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Cladophora biomass and supporting data collected in the Great Lakes, 2018 (ver. 1.1, September 2020)

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2018-05-08
End Date
2018-10-18
Revision
2020-09-30

Citation

Przybyla-Kelly, K., Nevers, M.B., Shively, D.A., Benson, S.P., Carter, G.M., Dwyer, S.C., Lewan, M.E., Picard, K.R., Richards, L.C., Sopovski, D.S., Spoljaric, A.M., Szymkowski, D.R., Welninski, A.D., Wimmer, E.E., and Evans, M.A., 2020, Cladophora biomass and supporting data collected in the Great Lakes, 2018 (ver. 1.1, September 2020): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9E570JS.

Summary

Note: An error was discovered in the BenthicBiomas Table, mostly in designation of BDLs and zeros. Data are undergoing further QC and the corrected dataset will be posted soon. This dataset records Cladophora and associated submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) biomass collected approximately monthly during the growing season of 2018 at stations located along the U.S. shoreline of Lakes Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. It also records a variety of supporting data collected at Cladophora measurement stations. These supporting data include: - seasonal time series of light, currents, wave action, temperature, specific conductivity, turbidity, pH, phycocyanin, chlorophyll, and dissolved oxygen from moored sensors at a subset of stations; [...]

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Purpose

This study assessed live Cladophora abundance in nearshore areas of the Great Lakes with suitable substrate and factors associated with Cladophora growth. These factors include dreissenid mussels, phosphorus availability, and physical conditions. Sites were selected for this purpose, and supporting data were collected to aid in interpretation of Cladophora patterns.

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