gov.noaa.nodc:0116100 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2025-12-22T19:57:58Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Biological Data for Biological Baseline Studies of Mobile Bay: Benthic Fauna 1980-1981 (NCEI Accession 0116100) 2014-01-29 publication 2014-02-28 revision 2014-01-29 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0116100 NCEI Archive Management System 0116100 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Mimi Tzeng Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) mtzeng@disl.org https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Thomas S. Hopkins Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Hopkins, Thomas S. Dauphin Island Sea Lab https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information author Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital Beginning in late 1979, the Alabama Coastal Area Board (CAB) funded a series of baseline surveys on the coastal resources of Alabama, from which they could develop a monitoring program to observe any significant changes in the resources over time. Eight stations within Mobile Bay, Alabama were sampled monthly from April 1980 to April 1981. Data collected included samples for benthic fauna, pelagic fauna, sediment particle size, total organic carbon, foraminifera, zooplankton, phytoplankton, chlorophyll, turbidity, river flow, and hydrographic parameters. The subset of data presented here are for the benthic fauna, which were sampled by 0.1 m^2 Peterson grab. Fauna were enumerated and identified to the lowest taxon possible, and mainly included crustaceans, molluscs, polychaetes, and echinoderms. Data in readily accessible digital form are available from April 1980 to February 1981. To provide benchmark data to the Alabama Coastal Area Board (CAB) for distribution, abundance, and seasonality of benthic infauna, phytoplankton, zooplankton, foraminifera, epifaunal invertebrates and fishes. CAB became part of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) in 1982, and ADEM became part of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) in 2000. Alabama Coastal Area Board (contracts 80-05 and 81-03) completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded NCEI Accession 0116100 was revised and a new version of the archival package was published. Updates to existing archival packages may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. The latest version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. 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Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Alabama East Mississippi Sound Mobile Bay place Originator Place Names accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Hopkins, Thomas S. (2014). Biological Data for Biological Baseline Studies of Mobile Bay: Benthic Fauna 1980-1981 (NCEI Accession 0116100). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0116100. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. 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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian laboratory analysis laboratory analysis use as an observation type sediment sampler - grab sediment sampler - grab grab sampler is used to take a sample of surficial seafloor sediments