Mussel growth rates monitored at multiple locations along Washington coast from 2008-2010 (Regenerated Nitrogen project)

<p>Mussels were transplanted from a single location on Tatoosh Island to other areas on Tatoosh Island and to the other sites. Mussels were held in mesh (vexar) packages which were bolted to the rock. Mussels were marked via engraving numbers on their shells with a dremel tool, and measured with calipers.&nbsp; Data have been analyzed and is of high quality, measurement error is less than 1 mm. Mussels were measured in centimeters.</p>

在本研究中，研究者将贻贝从塔托什岛的单个地点移植至岛内其他区域及外部地点。贻贝被装入网状（vexar）包装袋中，并固定于岩石之上。通过使用钻石工具在贻贝壳上刻划编号进行标记，并使用卡尺进行测量。数据经过分析，质量上乘，测量误差小于1毫米。所有贻贝的测量单位均为厘米。