Dataset: Eelgrass Transect Information
Deployment: Stachowicz_Eelgrass_Transects_2012

Site location information

Principal Investigator:

John J. Stachowicz (University of California-Davis, UC Davis)

Contact:

John J. Stachowicz (University of California-Davis, UC Davis)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Amber D. York (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Project:

Connecting genetic diversity to ecosystem functioning: links between genetic diversity, relatedness and trait variation in a seagrass community (Genetic Div to Ecosys Functioning)

Data URL:

https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset-deployment/725441/data

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Description

Methods & Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

In May 2012 we collected 20 ramets harvested at 2 m intervals along a 40 m transect at each of three tidal heights (high intertidal, low intertidal, and subtidal) at five sites within Bodega Harbor, CA. The five eelgrass collection sites are distributed throughout the harbor, between 0.45 and 3.2 km apart.

The dataset "Eelgrass diversity" https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/725627 references the Site_Code and Tidal_Height data parameres in this "Eelgrass Transect Information" dataset.

Related dataset:
* Eelgrass traits: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/725483

Data Processing Description

Dataset Processing Description

BCO-DMO Data Manager Processing Notes (Data version 2 - 2018-06-12):
* data version 2 replaces (2018-06-12) data version 1 (2018-01-30). Data updated to correct transect latitude and longitudes.
* made longitude in decimal degrees negative
* added site codes provided in last data version

BCO-DMO Data Manager Processing Notes (Data version 1 - 2018-01-30):
* added a conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date
* added column for site code and concatenated all site information vertically
* added columns for lat/lon degrees, minutes, and direction from provided lat/lon in degrees decimal minutes format which had formatting inconsistencies (spaces, minute symbols)
* added lat/lon in decimal degree format
* added column for full location name
* original file had start and stop lat/lons in the same columns with another column with values (start|end). Separated start and end lat/lons so there are now four columns (lat_start,lon_start,lat_end,lon_end).

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Funding

Award Number	Funding Source
OCE-1234345	NSF Division of Ocean Sciences

Instruments

None available yet

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
Site_Name	Site name	unitless	site
Site_Code	Site code (MM=mason's marina; WP = westside park; CC = Campbell Cove; DP = Doran Park; J = jetty)	unitless	site_descrip
Tidal_Elevation	Description of tidal height (high intertidal; low intertidal; subtidal)	unitless	site_descrip
Tidal_Code	Code for tidal height (HI=high intertidal; LI=low intertidal; S=subtidal)	unitless	site_descrip
Start_Transect_Lat	Transect start latitude	decimal degrees	no_bcodmo_term
Start_Transect_Lon	Transect start longitude	decimal degrees	no_bcodmo_term
End_Transect_Lat	Transect end latitude	decimal degrees	no_bcodmo_term
End_Transect_Lon	Transect end longitude	decimal degrees	no_bcodmo_term

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Dataset: Eelgrass Transect Information
Deployment: Stachowicz_Eelgrass_Transects_2012

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Dataset: Eelgrass Transect Information
Deployment: Stachowicz_Eelgrass_Transects_2012