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NOAA RESTORE Science Program: Gulf-wide assessment of habitat use and habitat-specific production estimates of nekton in turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum): Blue crab growth and mortality rates, 2018-05-14 to 2018-09-14 (NCEI Accession 0305475)

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This dataset consists of blue crab growth and mortality data from caging and tethering experiments in turtlegrass-dominated seagrass beds of the northern Gulf of America, including Lower Laguna Madre, TX; Coastal Bend, TX; Chandeleur Islands, LA; St. George Sound, FL; Cedar Key, FL, and Charlotte Harbor, FL.

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0305475 biological data BIOMASS Canopy Characteristics DISSOLVED OXYGEN LATITUDE LONGITUDE MACROALGAE

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title NOAA RESTORE Science Program: Gulf-wide assessment of habitat use and habitat-specific production estimates of nekton in turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum): Blue crab growth and mortality rates, 2018-05-14 to 2018-09-14 (NCEI Accession 0305475)

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