LTE-TIDE-Meiofauna_csv

Meiofaunal counts, 2003-2009, from marsh cores along Rowley River tidal creeks associated with long term fertilization experiments, Rowley, MA.

Download: LTE-TIDE-Meiofauna.csv
Variables
Period
  • Label: Period
  • Definition: Period
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • Before = before treatments began| After=after treatments began
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Year
  • Label: Year
  • Definition: Year Sampled
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: YYYY
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Month
  • Label: Month
  • Definition: Month Sampled
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Creek
  • Label: Creek
  • Definition: Creek Sampled
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • SW = Sweeney-Nutrient Enriched |WE= West- Reference
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Nutrient
  • Label: Nutrient
  • Definition: Nutrient Enrichment Level in Sampled Area
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • Reference = reference nutrient level| Fertilized=target concentration of 70 micromol
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Branch
  • Label: Branch
  • Definition: Branch Sampled
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • L = Left | R=Right
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Fish
  • Label: Fish
  • Definition: Level of Fish Sampled
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • Amb = Ambient fish densities | Low= killifish reductions (~60-80%)
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Transect
  • Label: Transect
  • Definition: Transect Sampled
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Habitat
  • Label: Habitat
  • Definition: Habitat Sampled
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • TSA = Tall Spartina alterniflora | SSA= Short Spartina alterniflor | SP= Spartina patens | MF= Mud Flat | CW=Creek wall | FA=filamentous algae
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Rep
  • Label: Rep
  • Definition: Replicate # of Sample
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Nematodes
  • Label: Nematodes
  • Definition: counts per core
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Copepods
  • Label: Copepods
  • Definition: counts per core
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Manayunkia
  • Label: Manayunkia
  • Definition: counts per core
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Other_Annelids
  • Label: Other_Annelids
  • Definition: counts per core
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Ostracods
  • Label: Ostracods
  • Definition: counts per core
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Total Meiofauna
  • Label: Total Meiofauna
  • Definition: counts per core
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
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