Dataset: Species key for Hixon and Kindinger datasets

Name: Species code key for Tye Kindinger datasets on native and invasive predators in the Cayman Islands.
Published: 2017-05-16
Keywords: oceans

Cite This Dataset

DOI:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.700123.1

Project:

Mechanisms and Consequences of Fish Biodiversity Loss on Atlantic Coral Reefs Caused by Invasive Pacific Lionfish (BiodiversityLossEffects_lionfish)

Principal Investigator:

Mark Hixon (University of Hawai'i, UH)

Contact:

Tye L. Kindinger (Oregon State University, OSU)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Hannah Ake (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version:

Version Date:

2017-05-16

Restricted:

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Species code key for Tye Kindinger datasets on native and invasive predators in the Cayman Islands.

Abstract:

Species code key for Tye Kindinger datasets on native and invasive predators in the Cayman Islands.

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Archival Copy

Version Date	Archive	Persistent Identifier	Date Assigned
2017-05-16	Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)	10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.700123.1	2019-03-28

Description

This is a key of all species sampled in the studies conducted by M. Hixon and T. Kindinger. Species codes in each related dataset are represented as the first two letters of the genus and species. This key includes the scientific and common names for each of those codes.

For related datasets, please visit the project link listed at the top of the page.

Methods & Sampling

Species observed during M. Hixon and T. Kindinger reef surveys.

Data Processing Description

BCO-DMO Processing Notes:

- reformatted column names to comply with BCO-DMO standards

Data Files

File
speciesCodeKey.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 1.02 KB) MD5:cdcb35ca2d7a9da708c3b303db68b9d8 Primary data file for dataset ID 700123

More Information about this dataset

Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1233027

Deployments

Deployment	Synonyms	Start Date	Platform	Investigator
Cayman_Reef_Surveys_10-11		2010-06-14	Cayman_Islands	Mark Hixon (Lead Principal Investigator)	data info
LSI_Reef_Surveys_09-12		2009-05-30	Tropical Marine Lab at Lee Stocking Island	Mark Hixon (Lead Principal Investigator)	data info

Instruments

None available yet

Parameters

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

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
species_code	Species code; The first two letters of the genus and species.	unitless	species
scientific_name	Species name	unitless	species
common_name	Common name	unitless	common_name