Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Data Set Details

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GCE-LTER Data Set Summary

Accession:

INV-GCEM-1006

Research Theme:

Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology (Monitoring)

Contributors:

Steven C. Pennings, Kristen Anstead

Title:

Fall 2009 crab population monitoring: mid-marsh and creek bank abundance based on crab hole counts at GCE marsh, monitoring sites 1-10

Abstract:

This data set is the Fall 2009 estimate of crab densities at the GCE-LTER marsh sites used for population monitoring. Crab abundance was determined by counting the number of crab holes within a 625 cm^2 quadrat and converting the counts to number per square meter. Counts were made in the mid-marsh and creek bank zones (n = 4 per zone) at GCE sites 1 through 10. This method does not differentiate which species made a particular hole and therefore only estimates total crab abundance. Plugged holes were excluded from the counts.

DOI:

10.6073/pasta/c47cffa6d5fc29388c35a0eb7033d295

Key Words:

Aquatic Invertebrate Monitoring, Armases, crabs, creek bank, density, Eurytium, fall, intertidal, marshes, mid-marsh, monitoring, mud, permanent plots, population dynamics, Sesarma, Uca

LTER Core Area:

Population Studies

Research Themes:

GCE2 Q2 - Domain Patterns, GCE3 Area2 - Patterns within the Domain, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology

Study Period:

26-Oct-2009 to 28-Oct-2009

Study Sites:

GCE1 -- Eulonia, Georgia, USA
GCE2 -- Four Mile Island, Georgia, USA
GCE3 -- North Sapelo, Sapelo Island, Georgia, USA
GCE4 -- Meridian, Georgia, USA
GCE5 -- Folly River, Georgia, USA
GCE6 -- Dean Creek, Sapelo Island, Georgia, USA
GCE7 -- Carrs Island, Georgia, USA
GCE8 -- Alligator Creek, Georgia, USA
GCE9 -- Rockdedundy Island, Georgia, USA
GCE10 -- Hunt Camp, Sapelo Island, Georgia, USA

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Species References:

Armases cinereum, Eurytium limosum, Sesarma reticulatum, Uca minax, Uca pugilator, Uca pugnax

Project References:

Marine invertebrate monitoring

Downloads:

Data Table: INV-GCEM-1006 (Main data table for data set INV-GCEM-1006, 84 records)

Access: Public (released 01-Jun-2011)

Metadata: Text (ESA FLED), XML (Ecological Metadata Language)

Data Formats: Spreadsheet (CSV) [7.94kb], Text File [5.92kb], MATLAB (GCE Toolbox) [689.63kb], MATLAB (Variables) [397.96kb], Text Report [81.20kb]

Column List:(hide)

Column	Name	Units	Type	Description
1	Year	YYYY	integer	Calendar year of observation
2	Month	M	integer	Calendar month of observation
3	Day	D	integer	Calendar day of observation
4	Site	none	integer	GCE-LTER sampling site number
5	Zone	none	integer	Marsh zone code (1=Creekbank, 2=Mid-marsh, 3 = High-marsh Juncus zone)
6	Plot	none	integer	GCE-LTER permanent plot number
7	Location	none	string	Geographic location code in the GCE Metadata Database for the sampling plot
8	Flag_Location	none	string	QA/QC flags for Geographic location code in the GCE Metadata Database for the sampling plot (flagging criteria, where "x" is Location: manual)
9	Location_Notes	none	string	Notes on location assignments and geographic accuracy
10	Longitude	degrees	floating-point	Geographic longitude in decimal degrees
11	Flag_Longitude	none	string	QA/QC flags for Geographic longitude in decimal degrees (flagging criteria, where "x" is Longitude: x<-180="I", x>180="I", manual)
12	Latitude	degrees	floating-point	Geographic latitude in decimal degrees
13	Flag_Latitude	none	string	QA/QC flags for Geographic latitude in decimal degrees (flagging criteria, where "x" is Latitude: x<-90="I", x>90="I", manual)
14	Quadrat_Area	cm^2	floating-point	Areal measurement of the quadrat frame
15	Flag_Quadrat_Area	none	string	QA/QC flags for Areal measurement of the quadrat frame (flagging criteria, where "x" is Quadrat_Area: x<0="I", x>625="Q", x>5000="I")
16	Hole_Count	Count	integer	Number of crab holes recorded in 625 cm^2 quadrat
17	Flag_Hole_Count	none	string	QA/QC flags for Number of crab holes recorded in 625 cm^2 quadrat (flagging criteria, where "x" is Hole_Count: x<0="I", x>60="Q")
18	Hole_Density	Count/m^2	floating-point	Calculated number of crab holes per meter squared
19	Flag_Hole_Density	none	string	QA/QC flags for Calculated number of crab holes per meter squared (flagging criteria, where "x" is Hole_Density: x<0="I", x>960="Q")

Statistics:

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Citation:

Pennings, Steven C. 2010. Fall 2009 crab population monitoring: mid-marsh and creek bank abundance based on crab hole counts at GCE marsh, monitoring sites 1-10. Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Project, University of Georgia, Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/c47cffa6d5fc29388c35a0eb7033d295

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