Water Quality at Six Sites in Alabama Waters Representing West Indian Manatee Habitat (2008-2016)

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Temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity (secchi depth) data were collected at two-week intervals, generally between April and November, at six sites in and around Mobile Bay, Alabama, from 2008 to 2016.

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Author Ruth Carmichael
Maintainer data@disl.org
Last Updated July 22, 2022, 22:51 (UTC)
Created July 22, 2022, 22:51 (UTC)
ISO.originator Elizabeth Hieb <ehieb@disl.org>
ISO.pointOfContact Mimi Tzeng <metadata@disl.org>
ISO.principalInvestigator Ruth Carmichael <rcarmichael@disl.org>
ISO.principalInvestigator.1 Ruth Carmichael <rcarmichael@disl.org>
Place Keywords Dauphin Island Sea Lab, DISL, Alabama, Orange Beach, Fairhope, Rabbit Creek, Bellingrath, Satsuma, Mobile Bay, Mobile-Tensaw River Delta, Dog River, Fowl River
Temporal Begin 2008-05-21
Temporal End 2016-12-20
Theme Keywords temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, secchi depth, water quality, west Indian manatee, habitat sampling
Use Constraints Acknowledgment of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) and the Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries 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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