Dataset: BOWLS mooring epifauna counts

Name: Epifauna counts from BOWLS moorings deployed and recovered from R/V Oceanus cruises OC1304A and OC1406B off the Coast of Oregon from 2013-2014 (BOWLS project)
Published: 2017-01-24
Keywords: oceans

Cite This Dataset

DOI:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.676064.1

Spatial Extent: N:47.9577 E:-125.1706 S:43.8784 W:-127.5929

Temporal Extent: 2013-04-05 - 2014-06-27

Project:

Biodiversity, connectivity and ecosystem function in organic-rich whale-bone and wood-fall habitats in the deep sea (BOWLS)

Principal Investigator:

Craig R. Smith (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, SOEST)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Kenneth M. Halanych (Auburn University)

Contact:

Craig R. Smith (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, SOEST)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

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

Version:

Version Date:

2017-01-24

Restricted:

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Epifauna counts from BOWLS moorings deployed and recovered from R/V Oceanus cruises OC1304A and OC1406B off the Coast of Oregon from 2013-2014 (BOWLS project)

Abstract:

This dataset contains counts of epifaunal organism Phyla from BOWLS moorings deployed in April of 2013 and recovered in June of 2014. Phyla sampled: Annelida, Arthropoda, Chaetognatha, Chordata, Cnidaria, Echinodermata, Kinorhynca, Mollusca, Nematoda, Nemertea, and Platyhelminthes. Also included are the mooring identifiers, substrate type (control, wood, whale-bone), latitude, longitude, depth, and deployment and recovery dates.

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Archival Copy

Version Date	Archive	Persistent Identifier (PID)	Date PID Issued
2017-01-24	Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)	10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.676064.1	2021-01-14

Methods & Sampling

Immediately upon recovery of the benthic landers (moorings), experimental substrates and associated mesh bags were transferred to buckets containing chilled, filtered seawater. Following the collection of ecosystem function measurements, epifaunal individuals were:

1) washed from the mesh bag over a 500 μm sieve, split and fixed in each 95% ethanol and 4% formaldehyde
2) picked from the surface of each substrate using forceps and fixed in each 95% ethanol and 4% formaldehyde
3) washed from the bucket over a 500 um sieve, split and fixed in each 95% ethanol and 4% formaldehyde following removal of the substrate.

Epifaunal samples, preserved in both 95% ethanol and 4% formaldehyde were quantitatively sorted in the lab using a stereomicroscope. The “substrate” is the experimental treatment type; Control, Whale-bone or Wood. Phylum counts are the number of individuals (or heads for incomplete specimens) per three replicate substrates at each mooring.

PDF image of the mooring deployment sites.

Data Processing Description

No further processing.

BCO-DMO Data Manager Processing notes:
* Added conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date
* Column names reformatted to comply with BCO-DMO standards
* Combined individual files for cruise epifauna into one dataset
* Added mooring deployment location, dates and depths from BOWLS Moorings dataset (https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/568713)

Data Files

File
BOWLS_epifauna.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 1.47 KB) MD5:1629d18e1ef95fc87a3fb866a90d25fc Primary data file for dataset ID 676064

Supplemental Files

File
BOWL mooring deployment locations map filename: NE_Pacific_Bone-wood_lander_deployment_sites.pdf (Portable Document Format (.pdf), 175.16 KB) MD5:31fb978903448e951f6fb88c3d3eebd4 Location of BOWL mooring deployments, recovered after ~15 month during cruise OC1406B

More Information about this dataset

Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1155703
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1155188

Deployments

Deployment	Synonyms	Start Date	Platform	Investigator
CRS-1464		2013-04-05	CRS-1464	Craig R. Smith (Chief Scientist) Kenneth M. Halanych (Co-Chief Scientist)	data info
CRS-1467		2013-04-06	CRS-1467	Craig R. Smith (Chief Scientist) Kenneth M. Halanych (Co-Chief Scientist)	data info
CRS-1471		2013-04-08	CRS-1471	Craig R. Smith (Chief Scientist) Kenneth M. Halanych (Co-Chief Scientist)	data info
CRS-1472		2013-04-09	CRS-1472	Craig R. Smith (Chief Scientist) Kenneth M. Halanych (Co-Chief Scientist)	data info
OC1304A	BOWLS Cruise 1	2013-04-03	R/V Oceanus	Craig R. Smith (Chief Scientist) Kenneth M. Halanych (Co-Chief Scientist)	data info
OC1406B	BOWLS Cruise 2	2014-06-22	R/V Oceanus	Craig R. Smith (Chief Scientist) Kenneth M. Halanych (Co-Chief Scientist)	data info

Instruments

Microscope - Optical

Supplied Name: stereo microscope

Supplied Description:

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Microscope - Optical

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/LAB05/

Generic Description:

Instruments that generate enlarged images of samples using the phenomena of reflection and absorption of visible light. Includes conventional and inverted instruments. Also called a "light microscope".

Parameters

Date and time formats are described in python strftime() syntax.

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
mooring	Mooring ID number.	dimensionless	mooring
date_deployed	Date of mooring deployment.	mm/dd/yyyy	date_start
date_recovered	Date mooring was recovered.	mm/dd/yyyy	date_end
lat	Latitude of mooring.	decimal degrees	lat
lon	Longitude of mooring.	decimal degrees	lon
depth	Depth of water at mooring location.	meters	depth
cruise_deploy	ID of cruise during which moorings were deployed.	dimensionless	cruise_id
cruise_recover	ID of cruise during which moorings were recovered.	dimensionless	cruise_id
Annelida	Annelida Phylum organism counts	untiless	count
Arthropoda	Arthropoda Phylum organism counts	unitless	count
Chaetognatha	Chaetognatha Phylum organism counts	unitless	count
Chordata	Chordata Phylum organism counts	unitless	count
Cnidaria	Cnidaria Phylum organism counts	unitless	count
Echinodermata	Echinodermata Phylum organism counts	unitless	count
Kinorhynca	Kinorhynca Phylum organism counts	unitless	count
Mollusca	Mollusca Phylum organism counts	unitless	count
Nematoda	Nematoda Phylum organism counts	unitless	count
Nemertea	Nemertea Phylum organism counts	unitless	NEMERTEA
Platyhelminthes	Platyhelminthes Phylum organism counts	unitless	count
substrate_type	Experimental substrate (control/whale-bone/wood)	unitless	treatment

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Dataset: BOWLS mooring epifauna counts