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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Interdepartmental Service Agreement ISAEQE22309702ENV15A Commonwealth of Massachusetts Interdepartmental Service Agreement ISAEQE22309702ENV15A Wetlands Monitoring and Assessment Salt Marsh Data Collection and Processing Report 2015-2016 Northeast Basin Group Parker and Ipswich Basins December 30, 2016 Prepared for: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Wetlands Program 1 Winter Street Boston, MA 02108 Prepared by: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800 Boston, MA 02114 This report describes work performed under an Interagency Service Agreement (ISA) (ISAEQE22309702ENV15A) by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM), for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) from 2015-2016. CZM was contracted to collect data on vegetation and macroinvertebrates at twenty salt marsh sites in the DEP Surface Water Monitoring Program’s Northeast Basin Group in 2015—specifically, the Parker and Ipswich basins. Work was extended to 2016 due to unforeseen circumstances (e.g., one key staff member on maternity leave, and another with a knee injury preventing fieldwork). All data were collected following a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) previously approved by DEP and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Sampling Design CZM staff selected sites using a stratified random design in coordination with DEP staff. Index of Ecological Integrity (IEI) values from the Conservation Assessment and Prioritization System (CAPS) were averaged for salt marshes within each sub-watershed of the target basins. A random point generator was used to identify over 100 points within the sub-watersheds with the lowest average IEI scores (< 0.5), and 25 points (> 0.8) within those with the highest average IEI values. The random point generator was specified with a 500-meter buffer to allow for geographic variability. Points were manually assessed to ensure that they meet the following sampling criteria, with the goal of identifying 15 sites within the “low IEI” sub-watersheds, and 5 sites within the “high IEI” sub-watersheds (Figure 1). Sampling Criteria The point is within 200 meters of a salt marsh creek (each sampling point will be moved not more than 200 m to the nearest tidal creek suitable for sampling); The creek is suitable for auger and D-Net macroinvertebrate sampling (e.g., channel width is at least 2 m, bank height is at least 1 m, and bank height and/or condition does not compromise safety); The point is not deemed inaccessible due to physical barriers; The point is not deemed inaccessible due to legal barriers (i.e., permission to access private property is granted). Permitting CZM sought and received permission to access and sample vegetation and macroinvertebrates on properties owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), The Trustees of Reservations (TTOR), Essex County Greenbelt Association, and private commercial or residential landowners (e.g., Perley’s Marina, Rowley). Special Use Permits were required by TTOR and USFWS. Data Collection and Processing Data were collected following the protocols described in the current standard operating procedures document (SOP), Appendix A of the salt marsh assessment QAPP approved by DEP and EPA. The SOP also includes information on the processing of macroinvertebrate specimens, including sorting, identification, and QA/QC testing. 2 Figure 1. Salt marsh site level assessment sites in the North Coastal Basin—specifically the Parker and Ipswich River sub-basins—selected by stratified random sampling design. Fifteen sites were randomly selected within the sub- watersheds with the lowest average IEI scores (< 0.5) for salt marshes. Five sites were randomly selected within the sub-watersheds with the highest average IEI scores > (0.8). Data were entered into spreadsheets with the same formatting used to report CAPS site-level assessment data to UMass for inclusion in the CAPS project database for development of Indices of Biological Integrity (IBIs). Two spreadsheets are included: caps_saltmarsh_vegetation_2015-2016.xlsx and caps_saltmarsh_macroinvertebrates_2015-2016.xlsx. The vegetation spreadsheet includes worksheets containing information on sampling methods, plot records (GPS locations, dates and times of sampling, etc.), vegetation data, nomenclature changes, collector codes, and a database dictionary / metadata record. The macroinvertebrate spreadsheet includes sample records, macroinvertebrate data, collector codes, an updated bench form (master list of taxa recorded since CAPS project inception), and a database dictionary / metadata record. Results Summary Twenty-four vascular plant taxa were recorded along 60 salt marsh transects (three per site), and 65 macroinvertebrate taxa were recorded in 40 dip net samples, 40 auger samples, and 40 quadrat observations (two samples of each type per site). 