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Environmental Data for Texas Coast, 2013-2015

Authors: T.J. Sullivan and J.E. Neigel
Published On: Mar 20 2017 21:18 UTC
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7266/N7G44NN1
UDI: R2.x214.000:0007
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Project Information

Funded By:
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

Funding Cycle:
RFP-II

Research Group:
The Environmental Effects of an Oil Spill on Blue Crabs in the Gulf of Mexico and the Dynamics of Recovery: Integrating Oceanography and Molecular Ecology

Point of Contact

Joseph Neigel
University of Louisiana at Lafayette / Department of Biology
jneigel@louisiana.edu

Data Collection Period
2013-08-04
to
2015-08-08
Theme keywords

blue crab, larvae, settlement, environmental conditions

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Abstract:

This dataset contains physical environmental parameters (temperature, salinity, % lunar illumination, etc.) collected from August 2013 to August 2015. These data were collected from Galveston, TX and Freeport, TX along with blue crab plankton samples (GRIIDC UDI: R2.x214.000:0005).

Suggested Citation:

T.J. Sullivan and J.E. Neigel. 2017. Environmental Data for Texas Coast, 2013-2015. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7G44NN1

Purpose:

To determine correlations between environmental parameters and settlement of blue crab larvae.

Data Parameters and Units:

Collection, Location, Month, Day, Year, Lunar illumination (%), Collection salinity (ppt), Collection temperature (deg Celsius), Presence of storms (0 = absent, 1 = present), EastWest wind stress (calculated from the equation for wind stress from Large & Pond (1981)), NorthSouth wind stress (calculated from the equation for wind stress from Large & Pond (1981)). Sampling location Latitude (decimal degrees) Longitude (decimal degrees) Galveston 29.19317 -94.90689 Freeport 28.9355 -95.3044

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