Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia (CBV) NERR Nutrient Metadata (January-December, 2004)

Research objectives Monthly Grab Monthly grab samples are collected to quantify the spatial and temporal variability of selected nutrients and plant pigments in the water column along a salinity gradient within the York River estuary system. Diel Sampling Program On a monthly basis, samples are collected at Taskinas Creek, a small tributary of the York River, every two and one-half hours throughout a complete tidal cycle in order to quantify the short-term temporal variability of selected nutrients and plant pigments in the water column.