Standard Lengths and Mean Weights for Prey-base Fishes from Taylor River and Joe Bay Sites, Everglades National Park (FCE), South Florida from January 2000 to April 2004
At a Glance
Lorenz, J.. 2017. Standard Lengths and Mean Weights for Prey-base Fishes from Taylor River and Joe Bay Sites, Everglades National Park (FCE), South Florida from January 2000 to April 2004. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/. Dataset accessed 2024-10-09.
Geographic Coverage
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Dataset Creator(s)
- Name: Dr. Jerry Lorenz
- Position: Project Collaborator
- Organization: National Audubon Society
- Address: Tavernier Science Center, 115 Indian Mound Trail
Tavernier, Florida 33070 USA - Phone: (305) 852-5092
- Email: jlorenz@audubon.org
- URL: http://www.audubonofflorida.org/science/tavernier.htm
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Dataset AbstractPrey-base fishes. The small demersal fishes of the coastal wetlands are a keystone element in this ecosystem. They are the primary and secondary consumers of the plants mentioned above and they are the primary food resource for myriad piscine (e.g. game species of fish), reptilian (e.g. juvenile crocodiles) and avian (e.g. wading birds) predators. The community dynamics of these fishes are dictated by hydrologic and hydrographic parameters so they also respond predictably to water management practices. Because they are a bottle-neck in the food web, their abundance and availability dictate the success of higher trophic levels. Fish are sampled in June, September and monthly from November through April at five locations. A 9m2 drop trap designed specifically for this habitat are used to quantify fish use. Nine traps are used at each site.
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Geographic CoverageStudy Extent Description
The Study Extent of this dataset includes the Audubon Society's Taylor River and Joe Bay research sites within Everglades National Park, South Florida
Bounding Coordinates
Data were collected on the Taylor River and north of Joe Bay, within Everglades National Park, South Florida
N: 25.250, S: 25.220, E: -80.532, W: -80.650
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
Near TS/Ph6a and TS/Ph8
Geographic DescriptionBounding CoordinatesNAS_JBN: 25.250, S: 25.250, E: -80.532, W: -80.532NAS_TRN: 25.220, S: 25.220, E: -80.650, W: -80.650
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Temporal CoverageStart Date: 2000-01-01
End Date: 2004-04-01
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Attributes
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Data Table: Standard Lengths and Mean Weights for Prey-base Fishes from Taylor River and Joe Bay Sites, Everglades National Park (FCE), South FloridaAttribute Name:YearAttribute Label:dateAttribute Definition:Collection YearStorage Type:datetimeMeasurement Scale:Collection YearMissing Value Code:Attribute Name:MonthAttribute Label:dateAttribute Definition:Collection MonthStorage Type:nomimalMeasurement Scale:Collection MonthMissing Value Code:Attribute Name:SITENAMEAttribute Label:sitenameAttribute Definition:Name of Collection SiteStorage Type:textMeasurement Scale:Name of Collection SiteMissing Value Code:Attribute Name:Net_NumberAttribute Label:ID NumberAttribute Definition:Net ID NumberStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Net ID NumberMissing Value Code:Attribute Name:Depth_StrataAttribute Label:strataAttribute Definition:Collection Depth StrataStorage Type:textMeasurement Scale:Collection Depth StrataMissing Value Code:-9999 (Value will never be recorded)Attribute Name:Collection_Day_CodeAttribute Label:ID NumberAttribute Definition:Collection Day CodeStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Collection Day CodeMissing Value Code:-9999 (Value will never be recorded)Attribute Name:Species_CodeAttribute Label:ID NumberAttribute Definition:Prey-Base Fish Species CodeStorage Type:textMeasurement Scale:Prey-Base Fish Species CodeMissing Value Code:-9999 (Value will never be recorded)Attribute Name:Standard_LengthAttribute Label:lengthAttribute Definition:Prey-Base Fish Standard LengthStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: centimeterPrecision: 0.01
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999 (Value will never be recorded)Attribute Name:Mean _WeightAttribute Label:weightAttribute Definition:Prey-Base Fish Mean WeightStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: gramPrecision: 0.01
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999 (Value will never be recorded)
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Data Table: Standard Lengths and Mean Weights for Prey-base Fishes from Taylor River and Joe Bay Sites, Everglades National Park (FCE), South Florida
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MethodsSampling Description
Samples collected in June, Sep, and monthly from Nov-Apr. 9 traps collected per sample at each of two sites
Method Step
Description
A 9 m2 drop net and removable walkways designed to quantify densities of small fishes in wetland habitats with low to moderate vegetation density. The method permits the collection of small, quantitative, discrete samples in ecologically sensitive areas by combining rapid net deployment from fixed sites with the carefully contained use of the fish toxicant rotenone. This method requires very little contact with the substrate, causes minimal alteration to the habitat being sampled, samples small fishes in an unbiased manner, and allows for differential sampling of microhabitats within a wetland. When used in dwarf red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) habitat in southern Everglades National Park and adjacent areas (September 1990 to March 1993), high recovery efficiencies were achieved (78-90percent) for five common species less than 110 mm in length. About 20,000 individuals of 26 species were captured. The most abundant fishes were sheepshead minnow Cyprinodon variegatus, goldspotted killifish Floridichthys carpio, rainwater killifish Lucania parva, sailfin molly Poecilia latipinna, and the exotic Mayan cichlid Cichlasoma urophthalmus. The 9 m2 drop net and associated removable walkways are versatile and can be used in a variety of wetland types, including both interior and coastal wetlands with either herbaceous or woody vegetation. Specimens were returned to the lab for identification and measuring weight and length.
Instrumentation
callipers electronic scaleQuality Control
Numerous checks by research personnel
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Distribution and Intellectual RightsOnline distribution
http://fcelter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=LT_CD_Lorenz_001.txt
Data Submission Date: 2005-09-13
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 grant #DEB-9910514. 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, National Audubon Society, Everglades National Park, Taylor River, Joe Bay, consumer dynamics, Taylor Slough, precipitation, temperature, pH, specific conductance, salinity, dissolved oxygen, water level, water column, fishes, prey-based fishes, species, wetlands, habitats, freshwater, abundance, water, ecosystems
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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: Jerome Lorenz
- Position: Project Collaborator
- Organization: National Audubon Society
- Address: Tavernier Science Center, 115 Indian Mound Trail
Tavernier, Florida 33070 USA - Phone: (305) 852-5092
- Email: jlorenz@audubon.org
- URL: http://www.audubonofflorida.org/science/tavernier.htm
- 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: Standard Lengths and Mean Weights for Prey-base Fishes from Taylor River and Joe Bay Sites, Everglades National Park (FCE), South FloridaEntity Name:LT_CD_Lorenz_001Entity Description:Standard Lengths and Mean Weights for Prey-base Fishes from Taylor River and Joe Bay Sites, Everglades National Park (FCE), South FloridaObject Name:LT_CD_Lorenz_001Number of Header Lines:1Attribute Orientation:columnField Delimiter:,Number of Records:14439
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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
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Project permitsNPS Research Permit EVER-2003-SCI-0017