Diet of Chinook and coho salmon in the Elwha River estuary, Washington, before and during dam removal

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Title:
Diet of Chinook and coho salmon in the Elwha River estuary, Washington, before and during dam removal
Abstract:
This portion of the data release presents fish diet data from Chinook and coho salmon collected in the Elwha River estuary, Washington, in 2006, 2007, 2013, and 2014 (there are no associated USGS Field Activities numbers because data were collected predominantly by biologists from the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe). Fish were collected using a beach seine at six locations throughout the estuary. Fish were transferred to buckets containing aerated ambient water and kept cool until handling. We anesthetized fish in a diluted solution of tricaine methanesulfonate (MS-222) to count, identify, and measure fork length (FL) to the nearest mm and weight to the nearest 0.1 g. After recovery from anesthesia, all fish were released at the point of capture. Stomach contents from a sub-sample of Chinook and coho were extracted via non-lethal gastric lavage and preserved in ethanol. When possible, stomach contents from ten individuals of each species between 55–199 mm fork length were collected at each site during each sampling event. Fish with no regurgitated prey were recorded as empty stomachs. Fish diet samples were sent to a professional taxonomist for processing and identification to the lowest practical taxonomic level. Aquatic taxa were typically identified to the genus or species level and terrestrial taxa to family or genus. Some less-common taxa or partially-digested prey items were identified to Order or Class. The locations of samples were determined with a hand-held global positioning system. Fish diet data are provided in a comma-delimited spreadsheet.
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  1. How might this data set be cited?
    Foley, Melissa M., Beirne, Matthew M., Paradis, Rebecca, and Duda, Jeffrey J., 20200811, Diet of Chinook and coho salmon in the Elwha River estuary, Washington, before and during dam removal: data release DOI:10.5066/F75B00N4, U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California.

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    This is part of the following larger work.

    Foley, Melissa M., Shafroth, Patrick B., Beirne, Matthew M., Paradis, Rebecca, Ritchie, Andrew C., and Duda, Jeffrey J., 2017, Ecological parameters in the Elwha River estuary before and during dam removal: data release DOI:10.5066/F75B00N4, U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA.

