Benthic Grab Data for September 2001 in Wells, Maine (benthos)

Office for Coastal Management
Data Set (DS) | ID: 47906 | Published / External
Created: 2017-11-14   |   Last Modified: 2023-05-30

Parent: Benthic
Project (PRJ) | ID: 37225

ID: 47906
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* » Title Benthic Grab Data for September 2001 in Wells, Maine (benthos)
Short Name me_wells01_benthos-meta
* Status Completed
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• Publication Date 2004-09-30
* » Abstract

In fall 2001, researchers from the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and the NOAA Office for Coastal Management conducted a project to map benthic habitats in the York and Webhannet rivers in southern Maine. The team completed two weeks of fieldwork in September 2001, collecting sediment profile images at 382 stations and sediment grab samples at 93 stations. This data set represents the benthic community information gathered from grab sampling.

Original contact information:

Contact Name: Dr. Michele Dionne

Contact Org: Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve

Phone: (207) 646-1555
* Purpose

The Wells Reserve is using the 2001 grab and SPI information to characterize benthic habitats within the York and Webhannet rivers, and to examine relationships between animal communities and sediment characteristics as well as the potential effects of dredging activities. Identification and enumeration of infauna, biomass, and benthic community parameters were measured from the benthic grab samples. These data were collected to examine community distributions throughout Webhannet and York Rivers.
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > ESTUARY
ISO 19115 Topic Category biota
ISO 19115 Topic Category environment
None benthic grab
None benthos
None Environmental Monitoring
None geographic information systems
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None OCM Benthic Habitat Mapping
   
   
   

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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MAINE
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None Webhannet River
None Wells
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• » Organization Office for Coastal Management
• » City Charleston
• » State/Province SC
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While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within limits of the state of the art, NOAA will not assume any liability for damages caused by any inaccuracies in these data, or failure in their use.
Data Set Credit NOAA Office for Coastal Management

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* » Date Effective From 2004-09-30
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Organization NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone (843) 740-1202
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Organization NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone (843) 740-1202
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Organization NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone (843) 740-1202
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Address 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
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* » Start 2001-09-11
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Alternately, the data can be obtained by contacting the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve. Address: 342 Laudholm Farm Road, Wells, Maine 04090 Phone: (207) 646-1555;
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• Data Use Constraints

These data should be used for resource mapping and comparison purposes only. While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within limits of the state of the art, NOAA and the Wells Reserve will not assume any liability for damages caused by any inaccuracies in these data, or failure in their use. For use of these data in published analyses with the first two years of development, please contact Dr. Michele Dionne at the Wells Reserve for use permission.
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» Download URL ftp://ftp.coast.noaa.gov/pub/benthic/Grab_Sample_Data/ME_Wells_benthos.zip
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Activity Time 2017-03-30
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Activity Time 2017-11-14
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Converted from FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details.
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800

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Stations were located in the field using a differential Global Positioning System (GPS), and station coordinates, date and time of day were recorded upon arrival at each station.
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All grab data were not included in this data layer. Abundances for taxonomic groups, community diversity, species richness, evenness, total abundance, cluster group analyses, and abundance of species groups (polychaetes, oligochaetes, gastropods, bivalves, amphipods, crustaceans, and all others) were included in this data layer. Biomass data and abundance of individual species were not included, but these data can be found in the project database at the Wells Reserve.
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Sources

Citation Title Wells Reserve Benthic Survey, September 2001
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Contact Name C. Timothy Morris and Nancy K. Mountford of Cove Corporation (species identification)Lisa Scott of Versar, Inc. (biomass)
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Benthic identifications were made by Cove Corporation and biomass determined by Versar, Inc. | Source Geospatial Form: None | Type of Source Media: database table
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Field Methods: Grabs for sediments and benthos were collected from 11 to 18 September at a total of 93 stations. A Young grab, 0.044 m2 surface area, was deployed twice to collect a sample for substrate and a sample for benthic community data. The Young grab is the same sampler used by EPA in its Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) and Mid-Atlantic Integrated Assessment (MAIA) programs. The Young grab is similar to a van Veen grab that has been placed in a frame to hold it level with the sediment surface while a sample is collected. Grabs without frames tend to twist and collect uneven samples. Because of its frame, the Young grab functions well in both soft and hard sediment. Laboratory Methods: A grab for benthic fauna was washed in the field over a 0.5-mm mesh screen and preserved in 10% Formalin. To facilitate the sorting process, Rose Bengal was added to the Formalin. In the laboratory each sample was washed over a 0.5-mm mesh screen with water and sorted to major taxonomic categories such as polychaetes, amphipods, and bivalves. After sorting, the organisms were identified and enumerated. Identifications were made at the lowest practical taxonomic level, usually species by Tim Morris (Cove Corporation, Lusby, MD; polychaetes, crustaceans, miscellaneous taxa) and Nancy Mountford (Cove Corporation; mollusks). After identification samples were placed in 2% Formalin and biomass determined by Lisa Scott (Versar Corporation, Columbia, MD).
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Data from field samples was entered into an Access database for the Wells, Maine benthic survey. A query was developed to review benthic community data from all grab sampling stations. See Entity and Attribute section for more information on data collected. A shapefile was created using the field data in the Access database to show spatial trends in benthic community distribution in the two rivers.
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Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID 47906
Metadata Record Created By Anne Ball
Metadata Record Created 2017-11-14 12:57+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By SysAdmin InPortAdmin
» Metadata Record Last Modified 2023-05-30 18:09+0000
Metadata Record Published 2018-04-11
Owner Org OCM
Metadata Publication Status Published Externally
Do Not Publish? N
Metadata Workflow State Published / External
Metadata Last Review Date 2018-04-11
Metadata Review Frequency 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date 2019-04-11
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