Marci E. Marot
C. Scott Adams
Kathryn A. Richwine
Lisa E. Osterman
U.S. Geological Survey
20131201
Chandeleur Islands foraminiferal data from field activities 12BIM01, 12BIM02, 12BIM05, and 13BIM06
tabular digital data
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
2014-1079
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1079/images/Tables/Foraminiferal_Data.zip
Marci E. Marot
C. Scott Adams
Kathyrn A. Richwine
Christopher G. Smith
Lisa E. Osterman
20131201
Temporal Changes in Lithology and Select Radiochemistry from the Back-barrier Environments along the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana: March 2012 –July 2013
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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
2014-1079
St. Petersburg, Florida
U.S. Geological Survey - St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141079
Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) conducted a time-series collection of shallow sediment cores from the back-barrier environments along the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana from March 2012 through July 2013. The sampling efforts were part of a larger USGS study to evaluate the effects on the geomorphology of the Chandeleur Islands following the construction of an artificial sand berm in response to the Deep Water Horizon oil spill. The objective of this study was to evaluate the response of the back-barrier tidal and wetland environments to the berm.
This report serves as an archive for sedimentological, radiochemical, and microbiological data derived from the sediment cores. Data is available for a time-series of four sampling periods: March 2012; July 2013; September 2012; and July 2013. Data is available in downloadable spreadsheet, Joint Photographic Experts Group and Portable Document File formats. Additional files included: ArcGIS shape files of the sample locations, detailed results of sediment grain size analyses, and formal Federal Geographic Data Committee (FDGC) metadata.
The Foraminiferal_Data.zip file includes all foraminiferal assemblage work from back-barrier and marsh wetlands collected on or around the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana from March 2012 to July 2013 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center.
This publication contains data for each of the four field activities that were conducted in 2012 and 2013: 12BIM01 March 24–26 2012, 12BIM02 July 10 2012, 12BIM05 September 10 2012, and 13BIM06 July 15–17 2013.
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USGS:241fdeac-f5c1-4abf-b334-84fedcc5475b
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wetland
sediment
core
foraminifera
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS
U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Chandeleur Islands
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sediment
subsurface
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March 2012
July 2012
September 2012
July 2013
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U.S. Geological Survey - St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Marci E. Marot
Geologist
Mailing and physical
600 4th Street South
St. Petersburg
FL
33701
US
(727) 502-8057
mmarot@usgs.gov
U.S. Geological Survey
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Microsoft Excel Version 2010
The U.S. Geological Survey requests that it be referenced as the originator of this dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.
The foraminiferal assemblage work reported in the Excel spreadsheets, foraminineferal_data.zip, include count-only data for all samples. Foraminiferal density is calculated for each data set.
The data include date of collection, stained or unstained, percent of sample examined, foraminiferal counts per species, number of foraminifers per sample, number of species, volume of sample used, and density of foraminifera.
This is a complete, processed foraminiferal data file for the 12BIM01, 12BIM02, 12BIM05, and 13BIM06 core time series report.
Using a spatula, replicate samples (A and B) of surface sediment (0-2 cm) were collected at each sampling location and sealed in 50 ml centrifuge tubes. A solution of 2 g Rose Bengal per liter of ethanol was added to each centrifuge tube to stain the living protoplasm. The stained samples were transferred to the USGS SPCMSC foraminiferal Lab in St. Petersburg, FL.
2012
U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Marci E. Marot
Geologist
Mailing and physical
600 4th Street South
St. Petersburg
FL
33701
U.S.
(727) 502-8057
mmarot@usgs.gov
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). Each sample was washed over a 63 micron (µm) sieve under warm water; in some cases, an additional wash was necessary to remove clay particulates. The remaining sample (>63 µm size fraction) was oven-dried at 60°C to remove moisture and then reweighed to assess the weight of the sand fraction. Then, the dried sample was dry sieved to separate the 63-125 microns, 125-250 microns, and >250 microns sub-fractions.
2012
U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Marci E. Marot
Geologist
Mailing and physical
600 4th Street South
St. Petersburg
FL
33701
U.S.
(727) 502-8057
mmarot@usgs.gov
If more than 300 specimens were encountered in a sample, the sample was split using a micro-splitter. In most cases, the entire >125 micron fraction was spread across a 45-square, hole-punched tray, one or more times, for examination under a microscope. When a stained specimen (indicating the possibility that it was alive at collection) was encountered, it was picked up with a wet brush and dropped through a hole in the tray onto a stationary 60-square micropaleontological slide for later assemblage work (sorting and identification). Both A and B samples were picked, sorted, and counted individually and then later combined to provide a complete representation of the living foraminiferal community. Dead (non-stained) benthic foraminifera were picked onto the same micropaleontological slide and processed in the same manner as living specimens.
2012
U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Marci E. Marot
Geologist
Mailing and physical
600 4th Street South
St. Petersburg
FL
33701
U.S.
(727) 502-8057
mmarot@usgs.gov
Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword.
20201013
U.S. Geological Survey
VeeAnn A. Cross
Marine Geologist
Mailing and Physical
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-548-8700 x2251
508-457-2310
vatnipp@usgs.gov
##BIM**-^^_ForamTables.xlxs (where # is the two digit year, where 12 is equivalent to the year 2012 and 13 is equivalent to the year 2013, ** is the field activity number during each year, ranging from 01 to 06, and ^^ is the site location type, where BB are back-barrier sites and M are tidal marsh sites)
Foraminiferal assemblage counts of surface samples collected on the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana.
USGS
Core ID
Back-barrier or marsh sediment core site number
USGS
Core site identification number assigned by USGS scientist
Date Collected
The calendar date that the core was collected in the field.
