Dataset: Capture data and DNA yields from sea urchin specimens plus surrounding water and sediments collected in 2023 from four locations along the coast of Puerto Rico

This dataset is one of multiple datasets from a study investigating sea urchins and associated water and sediment samples from four shallow reef ecosystems in coastal waters surrounding Puerto Rico. All analyses were conducted by the PRINBRE Metabolomics Research Core at the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, in collaboration with marine biologists from the Institute of Tropical Ecosystem Studies. The study is part of a broader initiative to integrate marine ecology with chemical ecology and metabolomics.

• Sea urchin capture data, sizes, and DNA yields [this dataset]
• Metabolites from GC-MS analysis of sea urchin gut samples and associated seawater samples [dataset 986552]
• Raw GC-MS data (metabolomics) data [dataset number TBD]
• Microbiome data 16S rRNA results for sea urchin gut content, sediment, and surrounding seawater [dataset 986537]

This dataset presents field sampling, animal capture data, sizes, and DNA yields.