Dataset title:  Seasonal Electrofishing Data from Rookery Branch and Tarpon Bay, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), Florida, USA, November 2004 - ongoing

Dataset ID:  LT_TDCS_Rehage_001
Research type:   Long-Term

Dataset Creator

	Name:		Dr. Jennifer  Rehage
	
	Address:
			Florida International University
			 University Park
			 ECS 119
			Miami, FL 33199  USA
	
	Phone:		305-348-0181
	Email:		rehagej@fiu.edu


Metadata Provider

	Organization:	Florida Coastal Everglades LTER
	
	Address:
			Florida International University
			 11200 SW 8th Street
			 OE 148
			Miami, FL 33199  USA
	
	Phone:		305-348-6054
	Email:		fcelter@fiu.edu  
	URL:		http://fcelter.fiu.edu  


Dataset Abstract

	This study examines temporal and spatial dynamics in the fish community of the oligohaline to mesohaline reaches of ecotonal creeks along the southwest region of Everglades National Park. Collections of fish  in SW ENP during 2004 - 2014 across  Rookery Branch and Tarpon Bay. Sampling started in the wet season of 2004, and has been conducted three times per year at these approximate times: November (wet season); February (transition); and April (dry season). Electrofishing samples were processed in the field, and all species (except for non-natives) were returned live at the point of collection. In the Rookery Branch region, fish abundance varies markedly yearly and seasonally. Catches peak in the drier months, reflecting a pulse of movement by freshwater taxa into creeks as marshes upstream dry. The timing of this pulse is closely tied to the pattern of water recession in upstream marshes, and has important ramifications for wading bird prey availability.


Geographic Coverage

	Study Extent Description

		The Study Extent of this dataset includes areas near FCE Shark River Slough research sites (downstream of SRS 3 and upstream of SRS 4) from Rookery Branch within Everglades National Park, South Florida

	Bounding Coordinates

		Geographic description:	Rookery Branch 7
		West bounding coordinate:	-80.897
		East bounding coordinate:	-80.897
		North bounding coordinate:	25.429
		South bounding coordinate:	25.429
	
		Geographic description:	Rookery Branch 8
		West bounding coordinate:	-80.872
		East bounding coordinate:	-80.872
		North bounding coordinate:	25.455
		South bounding coordinate:	25.455
	
		Geographic description:	Rookery Branch 9
		West bounding coordinate:	-80.862
		East bounding coordinate:	-80.862
		North bounding coordinate:	25.460
		South bounding coordinate:	25.460
	
		Geographic description:	Rookery Branch 10
		West bounding coordinate:	-80.865
		East bounding coordinate:	-80.865
		North bounding coordinate:	25.464
		South bounding coordinate:	25.464
	
		Geographic description:	Rookery Branch 11
		West bounding coordinate:	-80.876
		East bounding coordinate:	-80.876
		North bounding coordinate:	25.464
		South bounding coordinate:	25.464
	
		Geographic description:	Rookery Branch 12
		West bounding coordinate:	-80.916
		East bounding coordinate:	-80.916
		North bounding coordinate:	25.459
		South bounding coordinate:	25.459
	
		Geographic description:	Rookery Branch 13 
		West bounding coordinate:	-80.89
		East bounding coordinate:	-80.89
		North bounding coordinate:	25.45
		South bounding coordinate:	25.45
	
		Geographic description:	Rookery Branch 14
		West bounding coordinate:	-80.92
		East bounding coordinate:	-80.92
		North bounding coordinate:	25.43
		South bounding coordinate:	25.43
	
		Geographic description:	Rookery Branch 15
		West bounding coordinate:	-80.95
		East bounding coordinate:	-80.95
		North bounding coordinate:	25.42
		South bounding coordinate:	25.42
	
		Geographic description:	Rookery Branch 16
		West bounding coordinate:	-80.94
		East bounding coordinate:	-80.94
		North bounding coordinate:	25.45
		South bounding coordinate:	25.45
	
		Geographic description:	TB1
		West bounding coordinate:	-80.97
		East bounding coordinate:	-80.97
		North bounding coordinate:	25.41
		South bounding coordinate:	25.41
	
		Geographic description:	TB2
		West bounding coordinate:	-80.97
		East bounding coordinate:	-80.97
		North bounding coordinate:	25.41
		South bounding coordinate:	25.41
	
		Geographic description:	TB3
		West bounding coordinate:	-80.98
		East bounding coordinate:	-80.98
		North bounding coordinate:	25.43
		South bounding coordinate:	25.43
	
		Geographic description:	TB4
		West bounding coordinate:	-80.97
		East bounding coordinate:	-80.97
		North bounding coordinate:	25.43
		South bounding coordinate:	25.43
	

