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Table 4 Details of array deployments

From: Performance of an ultrasonic telemetry positioning system under varied environmental conditions

 

Study site

Characteristic

Coastal

Estuarine

Riverine

Study species

Pink abalone (Haliotis corrugata)

Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)

Green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris)

Coordinates

32.691°, -117.263°

37.975°, -121.530°

40.082°, -122.116°

Study dates

24 September 2009 –27 November 2009

2 September 2009 –9 August 2010

10 April 2012 –12 June 2012

Study length (days)

60

40

49

Receivers (n)

6

10

5

Mean rec. - rec. distance (m)

93.1

302.9

74.3

Fixed transmitters (n)

6

13

6

Mean trans. - rec. distance (m)

50.8

182.3

70

Internal array area (hectares)

0.23

27.8

0.71

Depth (m)

12 - 14

4 - 5

1 - 12

Salinity (ppt)

33

0 - 0.5

0

Water temperature (°C)

13 - 22

8 - 25

6 - 17

Substrate

Boulders, bedrock, and claystone

Mud and silt

Gravel and cobble

  1. Rec., receiver; Trans., transmitter.