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Title: AmeriFlux CA-RBM Richmond Brackish Marsh

Abstract

This is the AmeriFlux version of the carbon flux data for the site CA-RBM Richmond Brackish Marsh. Site Description - This site is a tidal brackish marsh on the southern side of the Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. This area is situated within the estuary of the Fraser River. The total area of Sturgeon Bank WMA is 5,152 ha, of which the tidal marsh area is 205 ha. The southern of the WMA is characterized as a brackish marsh, which transitions to a salt marsh as you go north. Human development has influenced this area for almost 200 years. Human activities in this area began in the early 1800s, which included dredging, dyke and entrainment structures, agriculture, and other uses. The areas were designated as WMA in 1998. This area experiences a semidiurnal tidal cycle. The flux tower is located near the southern edge of the marsh, where the dominant species is cattail (Typha latifolia), with a canopy height of 160 cm. The tower is in a high marsh system and was installed to analyze energy, H2O, CO2, and CH4 fluxes on June 1, 2022.

Authors:

  1. The University of British Columbia
Publication Date:
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Research Org.:
The University of British Columbia
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; NSERC, CFI
OSTI Identifier:
2563527
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17190/AMF/2563527

Citation Formats

Knox, Sara. AmeriFlux CA-RBM Richmond Brackish Marsh. Canada: N. p., 2025. Web. doi:10.17190/AMF/2563527.
Knox, Sara. AmeriFlux CA-RBM Richmond Brackish Marsh. Canada. doi:https://doi.org/10.17190/AMF/2563527
Knox, Sara. 2025. "AmeriFlux CA-RBM Richmond Brackish Marsh". Canada. doi:https://doi.org/10.17190/AMF/2563527. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2563527. Pub date:Wed Apr 30 04:00:00 UTC 2025
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title = {AmeriFlux CA-RBM Richmond Brackish Marsh},
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abstractNote = {This is the AmeriFlux version of the carbon flux data for the site CA-RBM Richmond Brackish Marsh. Site Description - This site is a tidal brackish marsh on the southern side of the Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. This area is situated within the estuary of the Fraser River. The total area of Sturgeon Bank WMA is 5,152 ha, of which the tidal marsh area is 205 ha. The southern of the WMA is characterized as a brackish marsh, which transitions to a salt marsh as you go north. Human development has influenced this area for almost 200 years. Human activities in this area began in the early 1800s, which included dredging, dyke and entrainment structures, agriculture, and other uses. The areas were designated as WMA in 1998. This area experiences a semidiurnal tidal cycle. The flux tower is located near the southern edge of the marsh, where the dominant species is cattail (Typha latifolia), with a canopy height of 160 cm. The tower is in a high marsh system and was installed to analyze energy, H2O, CO2, and CH4 fluxes on June 1, 2022.},
doi = {10.17190/AMF/2563527},
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place = {Canada},
year = {Wed Apr 30 04:00:00 UTC 2025},
month = {Wed Apr 30 04:00:00 UTC 2025}
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