson*, Judy D'Amore*, Anne Murphy, Heida Diefenderfer, Gabrielle LaRoche, Judy Surber, Michelle
McConnell, Dan Titterness, Jeff Gallant, Shelly Randall

Integration of Joint City of Bainbridge Island/Suquamish Tribal Beach Seining Results into Shoreline Management and Salmon Recovery Efforts in Kitsap County, Washington
Paul Dorn*, Peter Namtvedt Best

The San Juan County Marine Stewardship Area: Developing a Marine Management Regime that Recognizes the Social, Cultural, Economic and Ecological Values of County Waters
Jody Kennedy*, Mary Masters 

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Session B10. Non-Point Pollution Impacts on Water Quality

Nutrients in an Eelgrass Dominated Bay: Seasonal and Diurnal Fluctuations in Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen and Phosphorus
Douglas Bulthuis*, Paula Margerum 

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Session C1. Freshwater Ecosystems

Estuary Feasibility Study for Capitol Lake
Steven W Morrison*, Perry Lund

The Deschutes Estuary Restoration Feasibility Study: development of a process-based morphological model
Douglas George*, Guy Gelfenbaum, Giles Lesser, Bob Barnard, Perry Lund, Steven Morrison

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Session C2. Population genetics and phylogeography

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Session C3. Environmental Education and Outreach I

The Effects of Field Science Research Integrated into K-12 Curriculum
Nicole Ricketts*, Margaret Tudor

Shoreline Stewardship Support for Local Government
Clive Callaway*, Sarah Kipp

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Session C4. Elwha River Restoration II

Elwha and Glines Canyon dam removals: nearshore restoration and salmon recovery of the central Strait of Juan de Fuca
J. Anne Shaffer*, Larry Ward, Pat Crain, Brian Winter, Kurt Fresh, Cathy Lear

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Session C5. Aquatic Nuisance Species and Invasives I

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Session C6. Panel: Marine Sciences, 10 Years Later

British Columbia/Washington Marine Science Panel: Ten Years Later
Andrea Copping*, Richard Beamish, Curtis Ebbesmeyer, Chris Garrett, Bruce McCain, Tom Pedersen


Session C7. Ecological Indicators of the Transboundary Area 

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Session C8. Governance and Institutional Design 

The Georgia Basin Action Plan: Building on Success and Meeting Ongoing Challenges
Erik Karlsen* 

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Session C9. Aquatic Nuisance Species and Invasives II

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Invasion Pathway Analysis and Genetic Screening Tool Development
Joan Cabreza*

Life In The Stress Zone: The Role Of Fungal Symbiosis In The Distribution And Survival Of Plants In Puget Sound
Rusty Rodriguez*, Regina Redman, Marshal Hoy, Nancy Elder 

Comparative Reproductive Events Of The Invasive Varnish Clam, nuttallia obscurata, And The Fisheries Littleneck Clam, venerupis philippinarum
James R. Selleck*

Impacts of invasive drills on Olympia oysters in Puget Sound: patterns and mechanisms
Eric Buhle*

An Estuarine Invader - How Oregon's Spartina Response Plan is Reaching Beyond Borders
Vanessa Howard*, Mark Sytsma, Mary Pfauth, Dennis Isaacson

A partnership approach to Spartina removal in the Fraser River Delta
Dan Buffett*, Kathleen Moore, Gary Williams, Ron Goldstone, Pat Lim, Verne Lucy, Tasha Murray, Juergan Bauman 



Session C10. Panel: Oil Spill Responses and Restoration 

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Session D1. Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Plant communities in a cultural landscape: incorporating aesthetics and historical land use in managing Iceberg Point (Lopez Island, WA)
Madrona Murphy* 

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Session D2. Sediment Contamination

Sedimentation and contaminant loading: impacts on eelgrass (Zostera marina) bed health in northern Puget Sound
Renee K. Takesue*, Robert J. Rosenbauer, Eric E. Grossman, Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria

Recontamination Sources at Three Sediment Caps in Seattle
Patrick Romberg*

Effects of a Breach Fill Maintenance Project on Benthic Communities in Half Moon Bay, Westport, WA
John Nakayama*, Peter Striplin, Christopher Hunt, Stephen Martin

