Bull shark catches, water temperatures, salinities, and dissolved oxygen levels in the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE) , from May 2005 to May 2009
At a Glance
Authors: Michael Heithaus, Philip Matich
Time period: 2005-05-11 to 2009-05-08
Package id: knb-lter-fce.1167.3
Dataset id: LT_TDCS_Heithaus_001
Heithaus, M., P. Matich. 2011. Bull shark catches, water temperatures, salinities, and dissolved oxygen levels in the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE) , from May 2005 to May 2009. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/04a8792fed9ceed4237bd3273a97e8f8. Dataset accessed 2023-04-02.
Geographic Coverage
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Dataset Creator(s)
- Name: Dr Michael Heithaus
- Position: coPI
- Organization: Florida International University, BBC, MSB 250A
- Address: 3000 NE 151 St
North Miami, FL 33181 USA - Phone: 305-919-5234
- Fax: 305-919-4030
- Email: heithaus@fiu.edu
- URL: http://www.fiu.edu/~heithaus/
- Name: Philip Matich
- Position: Graduate Student
- Organization: Florida International University, BBC, MSB 334
- Address: 3000 NE 151 St
North Miami, FL 33181 USA - Phone: 305-919-4263
- Fax: 305-919-4030
- Email: pmati001@fiu.edu
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Dataset AbstractThis dataset provides information on the catches of bull sharks in the Shark River Slough in relation to physical factors including dissolved oxygen, water temperature, salinity, and distance upstream. Analysis of data collected from 2005-2007 indicate that distance from the Gulf of Mexico and dissolved oxygen concentrations have the largest effects on bull shark catch rates. Data are presented for both young of the year sharks, which are concentrated in areas away from the main channel approximately 20km upstream, and older juvenile sharks which are found along the main channel at similar distances upstream. Salinity has a surprisingly weak impact on catches over the time frame initially investigated.
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Geographic CoverageStudy Extent Description
The Study Extent of this dataset includes the FCE Shark River Slough research sites within Everglades National Park, South Florida
Bounding Coordinates
Data were collected from the mouth of the Shark River to approximately 30km upstream in Rookery Branch
N: 25.454, S: 25.333, E: -80.670, W: -81.120
Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Study Area: South Florida, Everglades National Park, and Florida Bay
N: 25.761, S: 24.913, E: -80.490, W: -81.078
FCE LTER Sites
SRS4, SRS5, SRS6
Geographic DescriptionBounding CoordinatesDR (Down River generally near SRS6)N: 25.359, S: 25.358, E: -81.061, W: -81.119SRS5N: 25.39, S: 25.37, E: -81.01, W: -81.04SRS4N: 25.42, S: 25.41, E: -80.96, W: -80.99OC (Otter Creek, northern Tarpon Bay and Otter Creek)N: 25.44, S: 25.43, E: -80.94, W: -80.98UR (Up River, throughout Rookery Branch)N: 25.45, S: 25.45, E: -80.87, W: -80.92
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Temporal CoverageStart Date: 2005-05-11
End Date: 2009-05-08
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Attributes
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Data Table: Bull shark catches, water temperatures, salinities, and dissolved oxygen levels in the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE)Attribute Name:SITENAMEAttribute Label:sitenameAttribute Definition:Name of LTER siteStorage Type:textMeasurement Scale:Name of LTER siteMissing Value Code:Attribute Name:DateAttribute Label:dateAttribute Definition:Collection dateStorage Type:datetimeMeasurement Scale:Missing Value Code:Attribute Name:DOYAttribute Label:DOYAttribute Definition:Day of YearStorage Type:ordinalMeasurement Scale:Day of YearMissing Value Code:Attribute Name:Set_Start_TimeAttribute Label:Set_Start_TimeAttribute Definition:Set Start TimeStorage Type:datetimeMeasurement Scale:Missing Value Code:Attribute Name:Set_NumAttribute Label:Set_NumAttribute Definition:cumulative longline set numberStorage Type:ordinalMeasurement Scale:cumulative longline set numberMissing Value Code:-9999 (Value was not recorded)Attribute Name:Num_HooksAttribute Label:Num_HooksAttribute Definition:Number of Hooks on longline setStorage Type:nominalMeasurement Scale:Number of Hooks on longline setMissing Value Code:-9999 (Value was not recorded)Attribute Name:Bull_Shark_CountAttribute Label:Bull_Shark_CountAttribute Definition:number of sharks caught on longlineStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: countPerLonglinePrecision: 1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999 (Value was not recorded)Attribute Name:TEMPAttribute Label:TEMPAttribute Definition:water temperatureStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: celsiusPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value was not recorded)Attribute Name:SalinityAttribute Label:salinityAttribute Definition:Composite salinityStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: PSUPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:DOAttribute Label:DOAttribute Definition:Dissolved oxygenStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: milligramsPerLiterPrecision: 0.01
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.00 (Value was not recorded)Attribute Name:DO_perSatAttribute Label:DO_perSatAttribute Definition:dissolved oxygen percent saturationStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: percentPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value was not recorded)
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Data Table: Bull shark catches, water temperatures, salinities, and dissolved oxygen levels in the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE)
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MethodsSampling Description
Longline catches of bull sharks
Method Step
Description
Longline catches of bull sharks
Instrumentation
~500m longline with 30-50 2m gangions equipped with 13/0-15/0 circle hooks and baited with mulletMethod Step
Description
Dissolved oxygen collected during longline sets
Instrumentation
YSI85Method Step
Description
Water Temperature collected during longline sets
Instrumentation
YSI85Method Step
Description
Salinity collected during longline sets
Instrumentation
YSI85Quality Control
Data are checked against field notes and datasheets after entry. Data are visually inspected by graduate students and the PI to determine if any values are obviously in error.
