Determining the role of benthic diatoms in ecosystem primary production in the Damariscotta River Estuary

Emilee Burris1,2, Jeremy Joel Rich3, Sean O'Neill3 and Christopher K Algar4, (1)University of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME, United States, (2)Dalhousie University, Oceanography, Halifax, NS, Canada, (3)University of Maine, School of Marine Sciences, Orono, ME, United States, (4)Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada