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CTD data collected from a Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) t...
Description Along the FOCAL Transect on the Alabama shelf, a CTD survey was conducted using Seabird SBE 25 Sealogger CTD on 06/04/2019. It measured depth (m), salinity (PSU),... -
Effects of oil exposure, plant species composition, and plant genotypic diver...
Abstract This dataset contains images and productivity data from a yearlong mesocosm experiment. We included three plant composition treatments: Spartina alterniflora only,... -
Assessment of marsh/mangrove above and below ground productivity at Chandeleu...
Abstract Productivity of Spartina alterniflora and Avicennia germinans was assessed by measuring growth of shoots/leaves between sampling periods (approximately 3 months).... -
Individual Measurements from trawl surveys of fish and invertebrates in Coast...
Abstract Fishes and macroinvertebrates were collected using a 12.8m semi-balloon otter trawl with 4 cm mesh in Spring and Fall of 2015 in the coastal waters of Alabama and... -
Bottom longline surveys of elasmobranchs and teleosts in Coastal Alabama, Mis...
Abstract Catch and individual measurements from all organisms captured on bottom longline surveys in Coastal Alabama, Mississippi, and the Chandeleur Islands in 2015. Bottom... -
Trawl surveys of fish and invertebrates in Coastal Alabama, Mississippi, and ...
Abstract Fishes and macroinvertebrates were collected using a 12.8m semi-balloon otter trawl with 4 cm mesh in Spring and Fall of 2015 in the coastal waters of Alabama and... -
Examining the role of intraspecific oyster diversity in response to oiling, d...
Abstract Oysters in the Gulf of Mexico were likely subjected to multiple stressors as a result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill – those directly from the spill and those... -
Oyster shell heights in 2015-2016 among previously documented oiled and non-o...
Abstract Shell heights of up to 20 live oysters per size class (spat, seed, market) found in oyster reefs sampled in the early fall (September/October) and spring (April/May) in... -
Physical data for nearshore and subtidal oyster reef sites sampled in 2015 – ...
Abstract Cruise report information and physical data for oyster reef sites sampled in the early fall (September/October) and spring (April/May) from 2015 to 2016. Four... -
Taxonomic diversity among oyster reefs in 2015-2016 in previously documented ...
Abstract Abundance of live organisms (per 0.25 m2 quadrat) found in oyster reefs sampled in the early fall (September/October) and spring (April/May) from 2015 to 2016. Four... -
Impact of DWH oil spill on Spartina alterniflora in the Chandeleur Islands, L...
Abstract Biodiversity, whether functional, taxonomic, or genetic, can influence a range of marine ecosystem services such as productivity and resource utilization. Theory... -
Assessment of marsh/mangrove above and below ground productivity at Chandeleu...
Abstract Productivity of Spartina alterniflora and Avicennia germinans was assessed by measuring growth of shoots/leaves between sampling periods (approximately 3 months).... -
Site characterization using estimates of vegetative cover at Chandeleur Islan...
Abstract To characterize plots as marsh only, mangrove only, or mixed, we employed a simple, effective assessment of percent cover. In each 3m*3m plot, we quantified plant... -
The effects of oiling on salt marsh and mangrove macrofauna communities at th...
Abstract To determine the relative abundances, species number, and composition of macrofauna, all plots were sampled at high tide during the growing season (June and October) in... -
Monthly physical surface water data in an intertidal zone adjacent to a moder...
Abstract Physical data were collected on a monthly basis on the day of sediment collection. This data was used in conjunction with sediment experiments to better understand the... -
Potential denitrification rates in moderately oiled marshes at the Chandeleur...
Abstract The Deepwater Horizon oil spill has contributed to significant loss of marsh vegetation. Decreased marsh vegetation habitats can lead to a reduction in organic carbon... -
Nitrogen cycling processes in oil impacted salt marshes on Chandeleur Islands...
Abstract Denitrification and nitrogen cycling processes were measured from marsh sediments to determine the impact of oiling on salt marsh ecosystems. Five replicate sediment... -
Microphytobenthic community and microelectrode profile responses in oiled coa...
Abstract The Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacted tidal flats in the Gulf of Mexico. This collection of datasets is generated from oiled tidal flat microcosms to examine the oil... -
Microphytobenthic communities in simulated oil spill seagrass mesocosms, May ...
Abstract This data collection was generated from a study in which oiled seagrass bed microcosms were created to examine the oil spill responses on seagrass beds and benthic... -
Quantifying denitrifier functional marker gene abundance from sediments assoc...
Abstract This dataset was generated from a study in which sediments were collected from Chandeleur Islands salt marshes to examine the effect of oil exposure on denitrifier...
