Dataset: In situ sediment characteristics

Name: In situ sediment characteristics acquired in the shallow subtidal shore-accessible site in Bon Secour Bay, Mobile Bay, Alabama, USA between August 7-12, 2021
Published: 2024-10-02
Keywords: sediment, macrofauna, dissolved oxygen, oceans

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Spatial Extent: N:30.239478 E:-87.894094 S:30.239478 W:-87.894094

Shallow subtidal shore-accessible site in Bon Secour Bay, Mobile Bay, AL, USA

Project:

CAREER: Mechanisms of bioturbation and ecosystem engineering by benthic infauna (Bioturbation and Ecosystem Engineering)

Student:

Kara Gadeken (University of South Alabama; and Dauphin Island Sea Lab, USA-DISL)

Contact:

Kara Gadeken (University of South Alabama; and Dauphin Island Sea Lab, USA-DISL)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Karen Soenen (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

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2024-10-02

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In situ sediment characteristics acquired in the shallow subtidal shore-accessible site in Bon Secour Bay, Mobile Bay, Alabama, USA between August 7-12, 2021

Abstract:

This dataset is part of a field study examining the effect of diel oxygen cycling on faunal activity, and in turn sediment oxygen demand. The field experiment used in situ flow-through benthic chambers to measure oxygen consumption, as described in the methods paper Gadeken et al 2023. The chambers were deployed and retrieved in three ~24 hour deployments in a shallow subtidal area of Bon Secour Bay in Mobile Bay, AL, in August 2021. This dataset contains sediment characteristic information from three cores taken within 10m of the deployment location.

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Methods & Sampling

The chambers were deployed and retrieved in three ~24 hour deployments in a shallow subtidal area of Bon Secour Bay in Mobile Bay, AL, in August 2021.

This dataset contains sediment characteristic information from three cores taken within 10m of the deployment location. The coring was done with 10 cm diameter polycarbonate cores pushed into the sediment to extract 8 cm depth of sediment. This file documents the calculation process for porosity and organic matter (LOI).

BCO-DMO Processing

* Added approximate sampling location (latitude & longitude) to dataset

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Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1844910

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Instruments

Sediment Corer

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Instrument Type

Generic Name: Sediment Corer

Generic Description:

A generic term for a coring device that allows for relatively undisturbed penetration of the sediment. Generally, core samplers consist of a core barrel (a hollow pipe or box) and a core cutter (or cutting head), located at the advancing end of the core barrel to facilitate the sampler's advancement into the sediment. Core catchers are commonly inserted into the cutting head to prevent sample loss during retrieval.

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Dataset: In situ sediment characteristics