Macrobenthic community structure and influence on denitrification capacity in soft sediments (Mobile Bay, Alabama): Part 1

Dataset extent

This dataset is comprised of environmental characteristics of sites sampled across Mobile Bay, Alabama, including abiotic (locations, depth, sediment type, salinity, dissolved oxygen, locations from prominent bay features, etc.) and associated macroinfaunal abundances/biomass.

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Additional Info

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Author Kelly Dorgan
Maintainer data@disl.org
Last Updated July 22, 2022, 22:52 (UTC)
Created July 22, 2022, 22:52 (UTC)
Content Create Date 2018-07-16
ISO.originator Maïté Jacquot <jacquot.maite@gmail.com>
ISO.pointOfContact DISL Data Management
ISO.principalInvestigator Kelly Dorgan <kdorgan@disl.org>
ISO.principalInvestigator.1 Kelly Dorgan <kdorgan@disl.org>
Place Keywords Dauphin Island Sea Lab, DISL, Mobile Bay, Alabama
Temporal Begin 2016-01-20
Temporal End 2016-12-02
Theme Keywords benthic macrofauna, denitrification, nitrogen flux, sediments, community diversity, environmental stressors, water quality, sediment quality
Use Constraints Acknowledgment of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) and the LabexMER (France) 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, QA/QC procedures, 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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