Dataset: Settlement

Name: Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) settlement data from settlement plates in coastal eastern Maine from 2014 to 2016 (MuLTI-2 project)
Published: 2017-11-30
Keywords: inlandWaters

Cite This Dataset

DOI:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.720217.1

Spatial Extent: N:44.825311 E:-66.986325 S:44.4644175 W:-68.3045225

Temporal Extent: 2014-07-16 - 2016-09-11

Project:

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

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)

Version:

Version Date:

2017-11-30

Restricted:

Release Date:

2020-01-01

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) settlement data from settlement plates in coastal eastern Maine from 2014 to 2016 (MuLTI-2 project)

Abstract:

Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) settlement data from settlement plates in coastal eastern Maine from 2014 to 2016.

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Version Date	Archive	Persistent Identifier	Date Assigned
2017-11-30	Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)	10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.720217.1	2020-01-03

Description

Data quantifying temporal patterns in blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) larval settlement in large mussel beds in coastal eastern Maine.

Methods & Sampling

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

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
* changed column name "Cruise" to "Sampling Event" for clarity and consistency with other datasets in this project.

Data Files

File
Settlement.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 28.73 KB) MD5:7444603523e3382a27a4d9afec8af6f4 Primary data file for dataset ID 720217

More Information about this dataset

Funding Sources

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

Deployments

Deployment	Synonyms	Start Date	Platform	Investigator
MuLTI-2_Mussel_Sampling		2014-04-24	Maine_Coast	Philip O. Yund (Chief Scientist)	data info

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

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

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
Total_Settlers	Total number of settled blue mussels (Mytilus edulis)	unitless	count
Date_Deployment_Midpoint	Midpoint date of the deployment in format mm/dd/yy	unitless	date
Deployment_Length	Number of days in the deployment	unitless	days
Settler_Density	Density of settled blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) during a deployment period	settled mussels per cm^2	density
Daily_Settler_Density	Average density of settled blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) per day	settled mussels per cm^2	density
Sampling_Event	Identifier of sampling deployment	unitless	event
Plate_Number	Settlement plate identifier	unitless	sample_descrip
Station_Code	Station identifier	unitless	station
Year	Year of sampling event	unitless	year

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