Dataset: Mussel growth rates
Deployment: Pfister_shore_2008-10

Mussel growth rates monitored at multiple locations for 3 years

Principal Investigator:

Catherine Pfister (University of Chicago)

Contact:

Mr Aaron Kandur (University of Chicago)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

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

Project:

The Role of Regenerated Nitrogen for Rocky Shore Productivity (Regenerated Nitrogen)

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Version:

Version Date:

2014-04-14

Data URL:

https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset-deployment/511652/data

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Description

Mussels were transplanted from a single location on Tatoosh Island to other areas on Tatoosh Island and to the other sites. Mussels were held in mesh (vexar) packages which were bolted to the rock. Mussels were marked via engraving numbers on their shells with a dremel tool, and measured with calipers. Data have been analyzed and is of high quality, measurement error is less than 1 mm. Mussels were measured in centimeters.

Methods & Sampling

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Data Processing Description

Dataset Processing Description

Data were minimally processed; data is raw except for the environmental metrics included with the growth data. Effective shore level’s calculation is described in Harley and Helmuth 2003. Proportion time submerged was calculated for 2008-2010 given tide height at each location using the online tide predictor http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/ .

Relevant References:

Harley and Helmuth (2003) Local-and regional-scale effects of wave exposure, thermal stress, and absolute versus effective shore level on patterns of intertidal zonation. Limnol. Oceanogr., 48(4), 2003, 1498–1508. http://www.avto.aslo.info/lo/toc/vol_48/issue_4/1498.pdf

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Funding

Award Number	Funding Source
OCE-0928232	NSF Division of Ocean Sciences

Instruments

None available yet

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
station	sampling station	unitless	sta
lat	latitude; north is positive	decimal degrees	lat
lon	longitude; east is positive	decimal degrees	lon
site	sampling site	unitless	site
tide	tide height	meters	tide
plot	plot identification code	unitless	no_bcodmo_term
id_mussel	individual unique identifier	unitless	individual
time_submerged	proportion of time mussel was submerged; 1 means submerged all the time	unitless	no_bcodmo_term
shore_level	Effective Shore Level: the tide height when a point on the shore is first splashed by waves during an incoming tide (Harley and Helmuth 2003)	meters	tide
date_1	date of first measurement	MM/DD/YYYY	date
length_1	length at first measurement	centimeters	length
width_1	width at first measurement: distance across a valve perpendicular to the long axis of the valve	centimeters	width
date_2	date of second measurement	MM/DD/YYYY	date
length_2	length at second measurement	centimeters	length
width_2	width at second measurement: distance across a valve perpendicular to the long axis of the valve	centimeters	width
dead_flag_2	1 indicates dead at second measurement	unitless	flag

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Dataset: Mussel growth rates
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Dataset: Mussel growth rates
Deployment: Pfister_shore_2008-10