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Title: BKC cannibalism data
Short Name: BKC data
Status: Completed
Purpose:

The purpose of the data was to show how cannibalism rates differ in habitats with varying complexities.

Entity Information

Entity Type: Spreadsheet
Description:

Blue king crab cannibalism data.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
START_DATE DATE Start date of experiment.
100
EXP_DUR NUMBER Number of hours experiment lasted.
100
BIN NUMBER Tracking number for each experimental tub.
100
PRED_SPEC TEXT Predator species. BKC = Blue king crab
100
PRED_SIZE NUMBER Predator carapace size (mm)
100
SUBSTRATE TEXT Substrate used in the experiment
100
INITIAL_BKC NUMBER Initial number of prey crabs in a given replicate
100
FINAL_BKC NUMBER Final number of prey crabs in a given replicate
100
CRABS_EATEN NUMBER Total number of crabs eaten in a given replicate
100
SURVIVAL NUMBER The proportion of blue king crabs surviving by the end of the experimental trial
100
PROP_EATEN NUMBER The proportion of blue king crabs available to be consumed in a given replicate
100
VISIBLE_CRABS NUMBER The number of blue king crabs visible to researchers when the experimental tank is viewed from above
100
PROP_BKC_CRYPTIC NUMBER The proportion of blue king crabs hiding when researchers view experimental tanks from above
100
NUM_EATEN_HOUR NUMBER The proportion of blue king crabs eaten per hour

Attribute Details

START_DATE

CC ID: 822920
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: DATE
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Start date of experiment.

EXP_DUR

CC ID: 822921
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of hours experiment lasted.

BIN

CC ID: 822922
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Tracking number for each experimental tub.

PRED_SPEC

CC ID: 822923
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Predator species. BKC = Blue king crab

PRED_SIZE

CC ID: 822924
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Predator carapace size (mm)

SUBSTRATE

CC ID: 822925
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Substrate used in the experiment

INITIAL_BKC

CC ID: 822926
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Initial number of prey crabs in a given replicate

FINAL_BKC

CC ID: 822927
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Final number of prey crabs in a given replicate

CRABS_EATEN

CC ID: 822928
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Total number of crabs eaten in a given replicate

SURVIVAL

CC ID: 822929
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The proportion of blue king crabs surviving by the end of the experimental trial

PROP_EATEN

CC ID: 822930
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The proportion of blue king crabs available to be consumed in a given replicate

VISIBLE_CRABS

CC ID: 822931
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The number of blue king crabs visible to researchers when the experimental tank is viewed from above

PROP_BKC_CRYPTIC

CC ID: 822932
Seq. Order: 13
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The proportion of blue king crabs hiding when researchers view experimental tanks from above

NUM_EATEN_HOUR

CC ID: 822933
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The proportion of blue king crabs eaten per hour

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 55551
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:55551
Metadata Record Created By: Christie Lang
Metadata Record Created: 2019-02-21 13:57+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2019-02-21
Owner Org: AFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2019-02-21
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2020-02-21