Metadata: 
  File identifier: 
      R2.x221.000-0001-metadata.xml
  Language: 
      eng; USA
  Character set: 
    Character set code: 
      utf8
  Hierarchy level: 
    Scope code: 
      dataset
  Metadata author: 
    Responsible party: 
      Individual name: 
          Frank Hernandez
      Organisation name: 
          University of Southern Mississippi / Department of Coastal Sciences
      Position name: 
          Assistant Professor
      Contact info: 
        Contact: 
          Phone: 
            Telephone: 
              Voice: 
                  2288188800
              Facsimile: 
          Address: 
            Address: 
              Delivery point: 
                  Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
                  703 East Beach Drive
              City: 
                  Ocean Springs
              Administrative area: 
                  Mississippi
              Postal code: 
                  39564
              Country: 
                  USA
              Electronic mail address: 
                  frank.hernandez@usm.edu
      Role: 
        Role code: 
          pointOfContact
  Date stamp: 
      2019-01-28T19:16:51+00:00
  Metadata standard name: 
      ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
  Metadata standard version: 
      ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
  Dataset URI: 
      https://data.gulfresearchinitiative.org/metadata/R2.x221.000:0001
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  Identification info: 
    Data identification: 
      Citation: 
        Citation: 
          Title: 
              Zooplankton and ichthyoplankton collected during plankton surveys off Alabama (2007-2014)
          Alternate title: 
              Plankton data
          Date: 
            Date: 
              Date: 
                  2016-10-18
              Date type: 
                Date type code: 
                  publication
          Identifier: 
            Identifier: 
              Code: 
                Anchor: xlink: https://dx.doi.org/10.7266/N7154F27 title: DOI
                  doi:10.7266/N7154F27
      Abstract: 
          Depth-discrete plankton samples were collected during cruises off the coast of Alabama during May-August 
          periods (2007-2014) using a Bedford Institute of Oceanography Net Environmental Sampling System (BIONESS) 
          and a neuston net. The BIONESS (0.25 m2 opening) was fitted with 333-µm and 202-µm mesh nets. The neuston 
          net was 0.5 x 1.0 m and fitted with a 505 micron mesh net. A ring net (0.762-m diameter; 335-µm mesh) was 
          towed obliquely through the water column, and used during 2007-2014 as a back-up gear when the primary 
          sampler (BIONESS) was not operational. Samples were collected at stations located on the 20 m and 35 m 
          contours. Data from 2007-2012 were collected as part of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab's Fisheries Oceanography 
          of Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) program. Data from 2013-2014 were collected with support from GoMRI. Data 
          contents include larval fish and zooplankton counts for targeted taxa, as well as plankton biomass estimates 
          (settled volume and/or displacement volume).
      Purpose: 
          Long-term survey data to examine natural variability as well as anthropogenic impacts on plankton distribution 
          and abundance.
      Status: 
        Progress code: 
          completed
      Point of contact: 
        Responsible party: 
          Individual name: 
              Carla Culpepper
          Organisation name: 
              University of Southern Mississippi / Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
          Position name: 
              Technician
          Contact info: 
            Contact: 
              Phone: 
                Telephone: 
                  Voice: 
                      2288724207
                  Facsimile: 
              Address: 
                Address: 
                  Delivery point: 
                      703 East Beach Dr
                  City: 
                      Ocean Springs
                  Administrative area: 
                      Mississippi
                  Postal code: 
                      39564
                  Country: 
                      USA
                  Electronic mail address: 
                      carla.culpepper@usm.edu
          Role: 
            Role code: 
              pointOfContact
      Point of contact: 
        Responsible party: 
          Individual name: 
              Frank Hernandez
          Organisation name: 
              University of Southern Mississippi / Department of Coastal Sciences
          Position name: 
              Assistant Professor
          Contact info: 
            Contact: 
              Phone: 
                Telephone: 
                  Voice: 
                      2288188800
                  Facsimile: 
              Address: 
                Address: 
                  Delivery point: 
                      Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
                      703 East Beach Drive
                  City: 
                      Ocean Springs
                  Administrative area: 
                      Mississippi
                  Postal code: 
                      39564
                  Country: 
                      USA
                  Electronic mail address: 
                      frank.hernandez@usm.edu
          Role: 
            Role code: 
              principalInvestigator
      Descriptive keywords: 
        Keywords: 
          Keyword: 
              Zooplankton
          Keyword: 
              red snapper
          Keyword: 
              Lutjanidae
          Keyword: 
              king mackerel
          Keyword: 
              Spanish mackerel
          Keyword: 
              Atlantic bumper
          Type: 
            Keyword type code: 
              theme
      Descriptive keywords: 
        Keywords: 
          Keyword: 
              Gulf of Mexico
          Keyword: 
              Alabama
          Type: 
            Keyword type code: 
              place
      Resource constraints:  title: Cite As
        Constraints: 
          Use limitation: 
              Hernandez, Frank. 2016. Zooplankton and ichthyoplankton collected during plankton surveys off Alabama 
              (2007-2014). Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative 
              (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7154F27
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              copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking 
              permission.
