Title
Buoy fouling survey, research data (15)
Title Variants
Alternative:
United States Navy Buoy Fouling Survey, 1943-1947, progress reports, general directions to field workers, and research data (15)
Related Titles
Contained In:
Louis W. Hutchins Papers, circa 1939-1957 and undated
Series:
SIA RU007248
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Hutchins, Louis W. 1916-1957
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1943-1947
Notes
English
The research data documents Louis Hutchins' participation in United States Navy Buoy Fouling Survey, 1943-1947. Includes descriptions of buoy locations, headed with alpha-number designation (T1 - T22) detailing location, length of time in place, water depth, depth of fouling, type, mooring type, extent and content of fouling, sometimes broken down about length of buoy structure. It lists depth of samples, thickness, weight, weight of water, volume of water, and description of fouling with listing of genus or common names of fouling life forms. Additionally, includes data sheets for whole samples T series buoys, listing buoy, samples, length, width, height, and number. Locations include the vicinity of Delaware Bay. Includes an area map.
Subjects
Delaware Bay
,
Field notes
,
Invertebrates
,
United States
,
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.96930
Wikidata:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51451636
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