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

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Christian Haller
Originator: Lisa E. Osterman
Originator: Christopher G. Smith
Originator: Terrence A. McCloskey
Originator: C. Scott Adams
Publication_Date: 20180413
Title:
Benthic foraminiferal data from the eastern Mississippi Sound salt marshes and estuaries
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release
Issue_Identification: doi.org/10.5066/F7MC8X5F
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7MC8X5F
Description:
Abstract:
Microfossil (benthic foraminifera) and coordinate/elevation data were obtained from sediments collected in the coastal zones of Mississippi and Alabama, including marsh and estuarine environments of eastern Mississippi Sound and Mobile Bay, in order to develop a census for coastal environments and to aid in paleoenvironmental reconstruction. These data provide a baseline dataset for use in future wetland and estuarine change studies and assessments, both descriptive and predictive types. 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 (https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/ssiees), Barrier Island Evolution Research (BIER) project (https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/bier), and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation-funded Alabama Barrier Island Restoration Feasibility Study (a collaborative study between the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Mobile District; the State of Alabama; and the USGS [https://www.usgs.gov/centers/spcmsc/science/alabama-barrier-island-restoration-study]). These projects aim to assess ecological and societal vulnerability that results from long- and short-term physical changes to barrier islands and coastal wetlands. Four sampling surveys were conducted between 2013 and 2016: 13BIM01 (14–18 April 2013; no FA numbering), 14CCT01 (15–19 September 2014; 2014-323-FA), 15BIM09 (18–20 August 2015; 2015-322-FA), and 16CCT03 (16–17 May 2016; 2016-331-FA). During the four trips, 168 replicate sedimentary samples were collected from 86 marsh and estuarine locations. The sediment samples were collected from various coastal environments, stained in the field with rose Bengal (rB) to indicate life, processed in the laboratory to four size fractions (63–125 μm, 125–250 μm, 250–850 μm, and >850 μm), of which the 125–250 μm and 250–850 μm fractions were picked at equal proportions of total sample and reported combined (125–850 μm). Foraminifera were identified to species level under a binocular microscope and counted to establish a census. For further information regarding foraminiferal collection and/or processing methods, refer to Ellis and others (2017). For related datasets from the Mississippi Sound area, please refer to Ellis and others (2017) and DeWitt and others (2017).
Purpose:
Dissemination of benthic foraminiferal assemblage count data from sediment samples collected from eastern Mississippi Sound between April 2013 and May 2016. This dataset, MS_AL_Benthic_Foram_CENSUS.csv, includes foraminiferal census data collected at each sample location.
Supplemental_Information:
To ensure that USGS-St. Petersburg data management protocols were followed, each survey was assigned the following USGS field activity number (FAN): 13BIM01 (April 2013), 2014-323-FA (September 2014, Project ID 14CCT01), 2015-322-FA (August 2015, Project ID 15BIM09), 2016-331-FA (May 2016, Project ID 16CCT03). Additional survey and data details are available from the U.S. Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Geoscience Data System (CMGDS) at, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20130414
Ending_Date: 20160517
Currentness_Reference: Ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.60431
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.100605
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.44164
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.25274
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:0eeae084-6bcd-4ab4-bf1f-be2c336446bd
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: geology
Theme_Keyword: ecology
Theme_Keyword: micropaleontology
Theme_Keyword: fossils
Theme_Keyword: protists
Theme_Keyword: unconsolidated deposits
Theme_Keyword: estuarine ecosystems
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: sediment
Theme_Keyword: salt marsh
Theme_Keyword: estuary
Theme_Keyword: foraminifera
Theme_Keyword: microfossil
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Alabama
Place_Keyword: Mississippi
Place_Keyword: Mississippi Sound
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: Pascagoula
Place_Keyword: Grand Bay
Place_Keyword: Fowl River
Place_Keyword: Dauphin Island
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
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: Christopher G. Smith
Contact_Position: Research 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: 727-502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cgsmith@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:
Microsoft Windows 7 R2 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Microsoft Excel Version 2010
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Ellis, A.M.
Originator: Shaw, J.E.
Originator: Osterman, L.E.
Originator: 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: Data Series 1060
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1060
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Ellis, A.M.
Originator: Marot, M.E.
Originator: Smith, C.G.
Originator: 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: Data Series 1046
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1046
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: DeWitt, N.T.
Originator: Stalk, C.A.
Originator: Flocks, J.G.
Originator: Bernier, J.C.
