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Benthic macrofauna sampling by grab-sample and sediment class, Assateague Island National Seashore

Metadata Updated: October 23, 2025

This dataset summarizes the species information derived from ground-truth survey conducted along Assateague Island National Seashore in October 2014 and October 2015. The ground-truth survey consisted of grab samples taken with a modified Young grab sampler. Grab samples were taken at each site. The attribute table of this dataset contains information about the grab samples, including the name and coordinates for each sample site, date of collection, and the species composition of each sample.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Dates

Metadata Created Date September 12, 2025
Metadata Updated Date October 23, 2025

Metadata Source

Harvested from DOI NPS DCAT-US

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date September 12, 2025
Metadata Updated Date October 23, 2025
Publisher National Park Service
Maintainer
Identifier http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/nps-datastore-2278288
Data First Published 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z
Data Last Modified 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z
Category Tabular Dataset
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 010:24
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Metadata Catalog ID https://ddi.doi.gov/nps-data.json
Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
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Harvest Source Id d917c1a9-26b7-43ea-b8c5-c77ec750a850
Harvest Source Title DOI NPS DCAT-US
Homepage URL https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2278288
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Program Code 010:119, 010:118
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 132dd0599fa100a5dc0ca326e38b58d2f155203a5eb78dea3a4920fecdefb99f
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