Dataset: Seagrass fauna traits

Name: Trait data for epibenthic and infaunal seagrass macrofauna in North Carolina, USA from peer-reviewed literature and web-based identification guides
Published: 2019-06-18
Keywords: Zostera marina, Halodule wrightii, seagrass, infauna, functional traits, body size, reproductive mode, larval development, trophic mode, microhabitat use, mobility, oceans

Cite This Dataset

DOI:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.770626.1

Spatial Extent: N:34.70648 E:-76.37371 S:34.06503 W:-76.62355

Temporal Extent: 2013-06-13 - 2013-07-26

Project:

Collaborative Research: Habitat fragmentation effects on fish diversity at landscape scales: experimental tests of multiple mechanisms (Habitat Fragmentation)

Principal Investigator:

Lauren Yeager (University of Texas - Marine Science Institute, UTMSI)

Contact:

Lauren Yeager (University of Texas - Marine Science Institute, UTMSI)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

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

Version:

Version Date:

2019-06-18

Restricted:

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Trait data for epibenthic and infaunal seagrass macrofauna in North Carolina, USA from peer-reviewed literature and web-based identification guides

Abstract:

Trait data for epibenthic and infaunal seagrass macrofauna in North Carolina, USA from peer-reviewed literature and web-based identification guides.

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Archival Copy

Version Date	Archive	Persistent Identifier	Date Assigned
2019-06-18	Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)	10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.770626.1	2019-06-21

Description

These data were published in Yeager et al. (2019). See "Related Datasets" section for other datasets from the same core samples.

Methods & Sampling

We identified six traits hypothesized to meditate a species’ response to the environment and its functional role in the ecosystem; these traits included: primary trophic mode, microhabitat use, reproductive mode, larval development, mobility, and maximum body size. We assigned species trait values by compiling data from both peer-reviewed literature and web-based identification guides. For species with little or no available information, trait values were estimated using genus- or family-level information.

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
* taxonomic names checked using the World Register of Marine Species taxa match tool on 2019-06-18.
* two taxa names updated to accepted synonyms, and all associated aphiaID taxaonic identifiers added to the data. Lucina multilineata to Parvilucina crenella. Chione grus to Chioneryx grus. Confirmed this change with the data submitter.
* data values that were a period, indicating no value, changed to the default missing data identifier in BCO-DMO, "nd" meaning "no data."

Data Files

File
seagrass_traits.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 8.78 KB) MD5:a31f0778abe50576c9f3b9d398e71b9a Primary data file for dataset ID 770626

Supplemental Files

File
References for seagrass trait data filename: References_for_seagrass_macrofauna_trait_data.txt (Octet Stream, 15.06 KB) MD5:0ee0c99cf50642c5cdc458416dcf6ce1 Contains a reference list for peer-reviewed literature and web-based identification guides for seagrass trait data.

More Information about this dataset

Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1661683

Deployments

None available yet

Instruments

None available yet

Parameters

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

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
Maximum_body_size	Maximum recorded body size from the literature	millimeters(mm)	length
Primary_trophic_mode	Trait indicating a taxon’s major trophic grouping; taxa classified as suspension feeder, deposit feeder, interface feeder, carnivore, omnivore, herbivore, or parasite	unitless	no_bcodmo_term
Refernece_code_for_primary_trophic_mode	Code for reference in supplemental reference list used to assign trait value for primary trophic mode	unitless	no_bcodmo_term
Microhabitat_use	Trait indicating whether taxon typically uses infaunal (below sediment surface) or epifaunal (on sediment surface) microhabitats	unitless	no_bcodmo_term
Reference_code_for_microhabitat_use	Code for reference in supplemental reference list used to assign trait value for microhabitat use	unitless	no_bcodmo_term
Reproductive_mode	Trait indicating whether a taxon exhibits internal or external fertilization	unitless	no_bcodmo_term
Reference_code_for_reproductive_mode	Code for reference in attached list used to assign trait value for reproductive mode	unitless	no_bcodmo_term
Larval_development	Trait indicating whether a taxon exhibits direct larval development of has a planktonic larval stage	unitless	no_bcodmo_term
Reference_code_for_larval_development	Code for reference in supplemental reference list used to assign trait value for larval development	unitless	no_bcodmo_term
Post_settlement_mobility	Trait indicating the level of mobility of a taxon post-settlement; classified as mobile (moves freely), sedentary (seldom moves), or sessile (attached to the substrate)	unitless	no_bcodmo_term
Reference_code_for_post_settlement_mobility	Code for reference in supplemental reference list used to assign trait value for post-settlement mobility	unitless	no_bcodmo_term
Reference_code_for_maximum_body_size	Code for reference in supplemental reference list used to assign trait value for maximum body size	unitless	no_bcodmo_term
Taxon_name	Taxonomic name of species or group	unitless	taxon
AphiaID	Taxanomic identifier at the World Register of Marine Species	unitless	taxon_code