47881 fl_ab99_benthos-meta Data Set Published / External 37225 Benthic Project Completed 2004-06-30 The Apalachicola Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and the NOAA Office for Coastal Management worked together to map benthic habitats within Apalachicola Bay, Florida. The bay and the lower portions of four distributaries were surveyed on 11-22 October 1999 using three benthic sampling techniques. This data set represents the benthic community information gathered from grab sampling. Grabs were collected at 136 stations throughout the bay. Original contact information: Contact Org: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Phone: 843-740-1202 Email: coastal.info@noaa.gov Identification and enumeration of infauna, biomass, and benthic community parameters were measured from the benthic grab samples. These data were collected to examine community distributions throughout the Apalachicola Bay system. 10038 Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > ESTUARY Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category biota Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category environment Spatial Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > FLORIDA Spatial Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA Theme Environmental Monitoring Theme GIS Theme OCM Benthic Habitat Mapping Theme benthic grab Theme benthos Theme geographic information system Spatial Apalachicola Spatial East Bay Spatial Florida Spatial Gulf of Mexico Spatial St. George Sound Spatial St. Vincent Sound Office for Coastal Management Charleston SC Data Set None Planned Map (digital) While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within limits of the state of the art, NOAA will not assume any liability for damages caused by any inaccuracies in these data, or failure in their use. NOAA Office for Coastal Management 49283 benthos Published / External Completed shapefile attribute table | Description Source: None Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script. 1 FID Unknown No No Active Internal feature number. | Description Source: ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. 2 Shape Unknown No No Active Feature geometry. | Description Source: ESRI Coordinates defining the features. 3 STATION NUMBER No No Active Unique identifier for sample sites. | Description Source: Unknown 1124 - 5062 4 LOCATION VARCHAR No No Active Area within bay where sample was collected. | Description Source: Unknown Apalachicola Bay: Unknown | St. Marks River: Unknown | St. Vincent Sound: Unknown | St. George Sound: Unknown | Little St. Marks River: Unknown | Scipio Point: Unknown | East River: Unknown | East Bay: Unknown | Apalachicola River: Unknown | 5 REGION VARCHAR No No Active General area within the bay that station is located. | Description Source: Unknown Apalachicola Bay: Unknown | East Bay: Unknown | Rivers: Unknown | St. George Sound: Unknown | St. Vincent Sound: Unknown | 6 LATITUDE NUMBER No No Active Latitude in decimal degrees. | Description Source: Unknown 29.59813 - 29.80775 7 LONGITUDE NUMBER No No Active Longitude in decimal degrees. | Description Source: Unknown -85.21027 - -84.73427 8 TAXA NUMBER No No Active Number of taxa present in sample. | Description Source: Unknown 2 - 62 9 TOTAL_ABUN NUMBER No No Active Total number of infaunal organisms in sample. | Description Source: Unknown 4 - 1010 10 DENSITY_M NUMBER No No Active Concentration of infaunal organisms per square meter. | Description Source: Unknown 100 - 25250 11 DIVERSITY NUMBER No No Active Shannon-Weiner diversity index score. | Description Source: Unknown 0.53 - 3.56 12 WET_BIO NUMBER No No Active Sum of infaunal wet biomass (in grams) in sample. | Description Source: Unknown 0.0085 - 458.1438 13 AMPHIPODS NUMBER No No Active Total abundance of all amphipods. | Description Source: Unknown 0 - 919 14 BIVALVES NUMBER No No Active Total abundance of all bivalves. | Description Source: Unknown 0 - 122 15 DECAPODS NUMBER No No Active Total abundance of all decapod crustaceans. | Description Source: Unknown 0 - 66 16 ECHINODERM NUMBER No No Active Total abundance of all echinoderms. | Description Source: Unknown 0 - 16 17 GASTROPODS NUMBER No No Active Total abundance of all gastropods. | Description Source: Unknown 0 - 140 18 ISOPODS NUMBER No No Active Total abundance of all isopods. | Description Source: Unknown 0 - 44 19 OLIGOS NUMBER No No Active Total abundance of oligochaetes. | Description Source: Unknown 0 - 129 20 OTHER NUMBER No No Active Total abundance of all other taxa sampled. | Description Source: Unknown 0 - 36 21 OTHER_PERA NUMBER No No Active Total abundance of all tanaids, ostracods, and mysids. | Description Source: Unknown 0 - 102 22 POLYS NUMBER No No Active Total abundance of all