USGS
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20130717
Stained/Unstained
State of foraminiferal specimen at time of collection (stained=living, unstained=dead).
USGS
Stained/Unstained designation assigned by USGS scientist
Sample Examined (%)
Percent sample examined until all foraminifera are picked or approximately 300 individuals are counted
USGS
6
100
Affinitrina alcidi
Number of stained and unstained Affinitrina alcidi species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
34
Ammonia parkensoniana
Number of stained and unstained Ammonia parkensoniana species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
84
Ammonia tepida
Number of stained and unstained Ammonia tepida species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
594
Bolivina spp.
Number of stained and unstained Bolivina species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
5
Bucella hanni
Number of stained and unstained Bucella hanni species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
1
Bullininella morgani
Number of stained and unstained Bullininella morgani species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
17
Cancris aurculus
Number of stained and unstained Cancris aurculus species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
7
Cibicides spp.
Number of stained and unstained Cibicides species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
2
Cornuspira planorbis
Number of stained and unstained Cornuspira planorbis species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
17
Elphidium delicatulum
Number of stained and unstained Elphidium delicatulum species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
175
Elphidium excavatum
Number of stained and unstained Elphidium excavatum species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
118
Elphidium mexicanum
Number of stained and unstained Elphidium mexicanum species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
27
Elphidium poeyanum
Number of stained and unstained Elphidium poeyanum species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
37
Epistominella exigua
Number of stained and unstained Epistominella exigua species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
4
Fursenkoina spp.
Number of stained and unstained Fursenkoina species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
26
Elphidium spp.
Number of stained and unstained Elphidium species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
4
Haynesina germanica
Number of stained and unstained Haynesina germanica species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
30
Hanzawai concentrica
Number of stained and unstained Hanzawai concentrica species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
2
Helenina anderseni
Number of stained and unstained Helenina anderseni species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
15
Pseudononion atlantica
Number of stained and unstained Pseudononion atlantica species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
304
Other Calcareous
Number of stained and unstained other Calcareous species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
7
Pseudotriloculina sidebottomi
Number of stained and unstained Pseudotriloculina sidebottomi species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
64
Quinqueloculina jugosa
Number of stained and unstained Quinqueloculina jugosa picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
447
Quinqueloculina lamarckiana
Number of stained and unstained Quinqueloculina lamarckiana species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
7
Quinqueloculina seminulum
Number of stained and unstained Quinqueloculina seminulum species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
120
Quinqueloculina spp.
Number of stained and unstained Quinqueloculina species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
32
Trilicoculina sidebottomi
Number of stained and unstained Trilicoculina sidebottomi picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
76
Trilicoculina spp.
Number of stained and unstained Trilicoculina species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
16
Other Milliolids
Number of stained and unstained other Milliolids species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
54
Ammobaculites dilatatus
Number of stained and unstained Ammobaculites dilatatus species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
26
Ammobaculites exiguus
Number of stained and unstained Ammobaculites exiguus species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
22
Ammodiscus tenuis
Number of stained and unstained Ammodiscus tenuis species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
6
Ammotium cassis
Number of stained and unstained Ammotium cassis species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
23
Ammotium salsum
Number of stained and unstained Ammotium salsum species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
298
Arenoparrella mexicana
Number of stained and unstained Arenoparrella mexicana species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
30
Bigerina irregularis
Number of stained and unstained Bigerina irregularis species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
35
Haplophragmoides wilberti
Number of stained and unstained Haplophragmoides wilberti species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
2
Haplophragmoides spp.
Number of stained and unstained Haplophragmoides species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
60
Jadammina macrescens
Number of stained and unstained Jadammina macrescens species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
34
Miliammina fusca
Number of stained and unstained Miliammina fusca picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
504
Paratrochammina simplissima
Number of stained and unstained Paratrochammina simplissima picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
38
Rosalina floridans
Number of stained and unstained Rosalina floridans species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
2
Siphotrochammina lobata
Number of stained and unstained Siphotrochammina lobata species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
13
Textularia spp.
Number of stained and unstained Textularia species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
8
Thecamoeba spp.
Number of stained and unstained Thecamoeba species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
3
Tiphotrocha compirmata
Number of stained and unstained Tiphotrocha compirmata species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
137
Trochammina inflata
Number of stained and unstained Trochammina inflata species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
206
Trochammina spp.
Number of stained and unstained Trochammina species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
14
Verneuilinulla advena
Number of stained and unstained Verneuilinulla advena species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
2
Other Agglutinated
Number of stained and unstained other Agglutinated species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
8
Number of foraminifers (N)
Number (N) of stained and unstained (counted separately) foraminifera of all species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
1390
Number of Species
Number of distinct species picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
36
Ostracods
Number of stained and unstained Ostracods picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
78
Pteropods
Number of Pteropods picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
26
Reworked
Number of reworked foraminifers picked for each surface sample at each core site.
USGS
0
6
Volume (ml)
Volume of sediment sampled (+/- 1 ml) at each core site
USGS
10
54
Number of foraminifers per cc (N cm-3)
Density of foraminifera as number of foraminfera picked per split (as fraction) per volume of sample.
USGS
0
347.50
U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Marci E. Marot
Mailing and physical
600 4th Street South
St. Petersburg
FL
33701
U.S.
(727) 502-8057
mmarot@usgs.gov
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, 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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http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1079/images/Tables/Foraminiferal_Data.zip
Downloadable data
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These spreadsheets included in this .zip file were created for use with Microsoft Excel 2010. 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.
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U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Marci E. Marot
Geologist
Mailing and physical
600 4th Street South
St. Petersburg
FL
33701
U.S.
(727) 502-8057
mmarot@usgs.gov
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The U.S. Geological Survey requests that it be referenced as the originator of this dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.