Dataset: urchin temperature data
Deployment: Witman_2012

Temperatures for sea urchin experiments, Galápagos subtidal, Isla Baltra

Principal Investigator:

Jon D. Witman (Brown University)

Scientist:

Franz Smith (Brown University)

Contact:

Franz Smith (Brown University)

Jon D. Witman (Brown University)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Nancy Copley (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Project:

Effects of Predator Diversity on the Strength of Trophic Cascades in an Oceanic Benthic Ecosystem (GMR Trophic Cascades)

Version:

2016-01-15

Version Date:

2016-01-15

Data URL:

https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset-deployment/632748/data

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Description

Sea water temperatures corresponding to the experimental trials for 2 species of sea urchin (Eucidaris and Lytechinus) at 8 - 10 m depth at Isla Baltra, Galapagos Islands in June and July 19, 2012.

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Methods & Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

To be added.

Data Processing Description

Dataset Processing Description

BCO-DMO Processing:

- added conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date, reference information
- renamed parameters to BCO-DMO standard
- added yrday_local, ISO-DateTime_local, lat and lon columns

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Funding

Award Number	Funding Source
OCE-1061475	NSF Division of Ocean Sciences

Instruments

Water Temperature Sensor

Supplied Name:

Supplied Description:

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Water Temperature Sensor

Acronym: Water Temp Sensor

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/134/

Generic Description:

General term for an instrument that measures the temperature of the water with which it is in contact (thermometer).

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
genus	experimental sea urchin genus	unitless	genus
date_local	local date	YYYY-MM-DD	date_local
year	year	YYYY	year
mon	month	MM	month
day	day	DD	day
time_local	local time	HH:MM	time_local
yrday_local	local day and decimal time; as 326.5 for the 326th day of the year or November 22 at 1200 hours (noon)	unitless	yrday_local
ISO_DateTime_Local	Date/Time (Local) ISO formatted based on ISO 8601:2004E standard	YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS	ISO_DateTime_Local
lat	latitude; north is positive	decimal degrees	lat
lon	lonitude; east is positive	decimal degrees	lon
temp	temperature	degrees Celsius	temp

Database

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Deployment: Witman_2012

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Dataset: urchin temperature data
Deployment: Witman_2012