3 YrPlotID PlotID Phylum Class Subclass Order SubOrder Family Genus Species FinalID A1 A2 D1 D2 Q1 Q2 Notes 150802 8-2 Arthropoda Malacostraca Amphipoda Talitridae Talitridae 0 0 0 0 16 31 150802 8-2 Mollusca Gastropoda Ellobiidae Melampus bidentatus Melampus bidentatus 0 0 0 0 17 8 150802 8-2 Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Auchenorrhyncha Auchenorrhyncha 0 0 0 0 2 1 150802 8-2 Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Araneae 0 0 0 0 6 1 150802 8-2 Arthropoda Arachnida Acari Acari 0 0 0 0 0 3 150802 8-2 Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Diptera 0 0 0 0 3 0 150802 8-2 Arthropoda (larvae) Insecta (larvae) Diptera (larvae) Diptera (larvae) 0 0 1 1 1 0 150802 8-2 Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Auchenorrhyncha Delphacidae Delphacidae 1 0 0 0 0 0 150802 8-2 Arthropoda Malacostraca Tanaidacea Tanaidacea 4 4 82 0 0 0 150802 8-2 Arthropoda Malacostraca Amphipoda Corophiidae Corophiidae 18 22 2 0 0 0 150802 8-2 Arthropoda Malacostraca Eumalacostraca Amphipoda Gammaridea Melitidae Melitidae 5 1 0 0 0 0 150802 8-2 Arthropoda Malacostraca Isopoda Anthuridae Anthuridae 2 0 2 0 0 0 D1: most spionids and 150802 8-2 Annelida Polychaeta Spionida Spionidae Spionidae 0 1 109 0 0 0 some ampharetidae missing tentacles D1: most spionids and 150802 8-2 Annelida Polychaeta Terebellida Ampharetidae Ampharetidae 0 1 20 0 0 0 some ampharetidae missing tentacles D1: Sabellidae very small, 150802 8-2 Annelida Polychaeta Sabellida Sabellidae Sabellidae 0 0 4 0 0 0 difficult to remove from tube - in 2 pieces 150802 8-2 Mollusca Gastropoda Littorinimorpha Hydrobiidae Hydrobiidae 0 0 4 0 0 0 150802 8-2 Mollusca Gastropoda Littorinimorpha Littorinidae Littorinidae 0 0 3 0 0 0 150802 8-2 Mollusca Bivalvia Myoida Myidae Myidae 0 0 1 0 0 0 150802 8-2 Annelida Clitellata Hirudinea Hirudinea 0 0 10 0 0 0 150802 8-2 Nematoda Nematoda 0 0 7 0 0 0 150802 8-2 Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Hymenoptera 0 0 1 0 0 0 150802 8-2 Arthropoda Insecta Orthoptera Orthoptera 0 0 2 0 0 0 150802 8-2 Arthropoda Malacostraca Cumacea Cumacea 0 0 1 0 0 0 150802 8-2 Arthropoda Malacostraca Amphipoda Gammaridae Gammaridae 0 0 3 0 0 0 150802 8-2 Arthropoda Malacostraca Isopoda Idoteidae Idoteidae 0 0 2 0 0 0 150802 8-2 Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Palaemonidae Palaemonetes pugio Palaemonetes pugio 0 0 2 1 0 0 150802 8-2 Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Heteroptera Corixidae Corixidae 0 0 0 1 0 0 150807 8-7 Arthropoda Malacostraca Amphipoda Talitridae Talitridae 0 0 0 0 21 85 150807 8-7 Mollusca Bivalvia Mytiloida Mytilidae Geukensia demissa Geukensia demissa 0 0 0 0 6 2 150807 8-7 Mollusca Gastropoda Littorinimorpha Littorinidae Littorina saxatilis 0 0 0 0 2 25 150807 8-7 Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Auchenorrhyncha Auchenorrhyncha 0 0 0 0 14 43 150807 8-7 Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Araneae 0 0 0 0 10 21 150807 8-7 Arthropoda Arachnida Acari Acari 0 0 0 0 1 0 150807 8-7 Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Diptera 0 0 0 0 0 2 150807 8-7 Annelida Polychaeta Phyllodocida Nereididae Nereididae 1 0 0 0 0 0 150807 8-7 Annelida Annelida (Capitellidae/Oligochaeta type) 0 2 0 0 0 0 150807 8-7 Annelida Polychaeta Scolecida Orbiniidae Orbiniidae 0 1 0 0 0 0 150807 8-7 Annelida Polychaeta Phyllodocida Phyllodocidae Phyllodocidae 0 3 0 0 0 0 150807 8-7 Mollusca Gastropoda Littorinimorpha Littorinidae Littorinidae 0 0 0 4 0 0 151202 12-2 Arthropoda Malacostraca Amphipoda Talitridae Talitridae 0 0 0 0 5 1 151202 12-2 Mollusca Gastropoda Ellobiidae Melampus bidentatus Melampus bidentatus 0 0 0 0 8 5 151202 12-2 Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Araneae 0 0 0 1 1 2 151202 12-2 Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Coleoptera 0 0 0 0 3 1 151202 12-2 Arthropoda (larvae) Insecta (larvae) Coleoptera (larvae) Coleoptera (larvae) 0 0 0 0 0 1 151202 12-2 Annelida Polychaeta Phyllodocida Nereididae Nereididae 1 0 0 0 0 0 151202 12-2 Annelida Polychaeta Terebellida Ampharetidae Ampharetidae 1 0 0 0 0 0 151202 12-2 Arthropoda Malacostraca Tanaidacea Tanaidacea 1 1 0 0 0 0 151202 12-2 Annelida Annelida (unknown) 0 1 0 0 0 0 A2: Heavily damaged 151202 12-2 Arthropoda Malacostraca Amphipoda Aoridae Aoridae 0 1 0 0 0 0 151202 12-2 Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Sternorrhyncha Aphididae Aphididae 0 0 3 0 0 0 151202 12-2 Arthropoda Malacostraca Amphipoda Corophiidae Corophiidae 0 0 0 2 0 0 151202 12-2 Arthropoda Malacostraca Eumalacostraca Amphipoda Gammaridea Melitidae Melitidae 0 0 0 3 0 0 151203 12-3 Arthropoda Malacostraca Amphipoda Talitridae Talitridae 0 0 0 0 2 18 151203 12-3 Mollusca Gastropoda Ellobiidae Melampus bidentatus Melampus bidentatus 0 0 0 0 3 13 151203 12-3 Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Araneae 0 0 0 0 0 3 151203 12-3 Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Formicidae 0 0 0 0 0 1 151203 12-3 Annelida Polychaeta Terebellida Ampharetidae Ampharetidae 0 0 1 0 0 0 151203
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