Dataset title: 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 Dataset ID: LT_TDCS_Heithaus_001 Research type: Long-Term Dataset Creator 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 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 Dataset Abstract This 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. Geographic Coverage Study Extent Description The Study Extent of this dataset includes the FCE Shark River Slough research sites within Everglades National Park, South Florida Bounding Coordinates Geographic description: Data were collected from the mouth of the Shark River to approximately 30km upstream in Rookery Branch West bounding coordinate: -81.120 East bounding coordinate: -80.670 North bounding coordinate: 25.454 South bounding coordinate: 25.333 Geographic description: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Study Area: South Florida, Everglades National Park, and Florida Bay West bounding coordinate: -81.078 East bounding coordinate: -80.490 North bounding coordinate: 25.761 South bounding coordinate: 24.913 FCE LTER Sites: SRS4, SRS5, SRS6 All Sites Geographic Description:DR (Down River generally near SRS6) Longitude:-81.061 Latitude:25.358 Geographic Description:SRS5 Longitude:-81.01 Latitude:25.37 Geographic Description:SRS4 Longitude:-80.96 Latitude:25.41 Geographic Description:OC (Otter Creek, northern Tarpon Bay and Otter Creek) Longitude:-80.94 Latitude:25.43 Geographic Description:UR (Up River, throughout Rookery Branch) Longitude:-80.87 Latitude:25.45 Temporal Coverage Start Date: 2005-05-11 End Date: 2009-05-08 Data Table Entity Name: LT_TDCS_Heithaus_001 Entity 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_001 Data Format Number of Header Lines: 1 Attribute Orientation: column Field Delimiter: , Number of Records: Attributes Attribute Name: SITENAME Attribute Label: sitename Attribute Definition: Name of LTER site Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: Name of LTER site Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Date Attribute Label: date Attribute Definition: Collection date Storage Type: datetime Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: DOY Attribute Label: DOY Attribute Definition: Day of Year Storage Type: ordinal Measurement Scale: Day of Year Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Set_Start_Time Attribute Label: Set_Start_Time Attribute Definition: Set Start Time Storage Type: datetime Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Set_Num Attribute Label: Set_Num Attribute Definition: cumulative longline set number Storage Type: ordinal Measurement Scale: cumulative longline set number Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: Num_Hooks Attribute Label: Num_Hooks Attribute Definition: Number of Hooks on longline set Storage Type: nominal Measurement Scale: Number of Hooks on longline set Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: Bull_Shark_Count Attribute Label: Bull_Shark_Count Attribute Definition: number of sharks caught on longline Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: countPerLongline Precision: 1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: TEMP Attribute Label: TEMP Attribute Definition: water 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: Salinity Attribute Label: salinity Attribute Definition: Composite salinity Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: PSU Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: DO Attribute Label: DO 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: DO_perSat Attribute Label: DO_perSat Attribute Definition: dissolved oxygen percent saturation Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: percent Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value was not recorded) Methods Sampling 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 mullet Method Step Description Dissolved oxygen collected during longline sets Instrumentation YSI85 Method Step Description Water Temperature collected during longline sets Instrumentation YSI85 Method Step Description Salinity collected during longline sets Instrumentation YSI85 Quality 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. Distribution Online distribution: http://fcelter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=LT_TDCS_Heithaus_001.txt 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. Dataset Keywords FCE 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 Data Submission Date: 2009-05-19 Maintenance This is a short-term large consumer dataset and subsequent updates will be continued in LT_TDCS_Matich_002. 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 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 Dataset Submission Date 2009-05-19 Information Management Notes This is a short-term large consumer dataset and subsequent data and metadata updates will be appended to LT_TDCS_Matich_002.