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COP_1990-_1991_tblSamples.csv

Entity (ENT)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:52888  |  Updated: August 9, 2022  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Physical Location
Entity Info
Data Attributes
Support Roles
Catalog Details

Summary

Abstract

Table contains sample information including project name, sample sites, date, gear type, environmental, habitat, and vegetation data. A value of '-999' in any column indicates parameter was not measured or information is not available for given record. Empty column also indicates parameter was not measured.

Description

Table contains sample information including project name, sample sites, date, gear type, environmental, habitat, and vegetation data. A value of '-999' in any column indicates parameter was not measured or information is not available for given record. Empty column also indicates parameter was not measured.

Entity Information

Entity Type
Spreadsheet

Data Attribute / Type Description
ProjectName
CHAR 		Combination of assigned project name and year(s) study was conducted.
SampleNumber
CHAR 		Generally, project acronym-year-sample number combination used to identify each data record.
StudySite
CHAR 		Name assigned to study site usually obtained from a local or regional map.
Date
Date 		Date of sample collection in Month/Day/Year format.
Time
NUMBER 		Time of sample collection in Hours:Minutes AM/PM format.
GPSLatitude
NUMBER 		General latitude coordinates, often estimated, converted to decimal degrees.
GPSLongitude
NUMBER 		General longitude coordinates, often estimated, converted to decimal degrees.
GearType
NUMBER 		Code number assigned to identify type of sampler used in study. 1=Drop trap (1.14-m diameter, sampled 1-m2 area) 2=Drop trap (1.8-m diameter, sampled 2.6-m2 area) 3=Throw trap (1-m2, sampled 1-m2 area) 4=Lift net 5=Trawl (i.e., otter) 6=Visual transect 7=Beam trawl 8=Throw net 9=Benthic sled 10=Seine 11=Plankton net 12=Growth cages and mesocosms
AreaSampled
NUMBER 		Area sampled by gear and gear specific.
FieldSalinity_in_ppt
NUMBER 		Salinity recorded in the field in ppt.
LaboratorySalinity_in_ppt
NUMBER 		Salinity measured in the laboratory in ppt.
WaterTemperature_in_°C
NUMBER 		Water temperature just below surface in °C.
Dissolved_Oxygen_in_ppm
NUMBER 		Dissolved oxygen in ppm; equivalent to mg/L.
Turbidity_in_NTU's
NUMBER 		Turbidity generally in nephelometric turbidity units (NTU's).
Distance_to_Marsh_Edge_in_m
NUMBER 		Distance to Marsh Edge from middle of sampler in meters. Distance may be estimated visually, or measured with measuring tape, or by rangefinder.
Distance_to_Seagrass_Edge_in_m
NUMBER 		Distance to Seagrass Edge from middle of sampler in meters. Distance may be estimated visually, or measured with measuring tape, or by rangefinder.
Inside_Depth_One_in_cm
NUMBER 		First depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters.
Inside_Depth_Two_in_cm
NUMBER 		Second depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters.
Inside_Depth_Three_in_cm
NUMBER 		Third depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available.
Inside_Depth_Four_in_cm
NUMBER 		Fourth depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available.
Inside_Depth_Five_in_cm
NUMBER 		Fifth depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available.
GeneralHabitat
CHAR 		Primary habitat level: General habitat type. Coral Reef=Habitat built by calcareous animals Mangrove=Habitat dominated by black or red mangroves Marsh=Habitat dominated by marsh emergent plants or grasses Ocean=Non-estuarine, continental shelf area Open water=Shallow, nonvegetated estuarine bottom (formerly called SNVB or SNB) Oyster reef=Bottom area dominated by oyster shell habitat Spoil Site=Site rebuilt by dredged, relocated bottom sediments Submerged Aquatic Vegetation =Open water, vegetated bottom area primarily of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Not Available=No information
PhysicalHabitat
CHAR 		Secondary habitat level: Physical habitat type that better describes General Habitat. Nonvegetated=Unvegetated General Habitat of open water with soil or sandy bottom Shell=General Habitat dominated by oyster shell or other hard bottom Vegetated=Vegetated General Habitat of either marsh or Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Not Available No information
DominantPlantSpecies
CHAR 		Dominant taxon of vegetation present inside sampler or in nearby adjacent area.
MarshSeagrassType
CHAR 		Tertiary habitat level: Describes sites as natural, created, restored, transplanted, or naturally revegetated. Marsh constructed=excavating, backfilling, grading, etc. Non-constructed=minimally disturbed or untouched site Non-transplanted=site where seagrass occurs 'naturally' Site repopulated/reseeded 'by nature'=marsh plants, seagrass, or Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Enhanced wetlands altered or restored=by man to improve a particular function
MiscDescriptor
CHAR 		Pertinent miscellaneous information about sample site, location, replicate number, etc., not elsewhere recorded for given record. Edge=Marsh edge at interface of marsh and non-marsh areas
GeneralHabitatComments
CHAR 		General comments provided for clarification purposes.
PlantBiomass_in_grams
NUMBER 		Optional column used to indicate if method(s) to obtain vegetation weight, or the measurement unit differed from standard procedures.
PlantWetBiomass_in_grams
NUMBER 		Vegetation weight in grams obtained after blotting plant material dry, if available.
PlantDryBiomass_in_grams
NUMBER 		Air or oven-dried [dry or ash] weight in grams. If dry weight to 0.001 or 0.0001 grams.
StemCount
NUMBER 		Total or subsampled number of plant stems inside sampler (all taxa combined). Unprocessed unit-free numbers.
VegCover
NUMBER 		Estimated percentage of bottom area inside sampler covered by vegetation.
PlantComments
CHAR 		Miscellaneous information on secondary vegetation types and other comments.

