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Puget Sound Vital Signs Encyclopedia of Puget Sound

WEBThe Puget Sound Vital Signs are measures of ecosystem health that guide the assessment of progress toward Puget Sound recovery goals. They were adopted by the Puget …

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Human quality of life Encyclopedia of Puget Sound

WEBHuman quality of life is sometimes described using the term human wellbeing. Human wellbeing (HWB) is multi-faceted and can be enhanced, or negatively affected, …

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Human Wellbeing Vital Signs and Indicators for Puget Sound …

WEBThe four remaining goals address habitats, species, water quality and water quantity. It has become increasingly accepted that humans are direct beneficiaries of healthy …

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Extended abstract— Poisoning the body to nourish the soul: …

WEBThis is an extended abstract of Poisoning the body to nourish the soul: Prioritising health risks and impacts in a Native American community by Jamie L. Donatuto, Terre A. …

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Section 2. Human Well-being and Ecosystem-based Management

WEBPuget Sound Science Review. Section 2. Human Well-being and Ecosystem-based Management. Over the past decade, efforts have been made to expand our …

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Air contaminants, such as mercury and PCBs, undermine …

WEBHigh levels of mercury and other toxic chemicals are showing up in seemingly remote and pristine parts of the Puget Sound watershed, the result of …

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Puget Sound: A uniquely diverse and productive estuary

WEBSailing into Puget Sound in the spring of 1792, Capt. George Vancouver and his crew explored the nooks and crannies of an uncharted inland sea, recording the location of …

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Disease Encyclopedia of Puget Sound

WEBA virus is the likely cause of sea-star die-offs on the Northeast Pacific Coast and in Puget Sound, according to a November 2014 paper published in the Proceedings …

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Harbor seal species profile Encyclopedia of Puget Sound

WEBHarbor seals (Phoca vitulina) are the most commonly seen marine mammals in the Salish Sea and can be found throughout the region year round. They have been intensively …

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State agencies will focus on improving environmental justice …

WEBEfforts to correct inequities are to be guided by studies and information — including the statewide Environmental Health Disparities Map, which compiles …

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Implementation Strategies will target Puget Sound ‘Vital Signs’

WEBImplementation Strategies are designed to target and improve the Puget Sound 'Vital Signs,’ a carefully selected set of indicators of ecosystem health and …

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Scientists worldwide are immersed in studies of a deadly tire …

WEBA tire-related chemical found to kill coho salmon and other fish has come under intense worldwide investigation ever since Puget Sound researchers isolated the …

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Puget Sound Climate Report

WEBThis report covers perceptions of environmental and climate change results from the third Human Wellbeing Vital Sign Survey iteration, administered in December, 2022. This …

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Protect and Restore Puget Sound Stream Health

WEBThe Puget Lowland B-IBI was developed in the 1990s as an integrative measure of the biological health of wadeable streams in the Puget Sound lowlands (Karr 1993, Karr …

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Section 2. Toxic Contaminants Encyclopedia of Puget Sound

WEBBackgroundDetermination of the significance of contamination of the Puget Sound ecosystem by toxic chemicals requires measuring the health of organisms, …

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Benthic Index of Biotic Integrity (B-IBI) Implementation Strategy

WEBThis Benthic Index of Biotic Integrity (B-IBI) Implementation Strategy outlines a series of actions, approaches, and interim results that are meant to reverse some of those …

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Harbor seal species profile

WEB! 3! Introduction The harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) is the most commonly seen marine mammal in the Salish Sea and can be found throughout the region year round (Gaydos …

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