Benthic Foraminiferal Data from Surface Samples and Sedimentary Cores in the Grand Bay Estuary, Mississippi and Alabama

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Data_Quality_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Alisha M. Ellis
Originator: Christopher G. Smith
Publication_Date: 20200708
Title:

Benthic Foraminiferal Data from Surface Samples and Sedimentary Cores in the Grand Bay Estuary, Mississippi and Alabama

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Tabular digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release
Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/P9YCK857

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9YCK857

Description:

Abstract:

Microfossil (benthic foraminifera) samples were obtained from surficial grab (denoted with “G”) and push core (denoted with “M”) sediments collected in Grand Bay estuary, Mississippi and Alabama, to aid in the paleoenvironmental understanding of Grand Bay estuary. The data presented here were collected as part of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Sea-level and Storm Impacts on Estuarine Environments and Shorelines (SSIEES) project, and Barrier Island Evolution Research (BIER) project. Sampling was conducted in May 2016 [field activity number (FAN) 2016-331-FA, alternate FAN 16CCT03]. In the field, 15 cores were collected in tidal creek mouths, proximal to tidal creek mouths, in protected coves, and in the open Grand Bay estuary. Surface samples were collected at each core site location. At the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC), 13 of the 15 cores were selectively subsampled for foraminifera, resulting in a total of 64 push core subsamples. Estuarine surface grab samples and push core subsamples were processed in the laboratory to three size fractions (63–125 micrometers (μm), 125–850 μm, and >850 μm), of which the 125–850 μm fraction was picked. The raw foraminiferal count data from the picked subsamples are provided below. For further information regarding foraminiferal collection and/or processing methods, refer to Ellis and others (2017a, https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1060). For information regarding 16CCT03 site locations, water quality parameters and sediment properties, refer to Marot and others (2019, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FO8R3Y). For related datasets from the Mississippi Sound area, please refer to Haller and others (2018a, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7MC8X5F; and 2018b, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7445KSG), Ellis and others (2018, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20171165), Ellis and others (2017b, https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1046), and DeWitt and others (2017, https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1070). Downloadable data are available as Excel spreadsheets, comma-separated values text files, and formal Federal Geographic Data Committee metadata.

Purpose:

Sediment surface samples and estuarine push cores were collected during USGS field activity number (FAN) 2016-331-FA, alternate FAN 16CCT03. Location and sample dates are available at https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/data-release/doi-P9FO8R3Y/data/16CCT03_SiteInformation.zip. Additional information is available at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fa=2016-331-FA. The file 16CCT03_Raw_Foram_Count_Data.zip includes all raw count data for the foraminiferal samples and subsamples collected in May 2016 during 2016-331-FA.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20160514
Ending_Date: 20160518

Currentness_Reference: Ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.43298
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.33280
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.40958
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.35775

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:794b8283-7ab7-41a4-9abb-bb9236ed566d

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: unconsolidated deposits
Theme_Keyword: geology
Theme_Keyword: geomorphology
Theme_Keyword: micropaleontology
Theme_Keyword: protists

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: sediment
Theme_Keyword: surface
Theme_Keyword: push core
Theme_Keyword: estuary
Theme_Keyword: ponar grab
Theme_Keyword: foraminifera
Theme_Keyword: species data
Theme_Keyword: forams
Theme_Keyword:

U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Theme_Keyword: SPCMSC
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Grand Bay
Place_Keyword: Mississippi
Place_Keyword: Alabama

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Common Geographic Areas
Place_Keyword: Mississippi
Place_Keyword: Alabama

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword: sediment
Stratum_Keyword: surface
Stratum_Keyword: subsurface

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: May 2016

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:

Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. The U.S. Geological Survey requests that it be acknowledged as the originator of this dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Alisha M. Ellis

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8056
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aellis@usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Apple OS X El Capitan Version 10.11.6; Microsoft Excel for Mac 2016 Version 16.29

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Schönfeld, J., Alve, E., Geslin, E., Jorissen, F., Korsun, S., Spezzaferri, S., and Members of the FOBIMO group

Publication_Date: 2012
Title:

The FOBIMO (FOraminiferal BIo-MOnitoring) initiative—Towards a standardised protocol for soft-bottom benthic foraminiferal monitoring studies

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Marine Micropaleontology
Issue_Identification: Volume 94–95

Other_Citation_Details: Pages 1-13
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2012.06.001

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Ellis, A.M., Shaw, J.E., Osterman, L.E., and Smith, C.G.
Publication_Date: 20171128
Title:

Distribution of foraminifera in Chincoteague Bay and the marshes of Assateague Island and the adjacent vicinity, Maryland and Virginia

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series
Issue_Identification: 1060

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1060

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Marot, M.E., Smith, C.G., McCloskey, T.A., Locker, S.D., Khan, N.S., and Smith, K.E.L.

Publication_Date: 20190301
Title:

Sedimentary Data from Grand Bay, Alabama/Mississippi, 2014–2016

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release
Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/P9FO8R3Y

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FO8R3Y

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Haller, C., Smith, C.G., McCloskey, T.A., Marot, M.E., Ellis, A.M., and Adams, C.S.