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Tim J Baumer
tim.baumer@noaa.gov
409-766-3784

Metadata Contact
James Ditty
Jim.Ditty@noaa.gov
409-766-3782

Item Identification

Title: COP_1990-_1991_tblSamples.csv
Short Name: Samples Data
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Table contains sample information including project name, sample sites, date, gear type, environmental, habitat, and vegetation data. A value of '-999' in any column indicates parameter was not measured or information is not available for given record. Empty column also indicates parameter was not measured.

Supplemental Information:

No biomass/weight data for any nekton.

Most sample site location coordinates are approximate.

Physical Location

Organization: Southeast Fisheries Science Center
City: Miami
State/Province: FL
Country: USA
Location Description:

In file 10004.zip on the PARR Data Server

Entity Information

Entity Type: Spreadsheet
Active Version?: Yes
Description:

Table contains sample information including project name, sample sites, date, gear type, environmental, habitat, and vegetation data. A value of '-999' in any column indicates parameter was not measured or information is not available for given record. Empty column also indicates parameter was not measured.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 ProjectName CHAR Combination of assigned project name and year(s) study was conducted.
100
 SampleNumber CHAR Generally, project acronym-year-sample number combination used to identify each data record.
100
 StudySite CHAR Name assigned to study site usually obtained from a local or regional map.
100
 Date Date Date of sample collection in Month/Day/Year format.
100
 Time NUMBER Time of sample collection in Hours:Minutes AM/PM format.
100
 GPSLatitude NUMBER General latitude coordinates, often estimated, converted to decimal degrees.
100
 GPSLongitude NUMBER General longitude coordinates, often estimated, converted to decimal degrees.
100
 GearType NUMBER Code number assigned to identify type of sampler used in study. 1=Drop trap (1.14-m diameter, sampled 1-m2 area) 2=Drop trap (1.8-m diameter, sampled 2.6-m2 area) 3=Throw trap (1-m2, sampled 1-m2 area) 4=Lift net 5=Trawl (i.e., otter) 6=Visual transect 7=Beam trawl 8=Throw net 9=Benthic sled 10=Seine 11=Plankton net 12=Growth cages and mesocosms
100
 AreaSampled NUMBER Area sampled by gear and gear specific.
100
 FieldSalinity_in_ppt NUMBER Salinity recorded in the field in ppt.
100
 LaboratorySalinity_in_ppt NUMBER Salinity measured in the laboratory in ppt.
100
 WaterTemperature_in_°C NUMBER Water temperature just below surface in °C.
100
 Dissolved_Oxygen_in_ppm NUMBER Dissolved oxygen in ppm; equivalent to mg/L.
100
 Turbidity_in_NTU's NUMBER Turbidity generally in nephelometric turbidity units (NTU's).
100
 Distance_to_Marsh_Edge_in_m NUMBER Distance to Marsh Edge from middle of sampler in meters. Distance may be estimated visually, or measured with measuring tape, or by rangefinder.
100
 Distance_to_Seagrass_Edge_in_m NUMBER Distance to Seagrass Edge from middle of sampler in meters. Distance may be estimated visually, or measured with measuring tape, or by rangefinder.
100