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  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.56768
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.56135
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.14993
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.14510
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Beginning_Date: 11-May-2006
    Ending_Date: 27-Aug-2014
    Currentness_Reference:
    ground condition at time data were collected
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: comma-delimited text
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
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  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
    Fish diet
    Tabular data (Source: Producer defined)
    Date
    Date samples collected (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:05/11/2006
    Maximum:08/27/2014
    Units:Dates in mm/dd/yyyy format
    Dam condition
    Dam status at the time of sample collection (Source: producer defined)
    ValueDefinition
    Beforesamples collected before dam removal began
    Duringsamples collected during dam removal (2011-2014)
    Season
    Season of collection (Source: producer defined)
    ValueDefinition
    Springsamples collected in the spring (May and June)
    Summersamples collected in the summer (July and August)
    Fish
    Fish species that diet samples was collected from (Source: producer defined)
    ValueDefinition
    Chinooksamples collected from Chinook salmon
    Cohosamples collected from coho salmon
    Sampling event
    Number of sampling events in the study (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:1
    Maximum:30
    Units:integers
    Replicate
    Replicate number based on number of fish collected. Occasionally seines were replicated in the same location to get a sense of variability in sampling method. Replicate numbers with letters are indicative of a within-site replicate, compared to the numbers indicating replicates within a single date. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:1
    Maximum:438
    Units:integers, some alphanumeric
    Acari – terrestrial unknown
    insect Class Acari (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:5
    Units:number per sample
    Amphipoda
    insect Order Amphipoda (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:81
    Units:number per sample
    Corophium - varies
    insect Order Amphipoda (Source: producer defined.)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:22
    Units:number per sample
    Gammarus - unknown
    insect Order Amphipoda (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:3
    Units:number per sample
    Araneae - unknown
    insect Order Araneae (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:4
    Units:number per sample
    Basommatophora - varies
    insect Order Basommatophora (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Lymnaeidae - immature
    insect Order Basommatophora (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:11
    Units:number per sample
    Physidae - unknown
    insect Class Basommatophora (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:3
    Units:number per sample
    Planorbidae - unknown
    insect Order Basommatophora (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:2
    Units:number per sample
    Cladocera - unknown
    insect Order Cladocera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:535
    Units:number per sample
    Agabini - larva
    insect Order Coleoptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:2
    Units:number per sample
    Anobiidae - adult
    insect Order Coleoptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Cantharidae - adult
    insect Order Coleoptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:3
    Units:number per sample
    Cerambycidae - adult
    insect Order Coleoptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Coccinellidae - adult
    insect Order Coleoptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Coleoptera - terrestrial adult
    insect Order Coleoptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:3
    Units:number per sample
    Coleoptera - terrestrial larva
    insect Order Coleoptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:2
    Units:number per sample
    Curculionidae - terrestrial adult
    insect Order Coleoptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Dytiscidae - adult
    insect Order Coleoptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Dytiscidae - larva
    insect Order Coleoptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:3
    Units:number per sample
    Haliplus - larva
    insect Order Coleoptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Hydroporinae - larva
    insect Order Coleoptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Malthodes - adult
    insect Order Coleoptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Oreodytes - larva
    insect Order Coleoptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:2
    Units:number per sample
    Scolytinae - adult
    insect Order Coleoptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Staphylinidae - adult
    insect Order Coleoptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Stictotarsus - adult
    insect Order Coleoptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:4
    Units:number per sample
    Throscidae - adult
    insect Order Coleoptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Collembola - nymph
    insect Order Collembola (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:2
    Units:number per sample
    Entomobryomorpha - unknown
    insect Order Collembola (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:2
    Units:number per sample
    Isotomidae - unknown
    insect Order Collembola (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Sminthuridae - unknown
    insect Order Collembola (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:11
    Units:number per sample
    Cyclopoida - adult
    insect Order Cyclopoida (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:434
    Units:number per sample
    Dermaptera - indeterminate
    insect Order Dermaptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Forficula auriculata - adult
    insect Order Dermaptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Diplopoda - unknown
    insect Order Diplopoda (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Anthomyiidae - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Anthomyiidae - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:2
    Units:number per sample
    Asteiidae - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Bezzia - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:9
    Units:number per sample
    Ceratopogonidae - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:18
    Units:number per sample
    Ceratopogonidae - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:6
    Units:number per sample
    Ceratopogonidae - pupa
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:24
    Units:number per sample
    Ceratopogoninae - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:19
    Units:number per sample
    Chaoboridae - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:3
    Units:number per sample
    Chelifera - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:6
    Units:number per sample
    Chironomidae - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:36
    Units:number per sample
    Chironomidae - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:6
    Units:number per sample
    Chironomidae - pharate adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:3
    Units:number per sample
    Chironomidae - pupa
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:91
    Units:number per sample
    Chironomini - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Chironomini - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:67
    Units:number per sample
    Chrysops - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Coelopidae - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:4