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      Language: 
          eng; USA
      Topic category: 
        Topic category code: 
          biota
      Topic category: 
        Topic category code: 
          oceans
      Extent: 
        Extent: 
          Geographic element: 
            Geographic bounding box: 
              West bound longitude: 
                  -88.2116
              East bound longitude: 
                  -88.2083
              South bound latitude: 
                  29.7905
              North bound latitude: 
                  30.0902
          Geographic element: 
            BoundingPolygon: 
              Polygon: 
                gml:MultiPoint: 
                  gml:pointMember: 
                    Point: 
                      gml:pos: 
                        30.0902 -88.2116
                  gml:pointMember: 
                    Point: 
                      gml:pos: 
                        29.7905 -88.2083
          Temporal element: 
            Temporal extent: 
              Extent: 
                Time period: 
                  Description: 
                    ground condition
                  Begin date: 
                    2007-05-01
                  End date: 
                    2014-08-05
      Supplemental Information: 
          Station data include: cruise name, sample date, gear type (BIONESS, Neuston net, Ring net), BIONESS tow 
          number, sample ID, and net swept volume (cubic meters). Biological data include settled volume (ml) and/or 
          displacement volume (ml), as well as counts for fish eggs, total fish larvae, larval red snapper, larval 
          snapper (other species), larval king mackerel, larval Spanish mackerel, larval Atlantic bumper, and 58 
          zooplankton taxonomic/life stage groupings. Sample Stations T20: 30.0902, -88.2116; T35: 29.7905, 
          -88.2083.|Depth-discrete plankton samples were collected during cruises off the coast of Alabama during 
          May-August periods (2007-2014) using a Bedford Institute of Oceanography Net Environmental Sampling System 
          (BIONESS) and a neuston net. The BIONESS (0.25 m2 opening) was fitted with 333-µm and 202-µm mesh nets. The 
          neuston net was 0.5 x 1.0 m and fitted with a 505 micron mesh net. A ring net (0.762-m diameter; 335-µm 
          mesh) was towed obliquely through the water column, and used during 2007-2014 as a back-up gear when the 
          primary sampler (BIONESS) was not operational. Samples were collected at stations located on the 20 m and 35 
          m contours. Data from 2007-2012 were collected as part of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab's Fisheries 
          Oceanography of Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) program. Data from 2013-2014 were collected with support from GoMRI. 
          Detailed descriptions of field sampling methods are provided in the following publications: Hernandez F J, 
          Carassou L, Muffelman S, Powers S P and Graham WM (2011) Comparison of two plankton net mesh sizes for 
          ichthyoplankton collection in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Fish. Res. 108 327–35. Carassou L, Hernandez F J, 
          Powers S P and GrahamWM (2012) Cross-shore, seasonal, and depth-related structure of ichthyoplankton 
          assemblages in coastal Alabama. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 141 1137–50. Station data (e.g., station locations, 
          oceanographic observations, etc.), net data (e.g., depth bins), and CTD profiles (temperature, salinity, 
          depth) for BIONESS tows are provided in a separate data set (UDI: R2.x221.000:0007). Station data for the 
          neuston net tows are also provided in a separate data set (UDI: R2.x221.000:0006). |Plankton samples were 
          collected using a BIONESS multiple net sampling system (0.5m x 0.5m mouth, 333 or 202 micron mesh) with 
          real-time communication to the ship. Neuston samples were collected using a neuston net (1m x 0.5m mouth, 
          505 micron mesh). A ring net (0.762-m diameter; 335-µm mesh) was towed obliquely through the water column, 
          and used during 2007-2014 as a back-up gear when the primary sampler (BIONESS) was not operational.|Samples 
          were collected monthly from May through August during 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2014, and twice 
          monthly from May through August 2010 at two stations (T20 and T35). Data gaps are a result of logistical or 
          weather constraints.||The sampled stations were established prior to the oil spill by the Fisheries 
          Oceanography of Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) plankton monitoring program. Thus, this study will compare plankton 
          abundances and assemblage dynamics before, during, and after the oil spill to assess potential ecological 
          impacts.
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  Distribution info: 
    Distribution: 
      Distributor: 
        Distributor: 
          Distributor contact: 
            Responsible party: 
              Organisation name: 
                  Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC)
              Contact info: 
                Contact: 
                  Phone: 
                    Telephone: 
                      Voice: 
                          3618253604
                  Address: 
                    Address: 
                      Delivery point: 
                          6300 Ocean Drive
                      City: 
                          Corpus Christi
                      Administrative area: 
                          TX
                      Postal code: 
                          78412
                      Country: 
                          USA
                      Electronic mail address: 
                          griidc@gomri.org
                  Online Resource: 
                    Online Resource: 
                      Linkage: 
                        URL: 
                          https://data.gulfresearchinitiative.org
              Role: 
                Role code: 
                  distributor
          Distributor format: 
            Format: 
              Name: 
                  xlsx, docx
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                inapplicable
              File decompression technique: 
                  zip
          Distributor transfer options: 
            Digital transfer options: 
              Transfer size: 
                  0.3898
              Online: 
                Online Resource: 
                  Linkage: 
                    URL: 
                      https://data.gulfresearchinitiative.org/data/R2.x221.000:0001
                  Protocol: 
                      https
                  Name: 
                      Data Landing Page
                  Description: 
                      GRIIDC dataset landing page
                  Function: 
                    Online function code: 
                      information
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  Metadata maintenance: 
    Maintenance information: 
      Maintenance and update frequency: 
        unknown
      Maintenance note: 
          This ISO metadata record was automatically generated from information provided to GRIIDC for dataset: 
          R2.x221.000:0001 on 2020-08-09T06:31:07-05:00
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