	FCE LTER Sites:  SRS 3 and SRS 4

Temporal Coverage

	Start Date:  2004-11-15
	End Date:  2023-06-05


Data Table

	Entity Name:  LT_TDCS_Rehage_001.csv
	Entity Description:  Seasonal Electrofishing Data from Rookery Branch and Tarpon Bay, Everglades National Park (FCE) 
	Object Name:  LT_TDCS_Rehage_001.csv

	Data Format

		Number of Header Lines:  1
		Attribute Orientation:  column
		Field Delimiter:  ,
		Number of Records:  

	Attributes

		Attribute Name:  ID
		Attribute Label:  Sampling ID
		Attribute Definition:  Sampling ID
		Storage Type:  nominal
		Measurement Scale: 
			Sampling ID
		Missing Value Code: NA  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Year
		Attribute Label:  Year
		Attribute Definition:  long term sampling year
		Storage Type:  ordinal
		Measurement Scale: 
			long term sampling year
		Missing Value Code: NA  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Date
		Attribute Label:  date
		Attribute Definition:  Collection Date
		Storage Type:  datetime
		Measurement Scale: 
		Missing Value Code: NA  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Season
		Attribute Label:  season
		Attribute Definition:  Everglades Season
		Storage Type:  text
		Measurement Scale: 
			WET= wet season
			DRY =  dry season
			TRANS =  Transitional season
		Missing Value Code: NA  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  River
		Attribute Label:  drainage site
		Attribute Definition:  drainage site
		Storage Type:  text
		Measurement Scale: 
			drainage site
		Missing Value Code: NA  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Creek
		Attribute Label:  drainage creek
		Attribute Definition:  drainage creek
		Storage Type:  code
		Measurement Scale: 
			drainage creek
		Missing Value Code: NA  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Bout
		Attribute Label:  bout number
		Attribute Definition:  Electrofishing bout 
		Storage Type:  code
		Measurement Scale: 
			Electrofishing bout 
		Missing Value Code: NA  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Distance
		Attribute Label:  Distance 
		Attribute Definition:  Total distance shoreline coverd in sample
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  meter
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  integer
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  DOMGL
		Attribute Label:  dissolved oxygen 
		Attribute Definition:  Dissolved oxygen 
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  milligramsPerLiter
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Salinity
		Attribute Label:  salinity
		Attribute Definition:  Salinity
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		partsPerThousand
			Precision:  0.1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.0  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  TempC
		Attribute Label:  temperature
		Attribute Definition:  Temperature
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  celsius
			Precision:  0.1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.0  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Catch
		Attribute Label:  Total Catch
		Attribute Definition:  total number of fish caught per sample
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  integer
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  CPUE
		Attribute Label:  catch per unit effort
		Attribute Definition:  number of fish caught per 100 meters
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		catchPerUnitEffort
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Marsh_killifish
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Golden_topminnow
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Golden_shiner
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Chain_pickerel
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Florida_gar
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Grass_pickerel
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Sunfishes
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Largemouth_bass
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Lake_chubsucker
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Seminole_killifish
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Hogchoker
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Tadpole_madtom
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Warmouth
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Bluegill
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Redear
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Spotted_sunfish
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Dollar_sunfish
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Bluespotted_sunfish
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Snook
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Tarpon
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Striped_mullet
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Gray_snapper
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  American_eel
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Mayan_cichlid
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Redfish
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Coastal_shiner
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Blue_tilapia
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Mosquitofish
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Tidewater_mojarra
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Inland_silverside
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Jack_Crevalle
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Crested_goby
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Peacock_eel
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Sheepshead_minnow
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Rainwater_killifish
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Pike_killifish
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Bluefin_killifish
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Brook_silverside
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Jewel_Cichlid
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Pinfish
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Ladyfish
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Peacock_bass
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Atlantic_needlefish
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Gulf_killifish
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Tidewater_silverside
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Spotted_seatrout
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Diamond_killifish
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Gafftopsail_catfish
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Brown_Hoplo
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Mozambique_tilapia
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Timucu
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Code_goby
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Yellow_bullhead
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Hardhead_catfish
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Brown_bullhead
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Bay_anchovy
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Taillight_shiner
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Barracuda
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Oscar
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Pirate_perch
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Snakehead
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Redfin_pickerel
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Banded_Topminnow
		Attribute Label:  species count
		Attribute Definition:  number of species caught
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  number
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value was not recorded)




