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Macroinfauna and sediment data from swash zones of sandy beaches along the SE Gulf of Mexico and SE Florida coast, 2010-2011, in response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (NCEI Accession 0083190)

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Sampling for macroinfauna from swash zones of beaches along the SE Gulf of Mexico and SE coast of Florida was conducted from May 2010- July 2011. At each site, sampling was conducted using sediment cores (10cm diameter, 20cm deep) and all sampling was conducted within 2 hrs of low tide. Cores were collected within an approximately 100m linear distance parallel to the shoreline at each site. Some sites were intensively sampled across 3 subareas of the swash zone: high (near maximum wave run-up), mid, and low (near maximum wave back-wash) swash. Core contents were washed through a 1mm mesh and contents retained on the sieve were returned to the laboratory and frozen at 4°C. In the laboratory, samples were sorted and all macroinfauna removed. The dominant macroinfauna Donax variabilis (coquina) and Emerita talpoida (mole crab), making up over 99% of all organisms, were enumerated. Mean number (SD) per core and subarea within the swash zone are reported.

Additionally, three 60 ml cores were collected for sediment analyses from within the swash zones of all beaches, on or near each sampling date. Sediment samples were returned to the laboratory, dried for 24 h at 60°C, and median grain size determined.
  • Cite as: Bell, Susan S.; University of South Florida St. Petersburg (2012). Macroinfauna and sediment data from swash zones of sandy beaches along the SE Gulf of Mexico and SE Florida coast, 2010-2011, in response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (NCEI Accession 0083190). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0083190. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2010-05-27 to 2011-07-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -87.5817
East: -80.2898
South: 26.4604
North: 30.3304
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Associated Resources
  • US National Oceanographic Data Center (2010). Web pages and other documents created by the NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center and NOAA Central Library in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill event of 2010-04-20 (NCEI Accession 0065140). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0065140.
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2012-01-03
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Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
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Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
For more information and documentation related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill event, see NODC Accession 0065140
Purpose This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Bell, Susan S.; University of South Florida St. Petersburg (2012). Macroinfauna and sediment data from swash zones of sandy beaches along the SE Gulf of Mexico and SE Florida coast, 2010-2011, in response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (NCEI Accession 0083190). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0083190. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
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  • Cite as: Bell, Susan S.; University of South Florida St. Petersburg (2012). Macroinfauna and sediment data from swash zones of sandy beaches along the SE Gulf of Mexico and SE Florida coast, 2010-2011, in response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (NCEI Accession 0083190). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0083190. Accessed [date].
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Processing Steps
  • 2012-01-03T17:09:32Z - NCEI Accession 0083190 v1.1 was published.
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Processing Steps
  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
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Instrument
  • corer
  • sediment sampler - corer
  • sediment sieve
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