Biological Baseline Studies of Mobile Bay (MESC-CAB 1980-1981): Hydrography, Sediments, Benthic Fauna, Pelagic Fauna, Phytoplankton, and Zooplankton (NCEI Accession 0176496)
Data from a monthly survey of Mobile Bay between April 1980 and August 1981. Extant data from the MESC Data Management System include sediment particle size distribution, discrete hydrography, identification and enumeration of benthic fauna, and identification and enumeration of water column biota.
Dataset Citation
- Cite as: Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium (2018). Biological Baseline Studies of Mobile Bay (MESC-CAB 1980-1981): Hydrography, Sediments, Benthic Fauna, Pelagic Fauna, Phytoplankton, and Zooplankton (NCEI Accession 0176496). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0176496. Accessed [date].
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gov.noaa.nodc:0176496
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Time Period | 1980-04-03 to 1981-08-26 |
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates |
West: -88.17333
East: -87.85167
South: 30.23833
North: 30.61333
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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: 07D0U5 |
Purpose | Beginning in late 1979, the Alabama Coastal Area Board (CAB) funded a series of baseline surveys on the coastal resources of Alabama, including the distribution, abundance, and seasonality of benthic infauna, phytoplankton, zooplankton, foraminifera, epifaunal invertebrates and fishes, from which they could develop a monitoring program to observe any significant changes in the resources over time. Data collected for the CAB-BA project included samples for benthic fauna, pelagic fauna, sediment particle size, total organic carbon, foraminifera, zooplankton, phytoplankton, chlorophyll, turbidity, river flow, and hydrographic parameters. 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. |
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