    Units:number per sample
    Diptera - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:2
    Units:number per sample
    Diptera - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:12
    Units:number per sample
    Diptera - pupa
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:11
    Units:number per sample=
    Dixa - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:4
    Units:number per sample
    Dixella - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:3
    Units:number per sample
    Dixidae - pupa
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Dolichopodidae - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:2
    Units:number per sample
    Dolichopodidae - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:37
    Units:number per sample
    Drosophilidae - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Empididae - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Empididae - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Empididae - pupa
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:2
    Units:number per sample
    Empidoidea - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Ephydridae - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Ephydridae - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:4
    Units:number per sample
    Ephydridae - pupa
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Forcipomyiinae - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:3
    Units:number per sample
    Heleomyzidae - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Hilara - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:38
    Units:number per sample
    Metachela - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Muscidae - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Muscidae - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:32
    Units:number per sample
    Muscomorpha - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:5
    Units:number per sample
    Muscomorpha - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:112
    Units:number per sample
    Muscomorpha - pupa
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Nematocera - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:3
    Units:number per sample
    Nematocera - pupa
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Opomyzidae - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Ormosia - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Orthocladiinae sp. (RAI Taxon # 0011) - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:70
    Units:number per sample
    Orthocladiinae sp. (RAI Taxon # 0011) - pupa
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:12
    Units:number per sample
    Phoridae - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Platypalpus - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Prosimulium - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Rhagionidae - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Schizophora - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:2
    Units:number per sample
    Sciaridae - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:2
    Units:number per sample
    Simulium - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Sphaeroceridae - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:28
    Units:number per sample
    Syrphidae - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:2
    Units:number per sample
    Tabanidae - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Tanypodinae - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:29
    Units:number per sample
    Tanytarsini - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:55
    Units:number per sample
    Tephritidae - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Tipulidae - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Tipulidae - larva
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Tipulidae - pupa
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:3
    Units:number per sample
    Acentrella - naiad
    insect Order Ephemeroptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Baetidae - naiad
    insect Order Ephemeroptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:2
    Units:number per sample
    Baetis - naiad
    insect Order Ephemeroptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:2
    Units:number per sample
    Cinygmula - naiad
    insect Order Ephemeroptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:2
    Units:number per sample
    Ephemeroptera - naiad
    insect Order Ephemeroptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:2
    Units:number per sample
    Heptageniidae - naiad
    insect Order Ephemeroptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Siphlonurus - naiad
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Gasterosteidae - juvenile
    insect Order Gasterosteiformes (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Gastropoda - terrestrial unknown
    insect Order Gastropoda (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:6
    Units:number per sample
    Geophilomorpha - unknown
    insect Order Geophilomorpha (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Aphidoidea - adult
    insect Order Hemiptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:4
    Units:number per sample
    Aphidoidea - nymph
    insect Order Hemiptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:2
    Units:number per sample
    Auchenorrhyncha - adult
    insect Order Hemiptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:2
    Units:number per sample
    Auchenorrhyncha - indeterminate
    insect Order Hemiptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Cercopidae - adult
    insect Order Hemiptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:3
    Units:number per sample
    Cicadellidae - adult
    insect Order Hemiptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:3
    Units:number per sample
    Cicadellidae - nymph
    insect Order Hemiptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:2
    Units:number per sample
    Coccoidea - nymph
    insect Order Hemiptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Corixidae - adult
    insect Order Hemiptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Corixidae - nymph
    insect Order Hemiptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:3
    Units:number per sample
    Delphacidae - adult
    insect Order Hemiptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:3
    Units:number per sample
    Gerridae - adult
    insect Order Hemiptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Hemiptera - terrestrial larva
    insect Order Hemiptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Lygaeidae - adult
    insect Order Hemiptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:2
    Units:number per sample
    Miridae - adult
    insect Order Hemiptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:2
    Units:number per sample
    Psylloidea - adult
    insect Order Hemiptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Psylloidea - nymph
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:5
    Units:number per sample
    Reduviidae - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Salda - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Saldidae - adult
    insect Order Diptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:2
    Units:number per sample
    Heteroptera - adult
    insect Order Heteroptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Heteroptera - nymph
    insect Order Heteroptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Hirudinea - unknown
    insect Order Hirudinea (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1
    Units:number per sample
    Braconidae - adult
    insect Order Hymenoptera (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
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    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The first line of the csv file is a header line.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: U.S. Geological Survey