Publication_Date: 20180413
Title:

Benthic foraminiferal data from the eastern Mississippi Sound salt marshes and estuaries

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release
Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/F7MC8X5F

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7MC8X5F

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Haller, C., Smith, C.G., McCloskey, T.A., Marot, M.E., Ellis, A.M., and Adams, C.S.

Publication_Date: 20180417
Title:

Benthic foraminiferal data from sedimentary cores collected in the Grand Bay (Mississippi) and Dauphin Island (Alabama) salt marshes

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release
Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/F7445KSG

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7445KSG

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Ellis, A.M., Smith, C.G., and Marot, M.E.
Publication_Date: 20180322
Title:

The sedimentological characteristics and geochronology of the marshes of Dauphin Island, Alabama

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 20171165

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20171165

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Ellis, A.M., Marot, M.E., Smith, C.G., and Wheaton, C.J.
Publication_Date: 20170620
Title:

The physical characteristics of the sediments on and surrounding Dauphin Island, Alabama

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series
Issue_Identification: 1046

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1046

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

DeWitt, N.T., Stalk, C.A., Smith, C.G., Locker, S.D., Fredericks, J.J., McCloskey, T.A., and Wheaton, C.J.

Publication_Date: 20171201
Title:

Single-beam bathymetry data collected in 2015 from Grand Bay, Alabama-Mississippi

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series
Issue_Identification: 1070

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1070

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

The foraminiferal data presented are the raw counts and are not volumetrically normalized.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

The complete foraminiferal dataset includes all species counts, the percent of each sample picked and assessed, and total volume of the sample collected. Detailed information regarding species identifications is available upon request.

Completeness_Report:

This is a complete foraminiferal dataset that includes counts for 64 estuarine push core samples and 12 estuarine surface sediment samples collected in Grand Bay, Mississippi and Alabama and its tributaries.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Bulk estuarine grab samples (denoted with a “G”) were collected in the field using a petite Ponar sediment sampler in May 2016. At each sample location, sediment was collected from the top one centimeter (cm) of undisturbed surface material. The sample was collected using either a spatula or scoopula and placed in a plastic bag to be subsampled upon return for foraminifera, grain-size, bulk density and loss on ignition (LOI). During the same time, estuarine push cores (denoted with a “M”) were collected at each site using 11.4 cm acrylic barrels. An "A" or "B" amended to the end of any sample ID indicates a replicate surface sample or core collected from the same location. Push cores were stored upright and both cores and surface samples were stored on ice until they could be refrigerated upon return to the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center.

Process_Date: 2016
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Alisha M. Ellis

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8056
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aellis@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Upon return from the field and intermittently for multiple months following collection, foraminiferal subsamples were taken from the bulk estuarine grab samples. Foraminifera subsample volumes were recorded using a marked syringe. Once recorded, samples were washed over a 63-, 125- and 850-micron (µm) sieve in order to remove clay material, and to separate out large organics (Schönfeld and others, 2012). In some cases, sodium hexametaphosphate and multiple washes were necessary to remove all clay aggregates. For picking, the 125–850 size fraction for each sample was split into equal parts using a microsplitter and spread evenly over a gridded picking tray. Entire splits were picked until approximately 200 foraminiferal specimens were acquired to enable the calculation of foraminiferal densities. The 0-1 cm interval and 19-20 cm interval were picked for each core along with an interval or two that were estimated using sediment geochronologies via alpha and gamma spectroscopy to represent ~100 years before present. Foraminiferal identifications were made by making comparisons with published literature. The foraminiferal data presented in this publication include raw specimen counts.

Process_Date: 2014
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 16CCT03_Raw_Foram_Count_Data.zip
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Alisha M. Ellis

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8056
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aellis@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword.

Process_Date: 20201013
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Detailed attribute descriptions for the foraminiferal counts workbook are provided in the included data dictionary (Foraminiferal Data Dictionary.pdf). These metadata are not complete without this file. Supplemental information includes a taxonomic reference list which may be used for visual and descriptive purposes and species name changes (16CCT03-Taxonomic_Reference_List.pdf).

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Data Dictionary and Taxonomic Reference List for Foraminiferal Data Tables, in: Ellis and Smith, 2019, Benthic Foraminiferal Data from Surface Samples and Sedimentary Cores in the Grand Bay, Mississippi and Alabama Estuary, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9YCK857.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Contact_Person: Alisha M. Ellis

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8056
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aellis@usgs.gov

Resource_Description:

16CCT03_Raw_Foram_Count_Data.xlsx, 16CCT03_Raw_Foram_Count_Data_EstuarineGrabs.csv, 16CCT03_Raw_Foram_Count_Data_PushCores.csv

Distribution_Liability:

Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, 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 imply any such warranty. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and (or) contained herein. Any use of trade, firm, or product name is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Microsoft Excel, comma-separated values
Format_Version_Number: 16.29
Format_Specification: .xlsx, .csv
File_Decompression_Technique: Unzip
Transfer_Size: 0.113

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/data-release/doi-P9YCK857/data/16CCT03_Raw_Foram_Count_Data.zip

Fees: None, if obtained online

Technical_Prerequisites:

The workbook included in this .zip file was created for use with Microsoft Excel 2016. It may also be viewed with the Microsoft Excel viewer or by downloading a Microsoft Compatibility Pack to view with older versions of Microsoft Excel.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20201013
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Alisha M. Ellis

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8056
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aellis@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Security_Information:

Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None
Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None

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