Port of Seattle Pier 64/65 Thin-Layer Sediment Cap Monitoring Results 1994-2004
Gerald Erickson*, Gary Mauseth, Leslie Sacha, Douglas Hotchkiss 

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Session D3. Coast Salish Heritage

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Session D4. Decision Support Tools

Integrated Modeling for Water Resource Management
David Thurman*, Thomas Georgianna, Randal Y. Taira

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Session D5. Hood Canal: Investigating the Low Dissolved Oxygen Condition 

 

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Hypoxia in Hood Canal: status and contributing factors
Jan Newton*, Dan Hannafious, Julia Bos, Mark Warner

Estimated Inputs of Nitrogen to Hood Canal, Washington
Anthony Paulson*, Christopher Konrad, Raegan Huffman, Theresa Olsen

Relationships between benthic infaunal community structure and dissolved oxygen levels in bottom waters of Hood Canal
Margaret Dutch*, Sandra Aasen, Kathy Welch, Ed Long, Brian Grantham, David Shull

Effects of low dissolved oxygen on harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) diet in Hood Canal
Monique Lance*, Steven Jeffries, Josh London



Session D6. Hood Canal: Corrective Actions 

Hood Canal Watershed Pledge
Robert Simmons*, Emily Piper

Developing Early Corrective Actions to Address Hypoxia in Hood Canal
Dave Christensen*, Duane Fagergren, Anne Criss 

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Session D7. Panel: Integrated Assessment

Abstract: 

Getting Started on Integrated Assessment for the Puget Sound Ecosystem
David Fluharty*, Edward Miles, Thomas Leschine, Marc Hershman, Terrie Klinger, Daniel Huppert, Patrick Christie 



Session D8. Contaminants in the Puget Sound and Georgia Basin ? An Ecosystem Perspective

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Persistent organic pollutants in whole bodies of Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) in Puget Sound, Washington: evidence of environmental segregation of stocks based on contaminant levels and patterns
James West*, Sandra O'Neill, Gina Ylitalo

Elevated levels of persistent organic pollutants in free ranging populations of Puget Sound populations of Pacific salmon: the importance of residency in Puget Sound.
Sandra O'Neill*, Gina Ylitalo, Margaret Krahn, Jim West, Jenny Bolton, Don Brown

Harbor seals as indicators of trends in contaminants in Puget Sound: comparison of results from two sites
John Calambokidis*, Peter Ross, Steve Jeffries, Michael Ikonomou

Adverse health effects of persistent organic pollutants in Puget Sound harbour seals
Maki Tabuchi*, Lizzy Mos, Neil Dangerfield, Steve Jeffries, Dyanna Lambourn, Nick Veldhoen, Caren Helbing, Peter Ross

Dietary sources of persistent organic pollutants in southern resident killer whales
Gina Ylitalo*, Sandra O'Neill, Don Brown, Jim West, Jennie Bolten, Margaret Krahn 



Session D9. Marine Conservation

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Session D10. Marine Protected Areas

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Session E1. Climate Change: Variation and Change

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E2. Marine Waters Climate Change 

Session Summary: Climate change in Puget Sound and Georgia Basin 2005
Mark Johannes, Panel Chair 

Will Global Warming Impact Eelgrass in the Pacific Northwest?
Ron Thom*, Lohna O'Rourke, Susan Sargeant, Amy Borde

Exploring adaptation to climate variation and change: important issues and lessons to be learned in Puget Sound and the Georgia Basin.
Mark Johannes*

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Session E3. Panel: Climate Change?Variation and Change

Session E4. Marine Waters: Modeling

Simulation of Puget Sound hydrography and circulation, Spring - Summer 2004
Mitsuhiro Kawase*, Christian Sarason

An Aquatic Biogeochemical Cycling Model Simulation of Puget Sound, WA
Bruce Nairn*, Skip Albertson, Donald Averill, Al Devol, Mitsuhiro Kawase, Jan Newton, Christian Sarason, Mark Warner 

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Session E5. Focus on Fish III

Sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus) conservation ecology project update
Shawn Larson*, Jeff Christiansen*, Joel Hollander*