Originator: Kelso, K.W.
Originator: Fredericks, J.J.
Originator: Tuten, T.
Publication_Date: 20170508
Title:
Single-Beam Bathymetry Data Collected in 2015 Nearshore Dauphin Island, Alabama
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release
Issue_Identification: doi.org/10.5066/F7BZ648W
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7BZ648W
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: DeWitt, N.T.
Originator: Stalk, C.A.
Originator: Smith, C.G.
Originator: Locker, S.D.
Originator: Fredericks, J.J.
Originator: McCloskey, T.A.
Originator: 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: Data Series 1070
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1070
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Walton, W.R.
Publication_Date: 1952
Title: Techniques for recognition of living foraminifera
Series_Information:
Series_Name:
Contributions from the Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research
Issue_Identification: Volume 3
Other_Citation_Details: p. 56–60
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The foraminiferal assemblage work reported in the comma separated values (.csv) file, MS_AL_Benthic_Foram_CENSUS.csv, includes count-only data for all samples.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The data include the assigned station name, percent of sample examined, volume of sample used, stained or unstained counts, and foraminiferal counts per species.
Completeness_Report:
This is a complete, processed foraminiferal data file of 127 surface sediment grab samples and 41 ponar grab samples collected in eastern Mississippi Sound.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Using a spatula, surface sediment (0-1 centimeter [cm]) samples were collected at each sampling location and sealed in 50 milliliter (ml) centrifuge tubes. In estuarine locations, the sediment was retrieved with a Ponar grab sampler prior to the surface sediment (0-1 cm) sub-sample being collected from inside the grab sampler. In most locations replicates were collected within a radius of 1 meter for comparison and assessment of patchiness. A solution of 2 grams rose Bengal per liter of ethanol (95%) was added to each centrifuge tube to stain the protoplasm of living specimens (Walton, 1952). The stained samples were transferred to the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center Foraminiferal Lab in St. Petersburg, FL. The sample ID naming scheme explanation is as follows: "13BIM01" = USGS project name. Prefix: "FR" = Fowl River, "GB" = Grand Bay, "DA" = Dauphin island, "PA" = Pascagoula. Suffix: "S" = marsh surface sample, "G" = estuarine grab sample. Replicate suffix (if replicate collected): "A", "B". All locations with a dash (for example, 13BIM01 FR17-2S A) are on a shore-perpendicular transect.
Process_Date: 2012
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Christopher G. Smith
Contact_Position: Research 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: 727-502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cgsmith@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
In order to ensure accurate staining, the samples were inverted daily over a period of two weeks. Prior to washing, the relative volume (ml) of sediment was recorded using the volume gradation on the tube (±1 ml). Then, to de-flocculate clay minerals, each sample was placed in a beaker with ~2 mL of dissolved sodium hexametaphosphate (NaHMP) and agitated for 60 minutes on an orbital shaker. Each sample was washed over a 63 micrometer [μm] and 850 µm sieve under warm water; in some cases, an additional wash was necessary to remove excess clay particulates. The remaining sample (>63 µm and >850 µm size fractions) was oven-dried at 50°C. Lastly, the >63 µm dried sample was dry sieved to separate the 63-125 μm, 125-250 μm, the 250-850 μm sub-fractions.
Process_Date: 2013
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Christopher G. Smith
Contact_Position: Research 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: 727-502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cgsmith@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
If more than 300 specimens were encountered in a sample, the sample was split into halves, using a micro-splitter. Both size fractions 125-250 μm and 250-850 μm were combined in a microslide (125-850 μm), counted, and identified. Dead and live (rB stained) specimens were counted separately on the microslide.
Process_Date: 2012
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Christopher G. Smith
Contact_Position: Research 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: 727-502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cgsmith@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:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: MS_AL_Benthic_Foram_CENSUS.cvs
Entity_Type_Definition:
Comma-separated values text file listing count values for live and dead benthic foraminifera found in sediment samples collected around eastern Mississippi Sound, Mississippi and Alabama (USGS FANs 13BIM01, 2014-323-FA, 2015-322-FA, 2016-331-FA).
