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Seasonal surveys of fish abundance and diversity in streams of central, eastern, and southern Arizona, USA (2016-2019)

General Information

Data Package:
Local Identifier:	edi.853.1
Title:	Seasonal surveys of fish abundance and diversity in streams of central, eastern, and southern Arizona, USA (2016-2019)
Alternate Identifier:	DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:	Fish communities in desert streams are shaped by both the long-term selective pressures of streamflow regimes and the short-term effects of floods and droughts. Between spring 2016 and spring 2019 we conducted seasonal sampling of nine streams across the state of Arizona, USA on a gradient of flow regime variability. We calculated populations size for each species at all surveys to analyze seasonal and long-term variations in fish community composition. We additionally used the data to calculate annual rates of fish biomass production. This data set includes the raw catch data from three pass depletion electrofishing, population size estimates at each season, sampling locations, and the USGS stream gauges we used to obtain streamflow data.
Publication Date:	2021-06-23
Language:	english

Time Period

Begin:

2016-02-27

End:

2019-04-06

People and Organizations
Contact:	Data Manager (Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation, Arizona State University) [ email ]
Creator:	Baruch, Ethan (Arizona State University)
Creator:	Ruhi, Albert (University of California Berkeley)
Creator:	Harms, Tamara (University of Alaska Fairbanks)
Creator:	Sabo, John (Arizona State University)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	853_FishData_a764a8a537f399813e23802f0f753765.csv
Description:	Raw catch data for fish abundance surveys conducted in AZ. Each row represents one fish caught.
Data Table Name:	853_FishNameKey_a8500b64650bd4c5fae9faa2e3ac548f.csv
Description:	latin and common names of fish observed during the study
Data Table Name:	853_PopulationEstimates_0c7383315d6723cdde4c3c86b8732c0d.csv
Description:	Population estimates by species for quarterly surveys of fish communities across Arizona, USA
Data Table Name:	853_WatershedDetails_94584e609997f93e089dbe8394851852.csv
Description:	Location of study sites and the stream gauge used for streamflow analysis for each site.

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table

Data:

https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/853/1/1e02df107f9a4d5045bff3e4440ee202

Name:

853_FishData_a764a8a537f399813e23802f0f753765.csv

Description:

Raw catch data for fish abundance surveys conducted in AZ. Each row represents one fish caught.

Number of Records:

8445

Number of Columns:

Time Period

Begin:

2016-02-27

End:

2019-04-06

Table Structure

Object Name:

853_FishData_a764a8a537f399813e23802f0f753765.csv

Size:

493986 bytes

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Table Column Descriptions

Column Name:

Survey

Site

Date

Pass

Species

Wfield_g

Wfinal_g

L_mm

Definition:

Fish population surveys were conducted seasonally from Spring 2016 - Spring 2019 and numbered from 1 to 13 in chronological order (not all sites where surveyed in all years of the study).

name of the stream

survey date

Electrofishing pass the fish was captured in: used for calculating population size, the number 1-3 corresponds to the pass number from three pass depletion electrofishing.

species of fish

fish weight measured in the field

fish weight calculated from length-weight regressions for small specimens, and weight from field measurements for larger specimens

form length

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date

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float

Measurement Type:

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ratio

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Definition

Fish population surveys were conducted seasonally from Spring 2016 - Spring 2019 and numbered from 1 to 13 in chronological order (not all sites where surveyed in all years of the study).

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

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Definition	Agua Fria
Source

Code Definition

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Definition	Bonita
Source

Code Definition

Code	Eagle
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Code Definition

Code	San Fran
Definition	San Fran
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Code Definition

Code	San Pedro
Definition	San Pedro
Source

Code Definition

Code	Santa Cruz
Definition	Santa Cruz
Source

Code Definition

Code	Sycamore
Definition	Sycamore
Source

Code Definition

Code	Verde
Definition	Verde
Source

Code Definition

Code	Wet Beaver
Definition	Wet Beaver
Source

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Precision

Unit	number
Type	natural
Min	1
Max	3

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	AGOCHR
Definition	Agosia chrysogaster
Source

Code Definition

Code	AMENAT
Definition	Ameiurus natalis
Source

Code Definition

Code	CATCLA
Definition	Catostomus clarkii
Source

Code Definition

Code	CATINS
Definition	Catostomus insignis
Source

Code Definition

Code	CYPCAR
Definition	Cyprinus carpio
Source

Code Definition

Code	CYPLUT
Definition	Cyprinella lutrensis
Source

Code Definition

Code	GAMAFF
Definition	Gambusia affinis
Source

Code Definition

Code	GILROB
Definition	Gila robusta
Source

Code Definition

Code	ICTPUN
Definition	Ictalurus punctatus
Source

Code Definition

Code	LEPCYA
Definition	Lepomis cyanellus
Source

Code Definition

Code	MICDOL
Definition	Micropterus dolomieu
Source

Code Definition

Code	ONCMYK
Definition	Oncorhynchus mykiss
Source

Code Definition

Code	PIMPRO
Definition	Pimephales promelas
Source

Code Definition

Code	PYLOLI
Definition	Pylodictis olivaris
Source

Code Definition

Code	RHIOSC
Definition	Rhinichthys osculus
Source

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Name:	853_FishNameKey_a8500b64650bd4c5fae9faa2e3ac548f.csv
Description:	latin and common names of fish observed during the study
Number of Records:	15
Number of Columns:	3

