47928
Benthic grab data from October 1995 in the inland bays of New York/New Jersey Harbor
ny_jb95o_benthos-meta
Data Set
Published / External
37225
Benthic
Project
Completed
2000-05-31
Benthic grab samples were collected using a Shipek grab at pre-determined locations in the harbor. Taxonomic enumerations and biological community parameters were estimated from grab samples and used to assess habitat conditions in conjunction with sediment profile images taken at the same stations. All data were entered into a database, and habitat classes were defined for each station. The database was then used in a Geographic Information System (GIS) to characterize benthic habitat types for New York/New Jersey Harbor.
Original contact information:
Contact Org: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Phone: 843-740-1202
Email: coastal.info@noaa.gov
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) had a need to develop benthic habitat maps in NY/NJ Harbor. This was critical for developing a plan for dredged material management that was both economically feasible and environmentally sound. The overall objective was to provide background information to plan cost-effective, spatially focused studies for siting dredge material disposal and habitat restoration within the Harbor. These benthic grab data were useful in supplementing sediment profile data taken concurrently, and they are useful for evaluating abundance and biomass for species of interest and comparing community parameters over time and among Harbor sub-basins.
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none
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
boundaries
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
geoscientificInformation
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
inlandWaters
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
location
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
planningCadastre
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEW YORK
Theme
Environmental Monitoring
Theme
GIS
Theme
OCM Benthic Habitat Mapping
Theme
benthic grab
Theme
benthic habitat
Theme
benthic mapping
Theme
geographic information system
Spatial
Bowery Bay
Spatial
Flushing Bay
Spatial
Jamaica Bay
Spatial
New York
Spatial
New York Harbor
Spatial
Newark Bay
Spatial
Northeastern U. S.
Spatial
Upper Bay
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.
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jbo95ben.dbf
jbo95ben.dbf
Published / External
Completed
DBF Table | Description Source: None
Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.
1
Skey
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Unique identifier | Description Source: Unknown
2 - 253
2
Station
Unknown
No
No
Active
Unique number assigned to sample sites | Description Source: Unknown
Character Field
3
Location
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Name of bay or region where station is located | Description Source: Unknown
Atlantic Basin: Atlantic Basin, Upper Bay, NY | Bowery Bay: Bowery Bay, NY | Bush Terminals: Bush Terminals, Upper Bay, NY | Dead Horse Bay: Dead Horse Bay, NY | Flushing Bay: Flushing Bay, NY | Jamaica Bay: Jamaica Bay, NY | Newark Bay: Newark Bay, NY | Upper Bay: Upper Bay, NY |
4
Latitude
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Latitude in decimal degrees | Description Source: Unknown
40.5837 - 40.784
5
Longitude
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Longitude in decimal degrees | Description Source: Unknown
-74.1385 - -73.747
6
Latutm
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Latitude in UTM Zone 18 coordinates | Description Source: Unknown
4.49312e+006 - 4.5154e+006
7
Longutm
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Longitude in UTM Zone 18 coordinates | Description Source: Unknown
572816 - 605954
8
Taxa
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Number of taxa (species) identified at each station | Description Source: Unknown
0 - 46
9
Total
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Total abundance of organisms at each station | Description Source: Unknown
0 - 4590
10
Density
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Number of taxa per square meter at each station | Description Source: Unknown
0 - 114750
11
H_
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Shannon-Weiner Diversity Index (H') value at each station | Description Source: Unknown
0 - 2.4
12
J_
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Community Evenness (J') value at each station | Description Source: Unknown
0.26 - 1
13
D
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Simpson's Diversity Index value at each station | Description Source: Unknown
0.43 - 5.96
14
A_abdita
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Total number of Ampelisca abdita (amphipod) at each station | Description Source: Unknown
0 - 1684
15
C_tubercul
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Total number of Corophium tuberculatum (amphipod) at each station | Description Source: Unknown