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
    • Melissa M. Foley
    • Matthew M. Beirne
    • Rebecca Paradis
    • Jeffrey J. Duda
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
    Matthew M. Beirne
    Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
    Environmental Coordinator for Natural Resources
    2851 Lower Elwha Road
    Port Angeles, WA

    360-457-4012 ext. 12 (voice)
    360-452-4848 (FAX)
    matt.beirne@elwha.org

Why was the data set created?

Data were obtained to assess the change in fish diet in the Elwha estuary following the removal of two dams on the Elwha River between 2011 and 2014.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
    Date: 11-May-2006 (process 1 of 33)
    Five fish diet samples were collected in May 2006. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 26-May-2006 (process 2 of 33)
    Ten fish diet samples were collected in May 2006. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 09-Jun-2006 (process 3 of 33)
    Four fish diet samples were collected in June 2006. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 20-Jul-2006 (process 4 of 33)
    Twenty six fish diet samples were collected in July 2006. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 17-Aug-2006 (process 5 of 33)
    Eight fish diet samples were collected in August 2006. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 03-May-2007 (process 6 of 33)
    One fish diet sample was collected in May 2007. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 17-May-2007 (process 7 of 33)
    Four fish diet samples were collected in May 2007. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 23-May-2007 (process 8 of 33)
    Ten fish diet samples were collected in May 2007. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 14-Jun-2007 (process 9 of 33)
    Twenty six fish diet samples were collected in June 2007. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 12-Jul-2007 (process 10 of 33)
    Two fish diet samples were collected in July 2007. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 26-Jul-2007 (process 11 of 33)
    Nine fish diet samples were collected in July 2007. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 28-Aug-2007 (process 12 of 33)
    Eleven fish diet samples were collected in August 2007. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 15-May-2013 (process 13 of 33)
    Twenty three fish diet samples were collected in May 2013. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 17-May-2013 (process 14 of 33)
    Four fish diet samples were collected in May 2013. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 29-May-2013 (process 15 of 33)
    Five fish diet samples were collected in May 2013. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 05-Jun-2013 (process 16 of 33)
    Sixteen fish diet samples were collected in June 2013. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 19-Jun-2013 (process 17 of 33)
    Twenty five fish diet samples were collected in June 2013. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 10-Jul-2013 (process 18 of 33)
    Eight fish diet samples were collected in July 2013. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 17-Jul-2013 (process 19 of 33)
    Eight fish diet samples were collected in July 2013. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 24-Jul-2013 (process 20 of 33)
    Seven fish diet samples were collected in July 2013. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 07-Aug-2013 (process 21 of 33)
    Twenty one fish diet samples were collected in August 2013. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 21-Aug-2013 (process 22 of 33)
    Nine fish diet samples were collected in August 2013. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 07-May-2014 (process 23 of 33)
    Seven fish diet samples were collected in May 2014. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 21-May-2014 (process 24 of 33)
    Eleven fish diet samples were collected in May 2014. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 04-Jun-2014 (process 25 of 33)
    Fourteen fish diet samples were collected in June 2014. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 18-Jun-2014 (process 26 of 33)
    Thirty fish diet samples were collected in June 2014. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 02-Jul-2014 (process 27 of 33)
    Twenty three fish diet samples were collected in July 2014. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 15-Jul-2014 (process 28 of 33)
    Twenty fish diet samples were collected in July 2014. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 13-Aug-2014 (process 29 of 33)
    Twenty fish diet samples were collected in August 2014. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 27-Aug-2014 (process 30 of 33)
    Twenty five fish diet samples were collected in August 2014. A hand-held global positioning system was used to determine the location of the sampling location.
    Date: 19-Oct-2020 (process 31 of 33)
    Edited metadata to add keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword. No data were changed. Person who carried out this activity:
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Attn: VeeAnn A. Cross
    Marine Geologist
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA

    508-548-8700 x2251 (voice)
    508-457-2310 (FAX)
    vatnipp@usgs.gov
    Date: 12-Nov-2020 (process 32 of 33)
    Edited metadata to add information about accompanying PLOS ONE article (Morley and others, 2020). No data were changed. Person who carried out this activity:
    Susan A Cochran
    U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
    2885 Mission St.
    Santa Cruz, CA
    United States

    831-460-7545 (voice)
    scochran@usgs.gov
    Date: 13-Oct-2021 (process 33 of 33)
    Performed minor edits to the metadata to correct typos. No data were changed Person who carried out this activity:
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Attn: Susan A. Cochran
    Geologist
    2885 Mission Street
    Santa Cruz, CA

    831-460-7545 (voice)
    scochran@usgs.gov
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
    Morley, Sarah A., Foley, Melissa M., Duda, Jeffrey J., Beirne, Matthew M., Paradis, Rebecca L., Johnson, Rachelle C., McHenry, Michael L., Elofson, Mel, Sampson, Earnest M., McCoy, Randall E., Stapleton, Justin, and Pess, George R., 2020, Shifting food web structure during dam removal--Disturbance and recovery during a major restoration action.

    Online Links:

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?
    No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted.
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
    A formal accuracy assessment of the horizontal positional information in the data set has not been conducted.
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
    Dataset is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details.
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
    No formal logical accuracy tests were conducted.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
USGS-authored or produced data and information are in the public domain from the U.S. Government and are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize and acknowledge the U.S. Geological Survey and the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe as the originators of the dataset and in products derived from these data.
  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
    U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
    Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Mail Stop 302
    Denver, CO

    1-888-275-8747 (voice)
    sciencebase@usgs.gov
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? Fish diet data are presented as a comma-delimited file (.csv) and associated metadata.
  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
    Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
  4. How can I download or order the data?

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 13-Oct-2021
Metadata author:
Matthew M. Beirne
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Environmental Coordinator for Natural Resources
2851 Lower Elwha Rd
Port Angeles, WA
United States of America

360-457-4012 ext. 12 (voice)
matt.beirne@elwha.org
Metadata standard:
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
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