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Mine Berg and Sara Driscoll's 2017 publication, Variation in growth rate, carbon assimilation, and photosynthesis efficiency in response to nitrogen source and concentration in phytoplankton isolated from upper San Francisco Bay, was the top downloaded article in 2017-2018 and one of the top 20 most ... Read More

AMS was awarded a GSA contract in 2019 for SINs 899-1 / 899-1RC (Environmental Consulting Services), 899-7 / 899-7RC (Geographic Information System (GIS)), and 00CORP-500 / 00CORP500RC (Order-Level Materials (OLMs)). Please contact Paul Salop for any inquiries related to this award. On-line access ... Read More

AMS’ most recent publication evaluates the importance of light versus nutrients in driving phytoplankton growth in San Francisco Bay which has an excess of nutrients relative to the requirement for phytoplankton growth. As nutrients have not traditionally been considered as important as light for ... Read More

AMS is conducting a project using microbial source tracking (MST) to trace anthropogenic (i.e. from humans or their domestic animals) sources of fecal indicator bacteria (FIBs), and to quantify their importance relative to wildlife fecal bacteria sources, in ocean receiving waters along the Central ... Read More

AMS deployed acoustic release devices (Edge Tech’s PORT-MF Pop-Ups) at seven locations in San Francisco Bay in support of the Regional Monitoring Program’s bioaccumulation program. As part of this biennial effort, AMS deployed cages containing transplanted bivalves, secured by the acoustic release ... Read More

CCLEAN has been tracking concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Monterey Bay since 2004. Annual average concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), in particular, have exceeded the California Ocean Plan water quality objective in nearly 10 out of 12 years. Recent results ... Read More