Benthic Fauna and Hydrography at Four Sites in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta, Alabama (1981-1982)

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Bimonthly surveys of benthic fauna were conducted at four sites in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta from November 1981 to September 1982. Two sites were at the upper reaches of the river delta, and two were at the mouth. Fauna were enumerated and identified to lowest taxon possible. Hydrographic data were also collected, including temperature, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen.

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Author Mimi Tzeng
Maintainer data@disl.org
Last Updated July 22, 2022, 22:51 (UTC)
Created July 22, 2022, 22:51 (UTC)
Content Create Date 2018-01-30
ISO.author Dauphin Island Sea Lab
ISO.custodian Lei Hu <lhu@disl.org>
ISO.pointOfContact Mimi Tzeng <metadata@disl.org>
ISO.publisher Dauphin Island Sea Lab
ISO.resourceProvider Mimi Tzeng <metadata@disl.org>
Place Keywords Dauphin Island Sea Lab, DISL, Alabama Coastal Area Board (CAB), Mobile-Tensaw River Delta, Alabama River, Alabama
Temporal Begin 1981-11-17
Temporal End 1982-09-29
Theme Keywords temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, benthic fauna, baseline survey, water quality
Use Constraints Acknowledgment of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) and the Alabama Coastal Area Board (CAB) is required in products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of these data. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, QA/QC procedures, and computer processes over time. The distributor shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of these data, based on the description of appropriate/inappropriate uses described in the metadata document. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such.
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