Cownose Rays in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Acoustic Telemetry 2009-2012

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Acoustic telemetry data for 34 cownose rays ((Rhinoptera bonasus) captured in the northern Gulf of Mexico between June 2009 and September 2010. Data were collected until April 2012. This dataset is part of a study that examined the foraging ecology of two myliobatid species (cownose ray and spotted eagle ray - Aetobatus narinari) through gut content analyses, acoustic telemetry and field manipulation experiments where rays were excluded from natural foraging areas.

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Author Dr. Sean Powers
Maintainer data@disl.org
Last Updated July 22, 2022, 22:53 (UTC)
Created July 22, 2022, 22:53 (UTC)
Content Create Date 2015-04-10
ISO.originator Matt Ajemian <matt.ajemian@tamucc.edu>
ISO.pointOfContact DISL Data Management
ISO.principalInvestigator Dr. Sean Powers <spowers@disl.org>
ISO.resourceProvider Mimi Tzeng <metadata@disl.org>
Place Keywords Dauphin Island Sea Lab, DISL, northern Gulf of Mexico, Mobile Bay, Mississippi Sound, Alabama
Temporal Begin 2009-06-09
Temporal End 2012-04-03
Theme Keywords cownose rays, Rhinoptera bonasus, acoustic telemetry, foraging ecology, myliobatids, schooling mesopredators , fisheries ecology
Use Constraints Acknowledgment of the DISL: Fisheries Lab, the University of South Alabama, Northern Gulf Institute, and the Shelby Center for Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management is required in products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of these data. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, and computer processes over time. The distributor shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of these data, based on the description of appropriate/inappropriate uses described in the metadata document. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such.
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