Table 2.
Site conditions over the course of the studies.
| Site | Parameter | Mean minimum | Mean maximum | Average | Maximum | Minimum | Total | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSB | Precipitation | 352 mm | Newcastle, ME weather station (NOAA, 2015) | |||||
| GSB | Air temperature | 12.4°C | 23.3°C | 33°C | -2°C | Newcastle, ME weather station (NOAA, 2015) | ||
| GSB | Measured air temperature | 18°C | 27°C | 22.2 ± 0.6°C | This study | |||
| BBH | Measured air temperature | 19 ± 1°C | 23°C | 14°C | This study | |||
| GSB | Stream temperature | 17 ± 0.8°C | This study | |||||
| BBH | Sea surface temperature (±0.2°C) | 16.3°C | 18.5°C | 21.4°C | 13.4°C | (Maine DMR, 2015) | ||
| BBH | Measured water temperature | 19 ± 1°C | 21°C | 13°C | This study | |||
| GSB | Stream pH | 6.6 ± 0.1 | This study | |||||
| BBH | pH | 8 | This study | |||||
| GSB | Stream salinity | 6 ± 2‰ | 21‰ (high tide) | 0‰ (low tide) | This study | |||
| BBH | Measured salinity | 30.2 ± 0.5‰ | 32‰ | 27‰ | This study | |||
| GSB | Stream depth | 37 cm | 1.5 cm | This study | ||||
| GSB | Salinity at end of saltmarsh | 26 ± 1‰ | This study | |||||