polychaetes. | Description Source: Unknown 2 - 219 Data Steward 2004-06-30 Organization NOAA Office for Coastal Management NOAA/OCM coastal.info@noaa.gov 2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston SC 29405-2413 (843) 740-1202 https://coast.noaa.gov NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page Online Resource Distributor 2004-06-30 Organization NOAA Office for Coastal Management NOAA/OCM coastal.info@noaa.gov 2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston SC 29405-2413 (843) 740-1202 https://coast.noaa.gov NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page Online Resource Metadata Contact 2004-06-30 Organization NOAA Office for Coastal Management NOAA/OCM coastal.info@noaa.gov 2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston SC 29405-2413 (843) 740-1202 https://coast.noaa.gov NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page Online Resource Point of Contact 2004-06-30 Organization NOAA Office for Coastal Management NOAA/OCM coastal.info@noaa.gov 2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston SC 29405-2413 (843) 740-1202 https://coast.noaa.gov NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page Online Resource Ground Condition -85.21027 -84.73427 29.80775 29.59813 Discrete 1999-10 Yes Yes 136 Unclassified None It is the responsibility of the user to determine the appropriate use of the data product. https://ocmgeodatastor1.blob.core.windows.net/benthic-data/Benthic/Grab_Sample_Data/FL_ApalachicolaBay_benthos.zip https://coast.noaa.gov/ NOAA's Office for Coastal Management (OCM) website Online Resource Information on the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) 2017-03-30 Date that the source FGDC record was last modified. 2017-11-14 Converted from FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details. 2018-02-08 Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only. 2018-04-11 Partial upload to move data access FTP links to Distribution Info and remove broken URLs. Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800 In the laboratory, organisms were separated from the remaining debris by flotation and handpicking, identified by experienced taxonomists, and enumerated. Quality assurance and control measures at Barry Vittor and Associates included randomly selecting and reconstituting with the original debris 10% of the samples and repeating the entire separation, identification, and enumeration process. The quality assurance plan followed by Barry A. Vittor and Associates calls for all samples processed by a particular technician to be redone if the checks show that any of technician's work differs by more than 5% from the original results. For this project, all discrepancies were within 5%. The taxonomists previously worked on several projects from northern Florida and verified each other's identifications. When differences of opinion occurred or when significant doubt remained, outside specialists examined the specimens. Identifications were to the lowest practical identification level (LPIL) when not to the species level. Stations were located in the field using a differential Global Positioning System (GPS), and station coordinates, date and time of day were recorded upon arrival at each station. Not relevant to the data set. All grab data were not included in this data layer. Abundances for taxonomic groups, community diversity, species richness, total abundance, and density per square meter were included in this data layer. Biomass data and abundance of individual species were not included, but these data can be found in the Apalachicola Bay benthic database, available from the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. All data are believed to be logically consistent. Apalachicola Bay Benthic Survey, October 1999 Barry Vittor and Associates, Inc. Range 1999-10-11 1999-10-22 Taxonomic counts and community parameter estimates for benthic grabs collected in Apalachicola Bay, Florida. | Source Geospatial Form: None | Type of Source Media: database table 1 Grab samples were collected using a 0.04 square meter Shipek grab. Grabs were washed on the boat and sieved through a 0.5-mm mesh. The sieve contents were then stored in a 10% buffered formalin solution and processed by Barry Vittor and Associates, Inc., Mobile, Alabama. In the laboratory, organisms were separated from the remaining debris by flotation and handpicking, identified by experienced taxonomists, and enumerated. Identifications were to the lowest practical identification level (LPIL) when not to the species level. 49283 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:47881 Anne Ball 2017-11-14T12:57:24 Jesse Brass 2026-06-19T18:58:15 2018-04-11 Office for Coastal Management OCM 1002 Public No No 2018-04-11 1 Year 2019-04-11