gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:30688 eng UTF8 dataset Southeast Fisheries Science Center (305)361-5761 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA www.sefsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST resourceProvider Rozas, Lawrence P Contact by email preferred. pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:18 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Myrtle Grove 2002 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 30688 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30688 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information tableDigital We examined the distribution of nekton across the marsh landscape using a 1-m2 drop sampler to compare nekton densities across three different salinity zones (intermediate, brackish, saline), three pond sizes (diameter 40 msmall, 250300 mmedium, 750 mlarge), and two habitat types (pond, adjacent marsh) in the Barataria Bay Estuary, Louisiana. Nekton assemblages of ponds and the adjacent marsh appeared to be structured by the responses of individual species to the estuarine salinity gradient at the landscape scale and to pond habitat attributes locally. Our results indicate that ponds in the brackish and saline zones are more important nursery areas for most fishery species than ponds in the intermediate zone. Medium and large ponds supported higher densities of most species than small ponds. Most species of nekton were associated with vegetation structure, and individuals of these species were either concentrated among plant stems at the marsh edge or within submerged aquatic vegetation in ponds. The purpose of this study was to examine the distribution of estuarine nekton in hydrologically connected marsh ponds and adjacent wetlands from different salinity regimes in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. completed Baumer, Tim J 409-766-3784 4700 Avenue U Galveston TX 77551 tim.baumer@noaa.gov Contact by email preferred. pointOfContact Rozas, Lawrence P Contact by email preferred. custodian crustaceans environmental data fish nekton penaeids theme April 26 to May 02, 2002 September 13-18, 2002 temporal Barataria Bay Myrtle Grove place drop trap instrument DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Galveston Fisheries Ecology Projects project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Myrtle Grove 2002 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30688. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 30688 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/30688.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US oceans -89.99643 -89.92086 29.45023 29.61175 Gulf Of Mexico | Currentness: Ground Condition 2002 false eng false Data Table Spreadsheet misc_descriptors.csv 2021-10-21 publication PARR Myrtle Grove 2002 tblSamples.xlsx 2021-10-21 publication samples_table_description.csv 2021-10-21 publication samples_column_descriptions.csv 2021-10-21 publication Myrtle_Grove2002tblSamples.csv 2021-10-21 publication PARR Myrtle Grove 2002 tblFishLength.xlsx 2021-10-21 publication fishlength_table_description.csv 2021-10-21 publication fishlength_column_descriptions.csv 2021-10-21 publication Myrtle_Grove2002tblFishmass.csv 2021-10-21 publication Myrtle_Grove2002tblFishlength.csv 2021-10-21 publication PARR Myrtle Grove 2002 tblFishMass.xlsx 2021-10-21 publication fishmass_table_description.csv 2021-10-21 publication fishmass_column_descriptions.csv 2021-10-21 publication invertmass_table_description.csv 2021-10-21 publication invertmass_column_descriptions.csv 2021-10-21 publication Myrtle_Grove2002tblInvtmass.csv 2021-10-21 publication PARR Myrtle Grove 2002 tblInvertMass.xlsx 2021-10-21 publication invertlength_table_description.csv 2021-10-21 publication invertlength_column_descriptions.csv 2021-10-21 publication Myrtle_Grove2002tblInvertlength.csv 2021-10-21 publication PARR Myrtle Grove 2002 tblInvertLength.xlsx 2021-10-21 publication dataset After sample collection, field data were entered into an Excel spreadsheet or database file (DBF) using database manager software. A text file was created to describe these data and associated variables. Entered data were checked against the field sheets by two biologists to minimize entry errors. Samples were processed in the laboratory, sorted, specimens identified and measured, and information was entered into an Excel spreadsheet or DBF file. Files were printed out and compared against original data sheets by two biologists for data entry errors. Corrections were made at this time, the electronic file was saved, and a back-up copy made. Hard copies of the QCd files were printed and stored in the project folder along with the original field and laboratory data sheets. The electronic file was also sorted and examined by the Lab Supervisor or other project personnel in a variety of ways to look for outliers, missing data, and other potential errors. Verified data files were then saved electronically on the Galveston Laboratory server and backed-up as needed.