Dataset: Settlement Sampling Information
Deployment: MuLTI-2_Mussel_Sampling

Blue mussel settlement survey information

Principal Investigator:

Philip O. Yund (Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education, DEI)

Contact:

Philip O. Yund (Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education, DEI)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

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

Project:

An integrated theoretical and empirical approach to across-shelf mixing and connectivity of mussel populations (MuLTI-2)

Version:

Data URL:

https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset-deployment/728800/data

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Description

This dataset contains sampling information indicating when sites were sampled. The surveys were conducted to quantify temporal patterns in blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) larval settlement in large mussel beds in coastal eastern Maine.

For results of the survey, see the dataset Settlement.

Methods & Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

Location: Coastal waters of eastern Maine, from Frenchman Bay to the Canadian border. Locations and descriptions for station codes used in this dataset can be found in the dataset: MuLTI-2 Mussel Station List

Sampling and Analytical Methodology:

Three settlement plates were deployed randomly along a 6 m transect in a blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) bed at each station. Settlement plates were constructed by gluing 3M Scotch-Brite™ pad to a 1/8 inch thick and 9.7 cm diameter piece of PVC (with a 0.95 cm diameter mounting hole) with PVC heavy cement. Total area of each settlement plate was 73.2 cm^2. Settlement plates were oriented North in the mussel bed to reduce sun exposure. Following deployment, settlement plates were collected and replaced, and all newly settled mussels on each collected plate were counted. Settlement rate was calculated for each settlement plate at each station for each deployment.

The settlement rate was calculated for each deployment period at each station.

Data Processing Description

Dataset Processing Description

BCO-DMO Data Manager Processing Notes:
* added a conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date
* modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions
* added year column
* changed column name "Cruise" to "Sampling Event" for clarity and consistency with other datasets in this project.

More information about this dataset deployment

Funding

Award Number	Funding Source
OCE-1333755	NSF Division of Ocean Sciences

Instruments

3M Scotch-Brite pad PVC settlement plate

Supplied Name:

Supplied Description:

Instrument Type

Generic Name: 3M Scotch-Brite pad PVC settlement plate

Generic Description:

An artifical colonization substrate made of a sheet of PVC covered with 3M Scotch-Brite pads of unknown material. It is used to determine the extent of colonization and/or the diversity of settled organisms in a marine or artificial environment.

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
Sampling_Event	Identifier of sampling event	unitless	event
DYB_FSH	Mussel settlement sampling status (YES or NO) at Dyer Bay - Fish Island site	unitless	site
FRB_EST	Mussel settlement sampling status (YES or NO) at Frenchman Bay - East site	unitless	site
FRB_JRD	Mussel settlement sampling status (YES or NO) at Frenchman Bay - Jordan River site	unitless	site
FRB_RAC	Mussel settlement sampling status (YES or NO) at Frenchman Bay - Raccoon Cove site	unitless	site
FRB_TFP	Mussel settlement sampling status (YES or NO) at Frenchman Bay - Tidal Falls Preserve site	unitless	site
FRB_WST	Mussel settlement sampling status (YES or NO) at Frenchman Bay - West site	unitless	site
GLB_STL	Mussel settlement sampling status (YES or NO) at Gouldsboro Bay - Steuben Town Landing site	unitless	site
HAB_HBR	Mussel settlement sampling status (YES or NO) at Harrington Bay - Harrington Boat Ramp site	unitless	site
LKB_CHR	Mussel settlement sampling status (YES or NO) at Little Kennebec Bay - Chandler River site	unitless	site
MCH_FBB	Mussel settlement sampling status (YES or NO) at Machias Bay - Finn Beach site	unitless	site
MBR_CMP	Mussel settlement sampling status (YES or NO) at Moosabec Reach - Campground site	unitless	site
PHB_BAR	Mussel settlement sampling status (YES or NO) at Pigeon Hill Bay - Bar Island site	unitless	site
PLS_PLR	Mussel settlement sampling status (YES or NO) at Pleasant Bay - Pleasant River site	unitless	site
WAH_WRL	Mussel settlement sampling status (YES or NO) at Wahoa Bay - West River Landing site	unitless	site
Year	Year sample was taken	unitless	year

Database

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Dataset: Settlement Sampling Information
Deployment: MuLTI-2_Mussel_Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

Dataset Processing Description

Database

Contribute Data

Dataset: Settlement Sampling InformationDeployment: MuLTI-2_Mussel_Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

Dataset Processing Description

Dataset: Settlement Sampling Information
Deployment: MuLTI-2_Mussel_Sampling