Dataset: Trait Data

Name: Trait data captured from literature sources, field observations and measurements of sessile marine invertebrates from coastal sites across a geographic gradient spanning the sub-arctic to the tropics (Competition and Predation across Latitude)
Published: 2022-11-16
Keywords: oceans

Cite This Dataset

DOI:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.883700.1

Spatial Extent: N:55.4726 E:-79.5218 S:8.9128 W:-131.797

Temporal Extent: 2015-06-16 - 2018-09-12

Project:

Community Effects of Competition and Predation across Latitude and Implications for Species Invasions (Competition and Predation across Latitude)

Principal Investigator:

Amy L. Freestone (Temple University, Temple)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Gregory E. Ruiz (Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, SERC)

Mark E. Torchin (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute , STRI)

Student:

Diana Paola López (Temple University, Temple)

Contact:

Diana Paola López (Temple University, Temple)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Sawyer Newman (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version:

Version Date:

2022-11-16

Restricted:

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Trait data captured from literature sources, field observations and measurements of sessile marine invertebrates from coastal sites across a geographic gradient spanning the sub-arctic to the tropics (Competition and Predation across Latitude)

Abstract:

Trait data captured from literature sources, field observations (2015-2018) and measurements of sessile marine invertebrates from 12 coastal sites across a geographic gradient spanning the sub-arctic to the tropics. Invertebrates observed were from an experiment that manipulated predation for three and 12 months.

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Version Date	Archive	Persistent Identifier (PID)	Date PID Issued
2022-11-16	Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)	10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.883700.1	2022-11-29

Methods & Sampling

Methodology:

Traits were collected from field measurements, observations, or literature sources. For field measurements, an average of five individuals per taxa were photographed for color, structural defense, and growth form determination. All other traits except water content and organic content were collected from the literature. A brief description of the sampling procedure for determining water content and organic content is in the following section below.

Sampling and analytical procedures:

For field measurements of organic and water content, an average of five individuals per taxa were collected and used for dry weights (DW) and ash free dry weights (AFDW) to calculate water content as [(1−(DW/WW)) x 100] and organic content as [(1−(AFDW/DW)) x 100]. We then calculated a single mean trait value per taxa to be included in the trait table.

Data Processing Description

BCO-DMO Processing Notes:

Converted numbers in scientific notation to standard form

Data Files

File
all_traits.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 21.71 KB) MD5:d43ae6819dc7cbdfb739ed2e628aea7b Primary data file for dataset ID 883700

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Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1434528

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Parameters

Date and time formats are described in python strftime() syntax.

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
Region	Region where each taxon was collected. Value is one of: Alaska, Panama, Mexico, or California.	unitless	region
MorphName	Lower taxonomic information (~genus/species, if available) based on best available information in the field.	unitless	taxon
MorphTaXa	Family or higher taxonomic information.	unitless	taxon
InvStatus	Invasion status: native, cryptogenic, introduced.	unitless	brief_desc
Org_cont	Organic content: mean of at least five individuals, calculated as [(1 _ (AFDW/DW)) _ 100] (AFDW: Ashfree dry weight, DW: Dry weight).	unitless	dry_wgt_globec
Wat_cont	Water Content: mean of at least five individuals, calculated as [(1 _ (DW/WW)) _ 100] (DW: Dry weight, WW: Wet weight).	unitless	weight
Sex_rep	Sexual reproduction categorized as hermaphroditic (herm), gonochoristic (gono), simultaneous (simul).	unitless	brief_desc
Fert_type	Fertilization type categorized as oviparous (ovi), ovoviviparous (ovo), viviparous (vivi).	unitless	brief_desc
Asex_rep	Asexual reproduction defined as capable of asexual reproduction yes (1) or no (0) .	unitless	brief_desc
Lar_life	Larval life duration: maximum hours of pelagic life before settling.	hours	duration
Eggs	Number of eggs produced by an individual.	eggs	count
Egg_size	Egg size - diameter of egg size.	micrometers	diameter
Lar_dev	Larval development type categorized as simultaneous (both), lecithotrophic (leci), or planktotrophic (plank).	unitless	brief_desc
Feed_struc	Feeding structure: whether the morphospecies has (1) or doesn't have (0) feeding appendages such as ciri, tentacles, or other appendages.	unitless	brief_desc
Struc_defe	Structural defense: whether the morphospecies has a calcified structure (CalcStr), an uncalcified structure used for protection (NCalcStr), or no structure (NStr) at all.	unitless	brief_desc
Sociab	Sociability structure categorized as colonial (0) or solitary (1).	unitless	brief_desc
Growth_form	Growth form categorized as encrusting, erect, arborescent, massive, runner, stolonate. Value is one of: encrus, erect, arbo, massi, run, or stol.	unitless	brief_desc
Color	Color categorized as bright, dull, dark, transparent, white.	unitless	brief_desc

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