Methods

	Sampling Description 

		Sampling is conducted at 15 mangrove creeks in two drainages: Rookery Branch and the North, Roberts, and Watson rivers. Electrofishing is used to target large-bodied predatory species.  At each creek, we systematically sample, three 100 meter long sections of creek bank by electrofishing (0-100m, 200-300m, and 400-500m). Each electrofishing bout lasts five minutes (pedal time). Electrofishing is an effective method for sampling large fishes in freshwater habitats, and eletrofishing catch per unit effort (CPUE) provides a reliable index of fish abundance.  For all bouts, electrofishing power is standardized to 1500 watts according to the ambient temperature and conductivity conditions.  Because creek width is considerably greater than the electric field generated by the electrofisher, a left or right bank was randomly selected for each bout.  Folling USGS-NAWQA guidelines, all electrofishing is conducted using intermittent application of electrical current to prevent fish from fleeing deep beneath the mangroves.  All fish captured are placed in a holding tank, identified, measured (to the nearest 1-mm standard or total length), weighed (if necessary), and released after full recovery. Only non-indigenous species are saved and preserved in 10 percent formalin to be returned to the laboratory for processing. During each sampling event, we use a YSI 85 unit to record physico-chemical parameters (water temperature, specific conductance/salinity, and dissolved oxygen) at the beginning of each electrofishing bout.  Water clarity and bottom type are measured with a measuring stick and turbidity with an electronic turbidity meter.


	Method Step 

		Description 

			Fish were collected via electrofishing methods,


		Citation

			Boucek, Ross  E 2013-10-01. No free lunch: displaced marsh consumers regulate a prey subsidy to an estuarine consumer.. Oikos, 122(10): 1453-1464.



		Protocol 

			Protocol Title:  Electrofishing

			Protocol Creator(s)

				Name:		Dr. Jennifer Rehage


			Publication Date:  2004-01-01

			Abstract

				Sampling is conducted at 15 mangrove creeks in two drainages: Rookery Branch and the North, Roberts, and Watson rivers. Electrofishing is used to target large-bodied predatory species. At each creek, we systematically sample, three 100 meter long sections of creek bank by electrofishing (0-100m, 200-300m, and 400-500m). Each electrofishing bout lasts five minutes (pedal time). Electrofishing is an effective method for sampling large fishes in freshwater habitats, and eletrofishing catch per unit effort (CPUE) provides a reliable index of fish abundance. For all bouts, electrofishing power is standardized to 1500 watts according to the ambient temperature and conductivity conditions. Because creek width is considerably greater than the electric field generated by the electrofisher, a left or right bank was randomly selected for each bout. Folling USGS-NAWQA guidelines, all electrofishing is conducted using intermittent application of electrical current to prevent fish from fleeing deep beneath the mangroves. All fish captured are placed in a holding tank, identified, measured (to the nearest 1-mm standard or total length), weighed (if necessary), and released after full recovery. We measure mass of those species for wich we do not have reliable length-mass regression equations with which to estimate mass-this procedure results in less handling of fishes and reduces stress on the specimens. Only non-indigenous species are saved and preserved in 10 percent formalin to be returned to the laboratory for processing. Although electrofishing typically targets large fish species, we routinely capture specimens as small as 5-cm standard length (SL). During each sampling event, we use a YSI 85 unit to record physico-chemical parameters (water temperature, specific conductance/salinity, and dissolved oxygen) at the beginning of each electrofishing bout. Water clarity and bottom type are measured with a measuring stick and turbidity with an electronic turbidity meter.

				Sampling is conducted at 15 mangrove creeks in two drainages: Rookery Branch and the North, Roberts, and Watson rivers. Electrofishing is used to target large-bodied predatory species. At each creek, we systematically sample, three 100 meter long sections of creek bank by electrofishing (0-100m, 200-300m, and 400-500m). Each electrofishing bout lasts five minutes (pedal time). Electrofishing is an effective method for sampling large fishes in freshwater habitats, and eletrofishing catch per unit effort (CPUE) provides a reliable index of fish abundance. For all bouts, electrofishing power is standardized to 1500 watts according to the ambient temperature and conductivity conditions. Because creek width is considerably greater than the electric field generated by the electrofisher, a left or right bank was randomly selected for each bout. Folling USGS-NAWQA guidelines, all electrofishing is conducted using intermittent application of electrical current to prevent fish from fleeing deep beneath the mangroves. All fish captured are placed in a holding tank, identified, measured (to the nearest 1-mm standard or total length), weighed (if necessary), and released after full recovery. We measure mass of those species for wich we do not have reliable length-mass regression equations with which to estimate mass-this procedure results in less handling of fishes and reduces stress on the specimens. Only non-indigenous species are saved and preserved in 10 percent formalin to be returned to the laboratory for processing. Although electrofishing typically targets large fish species, we routinely capture specimens as small as 5-cm standard length (SL). During each sampling event, we use a YSI 85 unit to record physico-chemical parameters (water temperature, specific conductance/salinity, and dissolved oxygen) at the beginning of each electrofishing bout. Water clarity and bottom type are measured with a measuring stick and turbidity with an electronic turbidity meter.

