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Habitat availability and utilization by nektonic and benthic organisms in Halls Lake, West Galveston Bay, Texas: May 17-18, 1990 (NCEI Accession 0156970)

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This data set contains Penaeid shrimp counts and measurements. Water parameter measurements such as salinity, dissolved oxygen, temperature, and turbidity were also measured. General habitat notes as well as vegetation type are also available.
  • Cite as: Ditty, James; Minello, Thomas (2016). Habitat availability and utilization by nektonic and benthic organisms in Halls Lake, West Galveston Bay, Texas: May 17-18, 1990 (NCEI Accession 0156970). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156970. Accessed [date].
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Time Period 1990-05-17 to 1990-05-18
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -95.1068
East: -95.0899
South: 29.173
North: 29.1826
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2016-11-15
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
Submission Package ID: 1U4KPA
Purpose Identify and describe the relationship between fishery productivity and the coastal environment.
Use Limitations
  • accessLevel: Public
  • 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. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Ditty, James; Minello, Thomas (2016). Habitat availability and utilization by nektonic and benthic organisms in Halls Lake, West Galveston Bay, Texas: May 17-18, 1990 (NCEI Accession 0156970). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156970. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors
  • Ditty, James
  • Minello, Thomas
Principal Investigators
  • James Ditty
  • Thomas Minello
Contributors
Resource Providers
Points of Contact
  • Tim Baumer
Publishers
Acknowledgments
  • Related Funding Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Galveston, TX Laboratory (SEFSC - Galveston Lab)
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Provider Keywords
  • Farfantepenaeus aztecus
  • Litopenaeus setiferus
  • abundance
  • benthos
  • biomass sampling
  • brown shrimp
  • distribution
  • environmental data
  • estuarine dependent
  • habitat characteristics
  • habitat data
  • macrofauna
  • sediments
  • shrimp total length
  • submerged aquatic vegetation
  • white shrimp
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Provider Instruments
  • 1.8 m diameter cylindrical drop sampler
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Provider Place Names
  • Halls Lake
  • West Galveston Bay
  • salt marsh
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Ditty, James; Minello, Thomas (2016). Habitat availability and utilization by nektonic and benthic organisms in Halls Lake, West Galveston Bay, Texas: May 17-18, 1990 (NCEI Accession 0156970). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156970. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints
  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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Processing Steps
  • 2016-11-15T20:01:14Z - NCEI Accession 0156970 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets
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Processing Steps
  • Data Type: SALINITY (measured); Units: ppt; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: YSI - handheld multi-parameter instrument.
  • Data Type: WATER TEMPERATURE (measured); Units: Celsius; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: YSI - handheld multi-parameter instrument.
  • Data Type: DISSOLVED OXYGEN (measured); Units: ppm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: YSI - handheld multi-parameter instrument.
  • Data Type: turbidity (measured); Units: NTU's; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: YSI - handheld multi-parameter instrument.
  • Data Type: Shrimp: Total Length (measured); Units: mm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: measuring board; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Specimen total length in millimeters as measured from tip of rostrum to tip of telson.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • multi-parameter water quality sensor
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