Nekton Densities Along Spartina alterniflora Marsh-edge and Adjacent Shallow Nonvegetated Bottom in Carancahua Cove from 1982-03-03 to 1993-06-24 (NCEI Accession 0161172)

• Main Author: Thomas Minello
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: NOAA NCEI Environmental Data Archive 2017
• Subjects: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce; DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce; 0161172; 161172; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; Fish; HABITAT; SALINITY; water depth; WATER TEMPERATURE; YSI - handheld multi-parameter instrument; laboratory analyses; Coastal Waters of Gulf of Mexico; Coastal Waters of Texas; Gulf of Mexico; oceanography; EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN; EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE; EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY; US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Galveston, TX Laboratory (SEFSC - Galveston Lab); 1982-1993; Blue crabs; Ecology; Farfantepenaeus aztecus; Farfantepenaeus duorarum; Habitat; Habitat Characteristics; Habitat Recovery Data; Litopenaeus setiferus; Nekton; Penaeid shrimp; Seagrass; marsh plants; 1.8 meter diameter drop trap sampler; OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO; Carancahua Cove; Galveston Bay system; Jamaica Beach; Texas; North Atlantic
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This dataset contains Nekton counts used to quantify and compare densities along Spartina alterniflora marsh-edge and adjacent shallow nonvegetated bottom in Carancahua Cove, Galveston Bay estuary, Texas, USA. We also used a Geographic Information System (GIS), aerial photography, and population models to track changes in wetland area and trends in fishery populations over time.