				Sampling is conducted at 15 mangrove creeks in two drainages: Rookery Branch and the North, Roberts, and Watson rivers. Electrofishing is used to target large-bodied predatory species. At each creek, we systematically sample, three 100 meter long sections of creek bank by electrofishing (0-100m, 200-300m, and 400-500m). Each electrofishing bout lasts five minutes (pedal time). Electrofishing is an effective method for sampling large fishes in freshwater habitats, and eletrofishing catch per unit effort (CPUE) provides a reliable index of fish abundance. For all bouts, electrofishing power is standardized to 1500 watts according to the ambient temperature and conductivity conditions. Because creek width is considerably greater than the electric field generated by the electrofisher, a left or right bank was randomly selected for each bout. Folling USGS-NAWQA guidelines, all electrofishing is conducted using intermittent application of electrical current to prevent fish from fleeing deep beneath the mangroves. All fish captured are placed in a holding tank, identified, measured (to the nearest 1-mm standard or total length), weighed (if necessary), and released after full recovery. We measure mass of those species for wich we do not have reliable length-mass regression equations with which to estimate mass-this procedure results in less handling of fishes and reduces stress on the specimens. Only non-indigenous species are saved and preserved in 10 percent formalin to be returned to the laboratory for processing. Although electrofishing typically targets large fish species, we routinely capture specimens as small as 5-cm standard length (SL). During each sampling event, we use a YSI 85 unit to record physico-chemical parameters (water temperature, specific conductance/salinity, and dissolved oxygen) at the beginning of each electrofishing bout. Water clarity and bottom type are measured with a measuring stick and turbidity with an electronic turbidity meter.



			Keywords

				Electrofishing
				fish capture 


			Procedural Steps

				Apply electric current to sampling area
				net immobilized fish
				place fish into a water tank on boat


		Instrumentation

			21' Aluminum boat fitted with a generator and other electrofishing equipment (see citation 28)  


		Quality Control 

			All data from sampling, catch, and processing datasheets are entered in spreadsheet format using Microsoft Excel. Separate files are created and managed for two sampling methods (electrofishing and minnow trapping). Since analyses are multiyear, all years of data are combined into a single file, and as new data is gathered, it is added to a master datafile containing all previous years of data. Post data entry, data are verified and validated by a different technician from the technician that entered the data. Then, the data files are cleaned and formatted for statistical analyses.




Distribution

	Online distribution:  https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-fce/1164/12/de8a81c56378979f369fff30bbde9f01


Intellectual Rights

	These data are not collected with NSF funds.  The researchers have no obligation to make them freely and publicly accessible.  Access to the data may only be granted by the PI, Jennifer Rehage.


Dataset Keywords

	estuaries
	producers
	fishes
	predators
	populations
	FCE
	Florida Coastal Everglades LTER
	ecological research
	long-term monitoring
	consumer dynamics
	Rookery Branch 
	Electrofishing   
	Everglades National Park
	catches
	consumers
	freshwater 
	salinity
	catch per unit effort
	prey fish
	predators
	dissolved oxygen
	water temperature
	seasonality
	species
	Data Submission Date:  2023-11-06

Maintenance

	This is a long-term trophic dynamics and community structure dataset and subsequent data will be appended. This dataset replaces all previous versions of LT_TDCS_Rehage_001 original. The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013.


Dataset Contact

	Name:		Jennifer Rehage
	Position:	Principal Investigator
	Organization:	Southeast Environmental Research Center
	
	Address:
			Florida International University
			 University Park
			 ECS 337
			Miami, FL 33199  USA
	
	Phone:		305-348-0181
	Fax:		rehagej@fiu.edu
	Email:		Lead Principal Investigator
	URL:		http://www.fiu.edu/~envstud/index_environment.html
	Position:	Information Manager
	Organization:	Florida Coastal Everglades LTER
	
	Address:
			Florida International University
			 11200 SW 8th Street
			 OE 148
			Miami, FL 33199  USA
	
	Email:		fcelter@fiu.edu
	URL:		http://fcelter.fiu.edu


Project permits

	EVR-2013-SCI-0019


Dataset Submission Date 

	2023-11-06


Information Management Notes

	This is a long-term trophic dynamics and community structure dataset and subsequent data will be appended. This dataset replaces all previous versions of LT_TDCS_Rehage_001 original. The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013.