Within the Sound, tidal amplitudes were unaltered due to the open exposed shoreline; however, in semi-enclosed embayments outside of the Sound, tidal amplitudes increased.
'A long, open shoreline is good for long, open conversations,' she says.
During dry weather, agreement among indicators was better near freshwater outlets than along open shoreline.
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The CS results were found to be highly correlated with both MF and MTF for all three indicators regardless of whether the samples were taken along open shoreline or near a runoff outlet.
Open shoreline sites had some public activity because access and boat launching were needed.
The same number of recreational boating centers and open shoreline sites were also included to make a total of 30 sampling sites.
These shoreline classes were either steep with immobile rock (resistant bedrock, nonresistant bedrock), habitats expected to physically relocate with water levels (open shoreline wetland habitats), or were already highly variable in levels due to tributary flows (riverine and coastal plain).