 Inside_Depth_One_in_cm NUMBER First depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters.
100
 Inside_Depth_Two_in_cm NUMBER Second depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters.
100
 Inside_Depth_Three_in_cm NUMBER Third depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available.
100
 Inside_Depth_Four_in_cm NUMBER Fourth depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available.
100
 Inside_Depth_Five_in_cm NUMBER Fifth depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available.
100
 GeneralHabitat CHAR Primary habitat level: General habitat type. Coral Reef=Habitat built by calcareous animals Mangrove=Habitat dominated by black or red mangroves Marsh=Habitat dominated by marsh emergent plants or grasses Ocean=Non-estuarine, continental shelf area Open water=Shallow, nonvegetated estuarine bottom (formerly called SNVB or SNB) Oyster reef=Bottom area dominated by oyster shell habitat Spoil Site=Site rebuilt by dredged, relocated bottom sediments Submerged Aquatic Vegetation =Open water, vegetated bottom area primarily of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Not Available=No information
100
 PhysicalHabitat CHAR Secondary habitat level: Physical habitat type that better describes General Habitat. Nonvegetated=Unvegetated General Habitat of open water with soil or sandy bottom Shell=General Habitat dominated by oyster shell or other hard bottom Vegetated=Vegetated General Habitat of either marsh or Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Not Available No information
100
 DominantPlantSpecies CHAR Dominant taxon of vegetation present inside sampler or in nearby adjacent area.
100
 MarshSeagrassType CHAR Tertiary habitat level: Describes sites as natural, created, restored, transplanted, or naturally revegetated. Marsh constructed=excavating, backfilling, grading, etc. Non-constructed=minimally disturbed or untouched site Non-transplanted=site where seagrass occurs 'naturally' Site repopulated/reseeded 'by nature'=marsh plants, seagrass, or Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Enhanced wetlands altered or restored=by man to improve a particular function
100
 MiscDescriptor CHAR Pertinent miscellaneous information about sample site, location, replicate number, etc., not elsewhere recorded for given record. Edge=Marsh edge at interface of marsh and non-marsh areas
100
 GeneralHabitatComments CHAR General comments provided for clarification purposes.
100
 PlantBiomass_in_grams NUMBER Optional column used to indicate if method(s) to obtain vegetation weight, or the measurement unit differed from standard procedures.
100
 PlantWetBiomass_in_grams NUMBER Vegetation weight in grams obtained after blotting plant material dry, if available.
100
 PlantDryBiomass_in_grams NUMBER Air or oven-dried [dry or ash] weight in grams. If dry weight to 0.001 or 0.0001 grams.
100
 StemCount NUMBER Total or subsampled number of plant stems inside sampler (all taxa combined). Unprocessed unit-free numbers.
100
 VegCover NUMBER Estimated percentage of bottom area inside sampler covered by vegetation.
100
 PlantComments CHAR Miscellaneous information on secondary vegetation types and other comments.

