Dataset: HydroCAT data from oyster reciprocal transplant experiment
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Data Citation:
Kimbro, D. L., White, J., Breef-Pilz, A. (2022) Seawater properties at two locations in a northeast Florida estuary measured using HydroCAT CTD between July 2019 and April 2020 as part of an oyster reciprocal transplant experiment. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2022-12-16 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/885452 [access date]
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Spatial Extent: N:29.77002 E:-81.2144 S:29.62923 W:-81.2641
Temporal Extent: 2019-07-23 - 2020-04-02
Project:
Principal Investigator:
David L. Kimbro (Northeastern University)
Co-Principal Investigator:
J. Wilson White (Oregon State University, OSU)
Technician:
Adrienne Breef-Pilz (Northeastern University)
BCO-DMO Data Manager:
Dana Stuart Gerlach (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)
Version:
1
Version Date:
2022-12-16
Restricted:
No
Validated:
No
Current State:
Data not available
Seawater properties at two locations in a northeast Florida estuary measured using HydroCAT CTD between July 2019 and April 2020 as part of an oyster reciprocal transplant experiment
Abstract:
The eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) is a foundation species in northeast Florida estuaries, including the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTMNERR), where intertidal reefs are extensive. Estuarine research to assess sustainability of oyster populations, plus various monitoring studies and oyster reef restoration projects have been undertaken, with an additional focus on testing theory regarding the effects of predation risk and local adaptation in the natural environment.
To help quantify how environmental conditions (salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen) varied over space and time between two sites in the GTM NERR, and therefore to provide physical context for the biological results of the project, a HydroCAT CTD was deployed approximately 3 meters seaward of the oyster reef at low tide for the duration of the experiment (July 2019 - April 2020). The instrument was deployed just seaward of the reef because the intertidal reefs were typically fully exposed at low tide.