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Pierce_Marsh2001-2002tblSamples.csv

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GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:54680 | Updated: October 17, 2023 | Published / External

Item Identification

Title:	Pierce_Marsh2001-2002tblSamples.csv
Status:	Completed
Abstract:	Table contains sample information including project name, sample sites, date, gear type code, environmental, habitat, and vegetation data. An empty cell or column, or a cell or column that contains a code of '-999' indicates parameter was not measured, or data are not available for given record. Table was created by the export of data from an SQL Server database.
Supplemental Information:	No percent vegetative cover data, unless area was non-vegetated; if so, percent vegetation = 0. No plant biomass data.

Physical Location

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

	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.

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 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: 796950

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: 796951

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: 796953

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: 796926

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: 796954

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: 796932

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: 796933

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: 796934

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: 796925

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: 796931

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: 796942

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: 796957

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: 796927

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: 796955

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: 796928

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: 796929

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: 796939

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: 796941

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: 796940

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: 796938

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: 796937

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: 796935

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: 796945

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: 796930

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: 796943

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: 796944

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: 796936

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: 796946

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: 796949

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: 796948

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: 796952

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: 796956

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: 796947

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: 796958

Date Effective From:	1988
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: 796959

Date Effective From:	2018
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization):	Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
Address:	75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami, FL 33149 USA
Phone:	(305)361-5761
URL:	https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
Business Hours:	8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST
Contact Instructions:	Contact by email preferred.

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 796960

Date Effective From:	1988
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

Point of Contact

CC ID: 796962

Date Effective From:	2018
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.

View Historical Support Roles

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 796963

Start Date:	2016
End Date:	Present
Download URL:	https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0099/0156970/1.1/data/0-data/8606/CSV/Halls%20Lake%201990%20tblSamples/Renamed_Data_Table.csv
Distributor:
File Name:	Renamed_Data_Table.csv
File Type (Deprecated):	csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format:	CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
Compression:	Uncompressed
Review Status:	Not Chked

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID:	54680
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:54680
Metadata Record Created By:	Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created:	2018-11-06 12:22+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2023-10-17 16:12+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