Attribute Details

ProjectName

CC ID: 758218
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: CHAR
Max Length: 50
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Combination of assigned project name and year(s) study was conducted.

SampleNumber

CC ID: 758219
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: CHAR
Max Length: 50
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Generally, project acronym-year-sample number combination used to identify each data record.

StudySite

CC ID: 758221
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: CHAR
Max Length: 60
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Name assigned to study site usually obtained from a local or regional map.

Date

CC ID: 758194
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: Date
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Date of sample collection in Month/Day/Year format.

Time

CC ID: 758222
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Time of sample collection in Hours:Minutes AM/PM format.

GPSLatitude

CC ID: 758200
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 7
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

General latitude coordinates, often estimated, converted to decimal degrees.

GPSLongitude

CC ID: 758201
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 7
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

General longitude coordinates, often estimated, converted to decimal degrees.

GearType

CC ID: 758202
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Code number assigned to identify type of sampler used in study.

1=Drop trap (1.14-m diameter, sampled 1-m2 area)

2=Drop trap (1.8-m diameter, sampled 2.6-m2 area)

3=Throw trap (1-m2, sampled 1-m2 area)

4=Lift net

5=Trawl (i.e., otter)

6=Visual transect

7=Beam trawl

8=Throw net

9=Benthic sled

10=Seine

11=Plankton net

12=Growth cages and mesocosms

AreaSampled

CC ID: 758193
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Area sampled by gear and gear specific.

FieldSalinity_in_ppt

CC ID: 758199
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Salinity recorded in the field in ppt.

LaboratorySalinity_in_ppt

CC ID: 758210
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Salinity measured in the laboratory in ppt.

WaterTemperature_in_°C

CC ID: 758225
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Water temperature just below surface in °C.

Dissolved_Oxygen_in_ppm

CC ID: 758195
Seq. Order: 13
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Dissolved oxygen in ppm; equivalent to mg/L.

Turbidity_in_NTU's

CC ID: 758223
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Turbidity generally in nephelometric turbidity units (NTU's).

Distance_to_Marsh_Edge_in_m

CC ID: 758196
Seq. Order: 15
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Distance to Marsh Edge from middle of sampler in meters. Distance may be estimated visually, or measured with measuring tape, or by rangefinder.

Distance_to_Seagrass_Edge_in_m

CC ID: 758197
Seq. Order: 16
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Distance to Seagrass Edge from middle of sampler in meters. Distance may be estimated visually, or measured with measuring tape, or by rangefinder.

Inside_Depth_One_in_cm

CC ID: 758207
Seq. Order: 17
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

First depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters.

Inside_Depth_Two_in_cm

CC ID: 758209
Seq. Order: 18
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Second depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters.

Inside_Depth_Three_in_cm

CC ID: 758208
Seq. Order: 19
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Third depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available.

Inside_Depth_Four_in_cm

CC ID: 758206
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Fourth depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available.

Inside_Depth_Five_in_cm

CC ID: 758205
Seq. Order: 21
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Fifth depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available.

GeneralHabitat

CC ID: 758203
Seq. Order: 22
Data Storage Type: CHAR
Max Length: 30
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Primary habitat level: General habitat type.

Coral Reef=Habitat built by calcareous animals

Mangrove=Habitat dominated by black or red mangroves

Marsh=Habitat dominated by marsh emergent plants or grasses

Ocean=Non-estuarine, continental shelf area

Open water=Shallow, nonvegetated estuarine bottom (formerly called SNVB or SNB)

Oyster reef=Bottom area dominated by oyster shell habitat

Spoil Site=Site rebuilt by dredged, relocated bottom sediments

Submerged Aquatic Vegetation =Open water, vegetated bottom area primarily of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV)

Not Available=No information

PhysicalHabitat

CC ID: 758213
Seq. Order: 23
Data Storage Type: CHAR
Max Length: 25
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Secondary habitat level: Physical habitat type that better describes General Habitat.