0 - 1468
16
M_laterali
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Total number of Mulinia lateralis (clam) at each station | Description Source: Unknown
0 - 553
17
S_benedict
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Total number of Streblospio benedicti (polychaete) at each station | Description Source: Unknown
0 - 427
18
Mediomastu
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Total number of Mediomastus spp. (polychaete) at each station | Description Source: Unknown
0 - 437
19
M_gryllota
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Total number of Microdeutopus gryllotalpa (amphipod) at each station | Description Source: Unknown
0 - 1061
20
G_gemma
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Total number of Gemma gemma (clam) at each station | Description Source: Unknown
0 - 448
21
Oligochaet
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Total number of Oligochaeta LPIL (oligochaetes) at each station | Description Source: Unknown
0 - 212
22
S_vulgaris
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Total number of Sabella vulgaris (polychaete) at each station | Description Source: Unknown
0 - 509
23
M_mercenar
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Total number of Mercenaria mercenaria (clam) at each station | Description Source: Unknown
0 - 3
24
M_edulis
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Total number of Mytilus edulis (mussel) at each station | Description Source: Unknown
0 - 5
Data Steward
2000-05-31
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
2000-05-31
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
2000-05-31
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
2000-05-31
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
-74.1385
-73.747
40.784
40.58367
Discrete
1995-10
Yes
Yes
58
Unclassified
Benthic grab data from inland bays in New York/New Jersey Harbor, October 1995. For information about obtaining these data, please visit the project home page at http://www.coast.noaa.gov/benthic/data/northeast/nynj.htm;
none
It is the responsibility of the user to determine the appropriate use of the data product.
ftp://ftp.coast.noaa.gov/pub/benthic/Grab_Sample_Data/NY_JamaicaBay_benthos.zip
Bulk Download
FTP download of data files.
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.
Database Exchange Format (DBF)
Quality assurance and control measures included randomly selecting 10% of the samples, reconstituting them with the original debris and repeating the entire separation,identification, and enumeration process. The quality assurance plan followed by Barry A. Vittor and Associates,Inc., called for all samples processed by a particular technician to be redone if more than 10% of that technician's work showed any samples to differ by more than 5% from the original results. For this project, all discrepancies were within 5%. The taxonomists previously worked on several projects for the NY/NJ area 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 dataset.
All grab data were not included in this data layer.Abundances for species of interest (usually the ten most abundant species plus commercially important species) were included in this data layer. Data on less frequently occurring species were not included, but these data can be found in the NY/NJ Harbor project database tables.
All data are believed to be logically consistent.
NONE
Barry Vittor and Associates, Inc.
Discrete
1995-10
Taxonomic counts and community parameter estimates for benthic grabs collected for the NY/NJ Harbor project. | Source Geospatial Form: map | Type of Source Media: spreadsheet
1
A Shipek grab (0.04 m2) was used to collect benthic and sediment samples from one-third of the stations, and the grab was operated concurrently with deployment of a sediment profile camera from a different area of the RVOnrust. Two grabs were taken at each of the grab-sampled stations. All sediments collected in the first grab were prepared for benthic analyses by gently washing the material through a 0.5-mm mesh sieve and washing the contents into a labeled cloth bag that was immersed and stored in 10% buffered formaldehyde and seawater. In the laboratory at Barry A. Vittor and Associates, Inc., Mobile,AL, organisms were separated from the remaining debris by flotation and handpicking, identified by experienced taxonomists, and enumerated. Identification and counts were entered into a spreadsheet file and community parameter estimates were calculated. These data were then entered asa table into a database including the associated sediment profile data, sediment data and navigation records.
2000-03-07T00:00:00
49339
Entity
jbo95ben.dbf
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:47928
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2017-11-14T12:57:41
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2023-05-30T18:09:28
2018-04-11
Office for Coastal Management
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2018-04-11
1 Year
2019-04-11