Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Christian Haller Originator: Christopher G. Smith Originator: Terrence A. McCloskey Originator: C. Scott Adams Originator: Marci E. Marot Originator: Alisha M. Ellis Publication_Date: 20180417 Title: Benthic foraminiferal data from sedimentary cores collected in the Grand Bay (Mississippi) and Dauphin Island (Alabama) salt marshes Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release Issue_Identification: doi.org/10.5066/F7445KSG Publication_Information: Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7445KSG Description: Abstract: Microfossil (benthic foraminifera) data from coastal areas were collected from state and federally managed lands within the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Grand Bay, Mississippi/Alabama; federally managed lands of Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge on Cedar Island and Little Dauphin Island, Alabama; and municipally managed land around Dauphin Island, Alabama. Samples were analyzed and quantified for foraminiferal census in order to document changes to the coastal wetlands, estuarine environments, and to aid in paleoenvironmental reconstruction. These data provide a baseline dataset for use in future wetland change descriptive and predictive studies and assessments. 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. Two sampling surveys were conducted between 2014 and 2015: 14CCT01 (15–19 September 2014; 2014-323-FA), and 15BIM09 (18–20 August 2015; 2015-322-FA). During those two trips, seven Russian peat auger cores were taken from marsh locations. Three cores from Dauphin Island were subsampled and stained with rose Bengal (rB) in the field to indicate life. Four further cores from Dauphin Island and Grand Bay were not stained. At the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center all cores were subsampled resulting in a total of 74 subsamples. Samples were 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). For additional information regarding foraminiferal collection and/or processing methods, refer to Ellis and others (2017). Further data collected on and surrounding Dauphin Island is presented in Ellis and others (2017) and Ellis and others (2018). Purpose: Dissemination of benthic foraminiferal assemblage count data from subsurface sediment samples collected from eastern Mississippi Sound between September 2014 and August 2015. This dataset, MS_AL_Cores_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): 2014-323-FA (September 2014, Project ID 14CCT01), and 2015-322-FA (August 2015, Project ID 15BIM09). Additional survey and data details are available from the U.S. Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Geoscience Data System (CMGDS) at, http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20140915 Ending_Date: 20150820 Currentness_Reference: Ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.39787 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.109994 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.38936 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.25321 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:85c4736f-1929-4dbe-9740-e015b1b57940 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: 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: Grand Bay 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: Ellis, A.M. Originator: Smith, C.G. Originator: 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: OFR2017-1165 Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20171165 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: Pages 56–60 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The foraminiferal assemblage work reported in the comma separated values (.csv) file, MS_AL_Cores_Foram_CENSUS.csv, includes count-only data for all samples. The positional accuracy of the sample locations is determined by the accuracy of the raw position data recorded by the GPS antenna, in the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), during data collection. Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) coordinates were obtained using post-processing software packages (National Geodetic Survey On-Line Positioning User Service, OPUS, and Novatel Waypoint Product Group GrafNav). Logical_Consistency_Report: The data include the assigned core name, sample depth in core, 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 seven Russian peat auger cores (74 subsamples) collected in eastern Mississippi Sound. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: At seven sites on Dauphin Island and within Grand Bay, Russian peat auger cores were collected. Upon retrieval, the cores were visually inspected for an undisturbed surface. Core lengths ranged between 9 and 137 centimeters [cm]. Three short cores on Dauphin Island were sub-sampled in the field into 1 cm slices and a solution of 2 grams [g] rose Bengal per liter of ethanol (95%) was added. The remaining four cores were not stained and subsampled in increasing interval lengths. All collected material was transferred to the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center Foraminiferal Lab in St. Petersburg, FL, for refrigerated storage and processing. The non-stained cores were sectioned into 1 cm slices in the laboratory. The core ID naming scheme explanation is as follows: "14CCT01" = USGS project name. Prefix: "GB" = Grand Bay, "DA" = Dauphin island. Suffix: "R" = Russian peat auger. Replicate core suffix (if replicate collected): "FA". 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: In order to ensure accurate staining, the samples were inverted daily over a period of two weeks. Prior to washing, the relative volume (cubic centimeters, cm3) of sediment was recorded using the volume gradation on the tube (±1 cm3). Then, to de-flocculate clay minerals, each sample was placed in a beaker with approximately 2 milliliters [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: 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: 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_Cores_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 from Grand Bay (Mississippi) and Dauphin Island (Alabama) (USGS FANs 2014-323-FA and 2015-322-FA). Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute: Attribute_Label: rB_stain_application Attribute_Definition: Indicates whether rose Bengal stain was applied to identify live benthic foraminifera or no treatment was applied. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: No Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No application of rose Bengal stain to sample. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Yes Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Application of rose Bengal stain to sample. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute: Attribute_Label: Live_(rB stained)/Dead/Total Attribute_Definition: Live (rB stained), dead fossil or total (live+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 only. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dead Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Fossil counts for dead foraminifera only. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Total Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Fossil counts non-discriminating between live and dead foraminifera. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute: Attribute_Label: Core_ID Attribute_Definition: Sediment core identifier, grouped by project name. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string Attribute: Attribute_Label: Depth_(cm) Attribute_Definition: Depth interval in centimeters measured below the core surface. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0-1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 136-137 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Percent_examined Attribute_Definition: Split of full sample examined. A value of 0 indicates a barren sample without any foraminifera fossils. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 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: 5 Range_Domain_Maximum: 20 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: cubic centimeters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 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: 25 Range_Domain_Maximum: 25 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: 101 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: 325 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: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 1 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: 9 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: 415 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: 70 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: 147 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: 260 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: 5 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: 2 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: 21 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: 71 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: 89 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: 68 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: 2 Range_Domain_Maximum: 5 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: 18 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: 143 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: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 20 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: 2 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: 2 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: 2 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Other_agglutinated Attribute_Definition: Number of non-identified 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: 5 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_Cores_Foram_CENSUS.csv Distribution_Liability: This publication was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. 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