Nonvegetated=Unvegetated General Habitat of open water with soil or sandy bottom

Shell=General Habitat dominated by oyster shell or other hard bottom

Vegetated=Vegetated General Habitat of either marsh or Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV)

Not Available No information

DominantPlantSpecies

CC ID: 758198
Seq. Order: 24
Data Storage Type: CHAR
Max Length: 30
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Dominant taxon of vegetation present inside sampler or in nearby adjacent area.

MarshSeagrassType

CC ID: 758211
Seq. Order: 25
Data Storage Type: CHAR
Max Length: 25
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Tertiary habitat level: Describes sites as natural, created, restored, transplanted, or naturally revegetated.

Marsh constructed=excavating, backfilling, grading, etc.

Non-constructed=minimally disturbed or untouched site

Non-transplanted=site where seagrass occurs 'naturally'

Site repopulated/reseeded 'by nature'=marsh plants, seagrass, or Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV)

Enhanced wetlands altered or restored=by man to improve a particular function

MiscDescriptor

CC ID: 758212
Seq. Order: 26
Data Storage Type: CHAR
Max Length: 50
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Pertinent miscellaneous information about sample site, location, replicate number, etc., not elsewhere recorded for given record.

Edge=Marsh edge at interface of marsh and non-marsh areas

GeneralHabitatComments

CC ID: 758204
Seq. Order: 27
Data Storage Type: CHAR
Max Length: 200
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

General comments provided for clarification purposes.

PlantBiomass_in_grams

CC ID: 758214
Seq. Order: 28
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 7
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Optional column used to indicate if method(s) to obtain vegetation weight, or the measurement unit differed from standard procedures.

PlantWetBiomass_in_grams

CC ID: 758217
Seq. Order: 29
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 7
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Vegetation weight in grams obtained after blotting plant material dry, if available.

PlantDryBiomass_in_grams

CC ID: 758216
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 7
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Air or oven-dried [dry or ash] weight in grams. If dry weight to 0.001 or 0.0001 grams.

StemCount

CC ID: 758220
Seq. Order: 31
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Total or subsampled number of plant stems inside sampler (all taxa combined). Unprocessed unit-free numbers.

VegCover

CC ID: 758224
Seq. Order: 32
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Estimated percentage of bottom area inside sampler covered by vegetation.

PlantComments

CC ID: 758215
Seq. Order: 33
Data Storage Type: CHAR
Max Length: 255
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Miscellaneous information on secondary vegetation types and other comments.

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 758226
Date Effective From: 2006-01-03
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Ditty, James
Address: 4700 Avenue U
Galveston, TX 77551-5997
Email Address: Jim.Ditty@noaa.gov
Phone: 409-766-3782
Fax: 409-766-3508

Data Steward

CC ID: 758227
Date Effective From: 1990
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Ditty, James
Address: 4700 Avenue U
Galveston, TX 77551-5997
Email Address: Jim.Ditty@noaa.gov
Phone: 409-766-3782
Fax: 409-766-3508
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Distributor

CC ID: 758228
Date Effective From: 1990
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD)
Address: NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
Phone: (301) 713-3277
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 758229
Date Effective From: 1990
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Ditty, James
Address: 4700 Avenue U
Galveston, TX 77551-5997
Email Address: Jim.Ditty@noaa.gov
Phone: 409-766-3782
Fax: 409-766-3508
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Point of Contact

CC ID: 758230
Date Effective From: 2016
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Baumer, Tim J
Address: 4700 Avenue U
Galveston, TX 77551
Email Address: tim.baumer@noaa.gov
Phone: 409-766-3784
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 52888
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:52888
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2018-06-19 07:07+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2021-10-21
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-10-21
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-10-21