Physical data for oyster reef sites sampled in June - November 2017 in previously oiled and non-oiled areas in Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida

Abstract

Physical data for oyster reef sites sampled in late spring (June), summer (June-September), and fall (September-November) 2017. Four embayments were sampled from Louisiana to the Florida panhandle, with sites that were previously oiled or non-oiled after the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill. Within oiled and non-oiled sites, oyster quadrat samples were taken from intertidal, nearshore (along the marsh edge) and subtidal areas, and also from mesohaline and high salinity sites. These sites were sampled previously in 2016-2017, DOI: 10.7266/N71J97SV. The top 10 cm of material was collected from the quadrats and returned to the lab for enumeration of species. This dataset complements at least two other datasets: 1.) Taxonomic diversity among oyster reefs in June - November 2017 in previously documented and sampled oiled and non-oiled areas in Louisiana, Alabama, and the Florida panhandle (doi:10.7266/N76T0K68) and 2.) Oyster shell heights in June - November 2017 among previously documented oiled and non-oiled reefs in Louisiana, Alabama, and the Florida panhandle (doi:10.7266/N7GB22N9), and provides physical information on field conditions during scientific sampling.

Purpose

The purpose of this dataset is to provide physical information for each of the oyster reef sites sampled in Louisiana, Alabama, and the Florida panhandle. These data also include information on weather conditions and any field crew notes for individual sampling sites.

DOI: doi:10.7266/N7M32TB6

Suggested Citation

Kelly Boyle, Sean Powers. 2018. Physical data for oyster reef sites sampled in June - November 2017 in previously oiled and non-oiled areas in Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida. Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7M32TB6

Funded by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)

Funding cycle: RFP-IV

Research group: Alabama Center for Ecological Resilience (ACER)