Assessing Small Stream Biotic Integrity Using Fish Assemblages Across an Urban Landscape
Deanna Matzen*, Hans Berge, Gino Lucchetti

Habitat Characterization and Fish Associations in San Juan Channel
Robert Pacunski*, Don Gunderson, Gary Greene, Wayne Palsson

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Session E6. Coastal and Watershed Planning

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Session E7. Marine Waters Forcasting and Variability

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Session E8. Environmental Education and Outreach II

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Session E9. Focus Studies Related to Shorebirds and Passerines along the Salish Sea

Successful Relocation of a Seattle Purple Martin Breeding Colony
Kevin Li*

Recovery of the Western Purple Martin bordering the "Salish Sea" - the Georgia Basin of British Columbia and Puget Sound, Washington
Bruce F. Cousens*, J. Charlene Lee, Stan Kostka, Laura M. Darling, Michelle Tirhi, J. Cam Finlay, Thomas W. Gillespie 

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Session E10. Tourism: Opportunities and Impacts 

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Session F1. Restoration: Assessing the State of the Ecosystem

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Session F2. Case Studies: Impacts of Human Activities

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Session F3. Panel: Overview of Puget Sound Nearshore Restoration Project?s Feasibility Study

Panel Summary: The Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project: An Approach to Restoring Nearshore Ecosystems at a Sound-wide Scale.
Doug Myers*, Fred Goetz, Miles Logsdon, Jim Brennan, Lee Case, Megan Dethier, Kurt Fresh, Guy Gelfenbaum, Marijke van Heeswijk, Miles Logsdon, Tom Mumford, Jan Newton, Hugh Shipman, Randy Shuman, Charles Simenstad, Curtis Tanner, David Woodson 

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The Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project: An Approach to Restoring Nearshore Ecosystems at a Sound-wide Scale.
Curtis Tanner*, Charles Simenstad, Frances Van Cleve 

Conceptualizing Restoration of Nearshore Ecosystem Processes
Charles Simenstad*, Miles Logsdon, Jan Newton, Kurt Fresh, Hugh Shipman

Formulating a Restoration Plan for the Puget Sound Nearshore
Fred Goetz*, Doug Myers, Curtis Tanner

Challenges of Applying Adaptive Management to Restoration of Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystems: Misconception and Irreversibility
Thomas Mumford*, Charles ?Si? Simenstad

Coastal Habitats In Puget Sound: A Research Plan in support of Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration
Guy Gelfenbaum*, Tom Mumford, Lee Case, Megan Dethier, Kurt Fresh, Fred Goetz, Marijke van Heeswijk, Miles Logsdon, Jan Newton, Hugh Shipman, Charles Simenstad, David Woodson 



Session F4. Panel: Geologic Processes and Coastal Ecosystems

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Characterizing natural vs. human-related change in Puget Sound deltaic habitats
Eric Grossman*, Greg Hood, Eric Beamer, Robert Kayen

The impact of climate variability on the beaches of Puget Sound
David Finlayson*, Jeff Parsons

Feeder Bluff and Accretion Shoreform Mapping in Island County for Nearshore Habitat Restoration and Conservation
Jim Johannessen*, Matt Chase

Nearshore Impacts Resulting from Dam Removal on the Elwha River.
Jonathan Warrick*, Guy Gelfenbaum, Guy Cochrane, Peter Ruggiero

The Influence of Eelgrass On Currents And Waves in the Nearshore Region
Jessica Lacy*, Jodi Harney, Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria, Guy Gelfenbaum, Tom Mumford 



Session F5. Panel: Integrated Approaches to Natural Drainage  

Session F6. Restoration: Illustrating Process-Based Restoration Concepts I

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Session F7. Restoration: Illustrating Process-Based Restoration Concepts II

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Session F8. Restoration: Restoration Science and Practice

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Session F9. Restoration: Advancing the Science of Restoration

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F10. Restoration: The Future of Restoration

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Habitat Based Science as a Management Tool for Washington's State-owned Aquatic Lands
Carol Cloen*, Philip Bloch, ENTRIX, Battelle Marine Sciences Laboratory