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Distribution and Intellectual RightsOnline distribution
http://fcelter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=LT_TDCS_Heithaus_001.txt
Data Submission Date: 2009-05-19
Intellectual Rights
These data are classified as 'Type II' whereby original FCE LTER experimental data collected by individual FCE researchers to be released to restricted audiences according to terms specified by the owners of the data. Type II data are considered to be exceptional and should be rare in occurrence. The justification for exceptions must be well documented and approved by the lead PI and Site Data Manager. Some examples of Type II data restrictions may include: locations of rare or endangered species, data that are covered under prior licensing or copyright (e.g., SPOT satellite data), or covered by the Human Subjects Act, Student Dissertation data and those data related to the FCE LTER Program but not funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under LTER grants #DEB-9910514, and # DBI-0620409. Researchers that make use of Type II Data may be subject to additional restrictions to protect any applicable commercial or confidentiality interests. All publications based on this dataset must cite the data Contributor, the Florida Coastal Everglades Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program and that this material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation through the Florida Coastal Everglades Long-Term Ecological Research program under Cooperative Agreements #DEB-1237517, #DBI-0620409, and #DEB-9910514. Additionally, two copies of the manuscript must be submitted to the Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Office, LTER Program Manager, Florida International University, Southeast Environmental Research Center, OE 148, University Park, Miami, Florida 33199. For a complete description of the FCE LTER Data Access Policy and Data User Agreement, please go to FCE Data Management Policy at http://fcelter.fiu.edu/data/DataMgmt.pdf and LTER Network Data Access Policy at http://fcelter.fiu.edu/data/core/data_user_agreement/distribution_policy.html.
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KeywordsFCE, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER, ecological research, long-term monitoring, bull shark, consumer interactions, habitat use, Shark River Slough, salinity, water temperature, Dissolved oxygen, percent dissolved oxygen, water, processes
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Dataset Contact
- Position: Information Manager
- Organization: LTER Network Office
- Address: UNM Biology Department, MSC03-2020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 USA - Phone: 505 277-2535
- Fax: 505 277-2541
- Email: tech-support@lternet.edu
- URL: http://www.lternet.edu
- Name: Dr Michael
- Position: Florida International University, BBC, MSB 361
- Organization: Heithaus
- Address: coPI
3000 NE 151 St, North Miami FL 33181 - Phone: USA
- Fax: 305-919-5234
- Email: 305-919-4030
- URL: heithaus@fiu.edu
- Position: Information Manager
- Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program
- Address: Florida International University
University Park
OE 148
Miami, FL 33199 USA - Phone: 305-348-6054
- Fax: 305-348-4096
- Email: fcelter@fiu.edu
- URL: http://fcelter.fiu.edu
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Data Table and FormatData Table: Bull shark catches, water temperatures, salinities, and dissolved oxygen levels in the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE)Entity Name:LT_TDCS_Heithaus_001Entity Description:Bull shark catches, water temperatures, salinities, and dissolved oxygen levels in the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE)Object Name:LT_TDCS_Heithaus_001Number of Header Lines:1Attribute Orientation:columnField Delimiter:,Number of Records:255
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Metadata Provider
- Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program
- Address: Florida International University
University Park
OE 148
Miami, FL 33199 USA - Phone: 305-348-6054
- Email: fcelter@fiu.edu
- URL: http://fcelter.fiu.edu