Dataset: Overall Seawater Temperature at Study Sites in the Gulf of Maine

Name: Seawater temperatures at high tide at study sites in the Gulf of Maine prior to, during, and after an outplant experiment that was conducted from April to August 2021
Published: 2023-10-12
Keywords: seawater temperature, Gulf of Maine, rocky intertidal, oceans

Cite This Dataset

DOI:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.911390.1

Spatial Extent: N:44.8192 E:-66.9661 S:42.4215 W:-70.9076

Temporal Extent: 2021-03-04 - 2021-08-06

Project:

Local adaptation and the evolution of plasticity under predator invasion and warming seas: consequences for individuals, populations and communities (evolution of plasticity)

Principal Investigator:

Geoffrey C. Trussell (Northeastern University)

Student:

James J. Corbett (Northeastern University)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Shannon Rauch (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version:

Version Date:

2023-10-12

Restricted:

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Seawater temperatures at high tide at study sites in the Gulf of Maine prior to, during, and after an outplant experiment that was conducted from April to August 2021

Abstract:

This dataset contains seawater temperatures at high tide at study sites prior to, during, and after an outplant experiment that was conducted from April to August 2021.

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Archival Copy

Version Date	Archive	Persistent Identifier	Date Assigned
2023-10-12	Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)	10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.911390.1	2023-10-13

Methods & Sampling

To assess local and regional variation in shell thickness plasticity, we conducted a field experiment that utilized 12 Littorina obtusata populations in the Gulf of Main (GOM), with 6 in the northern Gulf and 6 in the southern Gulf (see Related Datasets). Seawater temperature was recorded at high tide at study sites prior to, during, and after the outplant experiment. All temperature data were recorded by Tidbit temperature loggers (Onset Computer Corporation) placed in the intertidal zone at +1.5 meters Mean Low Water. Temperature was sampled at 5-minute intervals and temperature values corresponding to daily high tides were extracted for statistical analyses.

Data Processing Description

Data were first recorded manually on paper and then transferred to digital spreadsheets. Fidelity between paper and digital versions of the data were proofed by both Corbett and Trussell.

BCO-DMO Processing

- Imported original file named "Data from Local and Regional Geographic Variation in Inducible Defenses.Temperature.Overall.xlsx" into the BCO-DMO system.
- Renamed fields/columns to comply with BCO-DMO naming conventions.
- Removed degrees symbols from LATITUDE and LONGITUDE columns.
- Made LONGITUDE values negative because they're in the Western hemisphere.
- Converted DATE column to YYYY-MM-DD format.
- Saved the final file as "911390_v1_overall_temperature_gom.csv".

Data Files

File
911390_v1_overall_temperature_gom.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 126.41 KB) MD5:6ee63015e7916e958eb4bf661be2d4f3 Primary data file for dataset ID 911390, version 1.

More Information about this dataset

Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-2017626

Deployments

None available yet

Instruments

Temperature Logger

Supplied Name: Tidbit temperature loggers (Onset Computer Corporation)

Supplied Description:

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Temperature Logger

Generic Description:

Records temperature data over a period of time.

Parameters

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

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
REGION	Region where the site is located (either 'NORTH' or 'SOUTH'). NORTH = Northern Gulf of Maine. SOUTH = Southern Gulf of Maine.	unitless	region
SITE	Name of the site.	unitless	site
LATITUDE	Latitude of the site. Positive values indicate North direction.	decimal degrees	lat
LONGITUDE	Longitude of the site. Negative values indicate West direction.	decimal degrees	lon
DATE	Date of measurement. Format: %Y-%m-%d	unitless	date
TEMPERATURE	Water temperature	degrees Celsius	temp