Table Structure

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Table Column Descriptions

Column Name:

Code

Species

CommonName

Definition:

six-letter identifying code

genus and species

common name

Storage Type:

string

Measurement Type:

nominal

Measurement Values Domain:

Definition

six-letter identifying code

Definition

genus and species

Definition

common name

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Name:	853_PopulationEstimates_0c7383315d6723cdde4c3c86b8732c0d.csv
Description:	Population estimates by species for quarterly surveys of fish communities across Arizona, USA
Number of Records:	298
Number of Columns:	7

Table Structure

Object Name:

853_PopulationEstimates_0c7383315d6723cdde4c3c86b8732c0d.csv

Size:

15649 bytes

Authentication:

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Table Column Descriptions

Column Name:

Survey

Site

Species

Method

Pop

FinalLCI

FinalUCI

Definition:

Fish population surveys were conducted seasonally from Spring 2016 - Spring 2019 and numbered from 1 to 13 in chronological order (not all sites where surveyed in all years of the study).

name of the stream

code for fish species

method used to calculate fish population size in the FSA package in R

population estimate for each species, rounded to the nearest whole number

lower 95% confidence interval for population estimate

upper 95% confidence interval for population estimate; note that the UCI cannot be calculated when using the Schnute method

Storage Type:

string

float

Measurement Type:

nominal

ratio

Measurement Values Domain:

Definition

Fish population surveys were conducted seasonally from Spring 2016 - Spring 2019 and numbered from 1 to 13 in chronological order (not all sites where surveyed in all years of the study).

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	Agua Fria
Definition	Agua Fria
Source

Code Definition

Code	Bonita
Definition	Bonita
Source

Code Definition

Code	Eagle
Definition	Eagle
Source

Code Definition

Code	San Fran
Definition	San Fran
Source

Code Definition

Code	San Pedro
Definition	San Pedro
Source

Code Definition

Code	Santa Cruz
Definition	Santa Cruz
Source

Code Definition

Code	Sycamore
Definition	Sycamore
Source

Code Definition

Code	Verde
Definition	Verde
Source

Code Definition

Code	Wet Beaver
Definition	Wet Beaver
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	AGOCHR
Definition	Agosia chrysogaster
Source

Code Definition

Code	AMENAT
Definition	Ameiurus natalis
Source

Code Definition

Code	CATCLA
Definition	Catostomus clarkii
Source

Code Definition

Code	CATINS
Definition	Catostomus insignis
Source

Code Definition

Code	CYPCAR
Definition	Cyprinus carpio
Source

Code Definition

Code	CYPLUT
Definition	Cyprinella lutrensis
Source

Code Definition

Code	GAMAFF
Definition	Gambusia affinis
Source

Code Definition

Code	GILROB
Definition	Gila robusta
Source

Code Definition

Code	ICTPUN
Definition	Ictalurus punctatus
Source

Code Definition

Code	LEPCYA
Definition	Lepomis cyanellus
Source

Code Definition

Code	MICDOL
Definition	Micropterus dolomieu
Source

Code Definition

Code	ONCMYK
Definition	Oncorhynchus mykiss
Source

Code Definition

Code	PIMPRO
Definition	Pimephales promelas
Source

Code Definition

Code	PYLOLI
Definition	Pylodictis olivaris
Source

Code Definition

Code	RHIOSC
Definition	Rhinichthys osculus
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	CarlStrub
Definition	CarlStrub
Source

Code Definition

Code	Schnute
Definition	Schnute
Source

Unit	number
Type	natural
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Unit	number
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Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/853/1/563f0f61eaaa53a27f48375cda1f299c
Name:	853_WatershedDetails_94584e609997f93e089dbe8394851852.csv
Description:	Location of study sites and the stream gauge used for streamflow analysis for each site.
Number of Records:	9
Number of Columns:	5

Table Structure

Object Name:

853_WatershedDetails_94584e609997f93e089dbe8394851852.csv

Size:

538 bytes

Authentication:

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Table Column Descriptions

Column Name:

Site

Lat

Long

Area_m2

GaugeNumber

Definition:

name of the stream

sampling site latitude

sampling site longitude

area of the watershed contributing to the study reach

USGS stream gauge closest to the study site

Storage Type:

string

float

string

Measurement Type:

nominal

ratio

nominal

Measurement Values Domain:

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	Agua Fria
Definition	Agua Fria
Source

