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: co-PI Organization: Florida International University Address: Florida International University, BBC, MSB 250A 3000 NE 151 St North Miami, FL 33181 USA Phone: 305-919-5234 Email: heithaus@fiu.edu URL: https://case.fiu.edu/about/directory/profiles/heithaus-michael.html Name: Philip Matich Position: Graduate Student Organization: Florida International University Address: Florida International University, BBC, MSB 334 3000 NE 151 St North Miami, FL 33181 USA Phone: 305-919-4263 Email: pmati001@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: https://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: DR (Down River generally near SRS6) West bounding coordinate: -81.119 East bounding coordinate: -81.061 North bounding coordinate: 25.359 South bounding coordinate: 25.358 Geographic description: SRS5 West bounding coordinate: -81.04 East bounding coordinate: -81.01 North bounding coordinate: 25.39 South bounding coordinate: 25.37 Geographic description: SRS4 West bounding coordinate: -80.99 East bounding coordinate: -80.96 North bounding coordinate: 25.42 South bounding coordinate: 25.41 Geographic description: OC (Otter Creek, northern Tarpon Bay and Otter Creek) West bounding coordinate: -80.98 East bounding coordinate: -80.94 North bounding coordinate: 25.44 South bounding coordinate: 25.43 Geographic description: UR (Up River, throughout Rookery Branch) West bounding coordinate: -80.92 East bounding coordinate: -80.87 North bounding coordinate: 25.45 South bounding coordinate: 25.45 FCE LTER Sites: SRS4, SRS5, SRS6 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.csv 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: text 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: text 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: text 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: text 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: Temperature 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. 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Dataset Keywords populations 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 knb-lter-fce.1167.4: Updated metadata to EML 2.2.0, added creator ORCID and organization ROR ids, updated project information with award elements, corrected header names in metadata to match those in data file; added .csv extension to data file name (no changes to data) Dataset Contact Name: Dr Michael Heithaus Position: Co-PI Organization: Florida International University Address: Florida International University, BBC, MSB 361 3000 NE 151st Street North Miami, FL 33181 USA Phone: 305-919-5234 Email: heithaus@fiu.edu URL: https://case.fiu.edu/about/directory/profiles/heithaus-michael.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: https://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.