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Live (rB stained) counts/Dead
Attribute_Definition: Live (rB stained) or dead fossil counts
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Live
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Fossil counts for live (rB stained) foraminifera.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dead
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Fossil counts for dead foraminifera.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sample ID
Attribute_Definition:
Sediment sample identifier, grouped by project name. Corresponds to "Station" attribute in MS_AL_XYZ.csv
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Percent examined
Attribute_Definition: Split of full sample examined
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.5625
Range_Domain_Maximum: 100
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Vol (cm3)
Attribute_Definition: Volume of wet sample in cubic centimeters
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 7
Range_Domain_Maximum: 71
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: cubic centimeters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.5
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Pseudothurammina limnetis
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Pseudothurammina limnetis specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 318
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Ammoastuta inepta
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Ammoastuta inepta specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 191
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Ammotium salsum/Ammobaculites exiguus group
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Ammotium salsum/Ammobaculites exiguus group specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 657
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Ammobaculites cf. A. foliaceus
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Ammobaculites cf. A. foliaceus specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 2
Range_Domain_Maximum: 35
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Ammobaculites crassus
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Ammobaculites crassus specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 2
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Ammotium cassis
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Ammotium cassis specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 50
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Arenoparrella mexicana
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Arenoparrella mexicana specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 395
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Entzia macrescens
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Entzia macrescens specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 323
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Haplophragmoides bonplandi
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Haplophragmoides bonplandi specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 52
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Haplophragmoides manilaensis
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Haplophragmoides manilaensis specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 51
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Haplophragmoides wilberti
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Haplophragmoides wilberti specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 159
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Leptohalysis scotti
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Leptohalysis scotti specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 14
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Paratrochammina simplissima
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Paratrochammina simplissima specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 133
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Siphotrochammina lobata
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Siphotrochammina lobata specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 37
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Trochammina sp. A
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Trochammina sp. A specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 59
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Tiphotrocha comprimata
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Tiphotrocha comprimata specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 223
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Trochammina inflata
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Trochammina inflata specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 167
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Trochamminita irregularis
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Trochamminita irregularis specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 135
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Textularia earlandi
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Textularia earlandi specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Ammodiscus sp.
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Ammodiscus sp. specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 18
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Ammodiscus tenuis
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Ammodiscus tenuis specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 23
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Affinetrina alcidi
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Affinetrina alcidi specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Miliammina fusca
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Miliammina fusca specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 376
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Miliammina petila
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Miliammina petila specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 2
Range_Domain_Maximum: 10
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Miliolinella subrotunda
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Miliolinella subrotunda specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 90
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Pyrgo nasutua
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Pyrgo nasutua specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Quinqueloculina jugosa
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Quinqueloculina jugosa specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 14
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Ammonia parkinsoniana
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Ammonia parkinsoniana specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 75
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Ammonia tepida
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Ammonia tepida specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 522
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Cribroelphidium excavatum
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Cribroelphidium excavatum specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 278
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Cribroelphidium poeyanum
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Cribroelphidium poeyanum specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 37
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Elphidium gunteri
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Elphidium gunteri specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Elphidium mexicanum
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Elphidium mexicanum specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 2
Range_Domain_Maximum: 15
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Haynesina germanica
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Haynesina germanica specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 53
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Helenina anderseni
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Helenina anderseni specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 28
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Other aggltutinated
Attribute_Definition:
Number of oOther aggltutinated specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 18
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Other Calcareous
Attribute_Definition:
Number of other Calcareous specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 4
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Indeterminate planktonic
Attribute_Definition:
Number of indeterminate planktonic specimens picked for each surface sample at each site. Empty cell = 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: Christopher G. Smith
Contact_Position: Research 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: 727-502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cgsmith@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: MS_AL_Benthic_Foram_CENSUS.csv
Distribution_Liability:
This publication was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. 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 s, 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. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof.
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Format_Name: Compressed (zip) archive
Format_Version_Date: 2017
Format_Specification: Tabular data
Format_Information_Content:
This zip archive includes a comma-separated values file, and accompanying metadata for foraminiferal data from surface and ponar grab samples collected from eastern Mississippi Sound and salt marshes during USGS field activities 13BIM01 (14-18 April 2013), 14CCT01 (15-19 September 2014), 15BIM09 (18-20 August 2015), and 16CCT03 (16-17 May 2016).
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Fees: None
Technical_Prerequisites:
The comma separated file (.csv) was created in Microsoft Excel 2010 and can be opened using Microsoft Excel 2007 or higher; these data may also be viewed using the free Microsoft Excel Viewer (http://office.microsoft.com/).
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20201013
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Christopher G. Smith
Contact_Position: Research 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: 727-502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cgsmith@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints:
Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution.
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Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
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