Code Definition

Code	Bonita
Definition	Bonita
Source

Code Definition

Code	Eagle
Definition	Eagle
Source

Code Definition

Code	San Fran
Definition	San Fran
Source

Code Definition

Code	San Pedro
Definition	San Pedro
Source

Code Definition

Code	Santa Cruz
Definition	Santa Cruz
Source

Code Definition

Code	Sycamore
Definition	Sycamore
Source

Code Definition

Code	Verde
Definition	Verde
Source

Code Definition

Code	Wet Beaver
Definition	Wet Beaver
Source

Unit	degree
Type	real
Min	31.344444
Max	34.868083

Unit	degree
Type	real
Min	-112.401336
Max	-109.298422

Unit	meterSquared
Type	real
Min	280183330
Max	7083512100

Definition

USGS stream gauge closest to the study site

Missing Value Code:

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Data Package Usage Rights

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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
LTER controlled vocabulary	streamflow, fishes, streams, deserts, community composition, communities
Creator Defined Keyword Set	community ecology, beta diversity, sonoran desert, arizona, az
GIOSI Keyword Set	globalinstituteofsustainability

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package

Description:

We conducted surveys of the fish populations in nine streams across the state of AZ, USA from spring 2016 – spring 2019. Surveys were conducted four times a year at biologically significant seasonal timepoints: after winter storms, before summer monsoons and drought, after summer monsoons, and before winter storms. Not all sites were surveyed in all years, and floods and streamflow intermittence prevented sampling at a few sites in some seasons. During each survey, we conducted three-pass depletion backpack electrofishing (Model LR-24 Electrofisher, Smith- Root, Vancouver, Washington, USA) of a 100-m stream reach at each of the study sites. The same reaches were revisited during each survey and were blocked at the upstream and downstream ends with 6-mm mesh. All captured fish were anaesthetized with tricaine methanosulphate (MS-222), weighed to the nearest g, measured (fork length; mm), and identified to species. We estimated the mass of specimens of four species (AGOCHR, CYPLUT, GAMAFF, LEPCYA, and PIMPRO; see taxonomic data in this dataset for species names) that were too small to accurately weigh in the field using length-weight regressions developed from individuals stored in the lab. Regressions to predict weight (Wfinal in g) were created for individuals of each species in the following length ranges: AGOCHR 18-60 mm, CYPLUT 25-60 mm, GAMAFF 16-45 mm, LEPCYA 24-70 mm, PIMPRO 30-77 mm Length (L; mm) weight (W; g) regressions for each species: AGOCHR W = 0.9796924 - L * 0.0828393 + L^2 * 0. 0019155 CYPLUT W = 1.9168015 - L * 0.1165794 + L^2 * 0.0020978 GAMAFF W = 0.4567813 - L * 0.0472909 + L^2 * 0.0013693 LEPCYA W = 3.4840746 - L * 0. 2149298 + L^2 * 0. 0036709 PIMPRO W = 2.5359964 - L * 0.1575278 + L^2 * 0.0027142 To calculate fish population sizes, we used the FSA package in R (Ogle et al. 2020) using k-pass depletion and maximum weighted likelihood estimation. We used the “CarleStrub” method for catch data where the number of individuals of a species captured was greatest in pass 1 and declined through pass 3. We used the "Schnute" method when the greatest number of individuals capture was not in pass 1. REFERENCES Ogle, D. H., P. Wheeler, and A. Dinno. 2020. FSA: fisheries stock analysis. R package version 0.8.31.9000. https://github.com/droglenc/FSA.

People and Organizations

Publishers:

Organization:

Environmental Data Initiative

Email Address:

info@environmentaldatainitiative.org

Web Address:

https://environmentaldatainitiative.org

Creators:

Individual:

Ethan Baruch

Organization:

Arizona State University

Email Address:

ethan.m.baruch@gmail.com

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1785-1824

Individual:

Albert Ruhi

Organization:

University of California Berkeley

Email Address:

albert.ruhi@berkeley.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4011-6457

Individual:

Tamara Harms

Organization:

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Email Address:

tamara.harms@alaska.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7845-1109

Individual:

John Sabo

Organization:

Arizona State University

Email Address:

John.L.Sabo@asu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5259-0709

Contacts:

Organization:

Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation, Arizona State University

Position:

Data Manager

Address:

Arizona State University,

Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation,

Tempe, AZ 85287-5402 USA

Email Address:

caplter.data@asu.edu

Web Address:

https://researchdata.asu.edu/

Metadata Providers:

Individual:

Ethan Baruch

Organization:

Arizona State University

Email Address:

ethan.m.baruch@gmail.com

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1785-1824

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period

Begin:

2016-02-27

End:

2019-04-06

Geographic Region:

Description:

Nine streams that spanned a gradient of precipitation seasonality and resulting streamflow regimes across the state of Arizona, USA

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	35.34	Southern:	31.1
Western:	-114.93	Eastern:	-109.75

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to Data Table: 853_FishData_a764a8a537f399813e23802f0f753765.csv

Time Period

Begin:

2016-02-27

End:

2019-04-06

Project

Other Metadata

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Data Package Metadata View Summary

Seasonal surveys of fish abundance and diversity in streams of central, eastern, and southern Arizona, USA (2016-2019)

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Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to Data Table: 853_FishData_a764a8a537f399813e23802f0f753765.csv

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Data Package Metadata View Summary

Seasonal surveys of fish abundance and diversity in streams of central, eastern, and southern Arizona, USA (2016-2019)

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