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SBC LTER: BEACH: Talitrid amphipod (Megalorchestia spp.) mesocosm and pitfall trapping for surface activity on spring and neap tides

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:knb-lter-sbc.146.2
Title:SBC LTER: BEACH: Talitrid amphipod (Megalorchestia spp.) mesocosm and pitfall trapping for surface activity on spring and neap tides
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

These data describe the surface activity of talitrid amphipod species (Megalorchestia spp.), and unidentified juveniles, on a spring tide and a neap tide during July and August 2017. The data tables include (1) the mean number and standard deviation of surface active individuals of each species each hour for a 24 hour period on a spring tide and on a neap tide in mesocosms, and (2) the count of each species and unidentified juveniles from pitfall trap samples collected every 2 hours on 4 replicate transects on a spring tide and on a neap tide.

This dataset is to support the journal article: Emery, KA, VR Kramer, NK Schooler, KM Michaud, JR Madden, DM Hubbard, RJ Miller, JE Dugan. 2021. Habitat partitioning by mobile intertidal invertebrates of sandy beaches shifts with the tides. Ecosphere.

Short Name:Mesocosm activity and pitfa ll trapping
Publication Date:2021-11-12
Language:English
For more information:
Visit: https://sbclter.msi.ucsb.edu/
Visit: DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period
Begin:
2017-07-16
End:
2017-08-08

People and Organizations
Contact:Information Manager, Santa Barbara Coastal LTER [  email ]
Organization:Santa Barbara Coastal LTER
Creator:Emery, Kyle 
Creator:Kramer, Valerie 
Creator:Schooler, Nicholas K 
Creator:Michaud, Kristen 
Creator:Madden, Jessica 
Creator:Hubbard, David M 
Creator:Miller, Robert J 
Creator:Dugan, Jenifer E 

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
Talitrid amphipod mesocosm activity on spring and neap tides
Description:
Mean number of surface active beach hoppers every hour in mesocosms
Data Table Name:
Talitrid amphipod pitfall trapping for surface activity on spring and neap tides
Description:
Count of beach hoppers in pitfall traps collected every 2 hours for 24 hours
Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table

Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-sbc/146/2/0632721f10a087ed3ee43e84a9e93f51
Name:Talitrid amphipod mesocosm activity on spring and neap tides
Description:Mean number of surface active beach hoppers every hour in mesocosms
Number of Records:192
Number of Columns:6

Table Structure
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Table Column Descriptions
 tidetimeobservationspecies codemean numer of active individualsstandard deviation of active individuals
Column Name:tide  
time  
observation  
species_code  
mean_active  
sd_active  
Definition:spring or neap tide phasetime of observation formatted as HH:MM:SS AM/PMObservation number from 1-24Species code where MCAL = Megalorchestia californiana, MCOR = Megalorchestia corniculata, MEBE = Megalorchestia benedicti, and MEMI = Megalorchestia minormean number of surface active individuals across the 4 replicate mesocosmsstandard deviation of surface active individuals across the 4 replicate mesocosms
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Data Table

Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-sbc/146/2/f66400cb64d0dbd2184d2b655aaeec9e
Name:Talitrid amphipod pitfall trapping for surface activity on spring and neap tides
Description:Count of beach hoppers in pitfall traps collected every 2 hours for 24 hours
Number of Records:379
Number of Columns:6

Table Structure
Object Name:pitfall_SBC.csv
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Table Column Descriptions
 tidetimeobservationreplicatespecies codecount of beach hoppers in pitfall trap
Column Name:tide  
time  
observation  
replicate  
species_code  
count  
Definition:spring or neap tide phasetime of observation formatted as HH AM/PMObservation number from 1-12replicate plot at the transect: A, B, C, DSpecies code where MCAL = Megalorchestia californiana, MEBE = Megalorchestia benedicti, MEMI = Megalorchestia minor, and JUVE = Juvenile Megalorchestiacount of each species or juveniles in each replicate pitfall trap sample
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Accuracy Assessment:            
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Data Package Usage Rights

This data package is released under the Creative Commons License Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0, see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). This license states that consumers ("Data Users" herein) may distribute, adapt, reuse, remix, and build upon this work, as long as they give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. If redistributed, a Data User may not apply additional restrictions or technological measures that prevent access.

The Data User has an ethical obligation to cite the data source appropriately in any publication or product that results from its use, and notify the data contact or creator. Communication, collaboration, or co-authorship (as appropriate) with the creators of this data package is encouraged to prevent duplicate research or publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about methodology or results occur. The Data User should realize that these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research and that coordination may be necessary to prevent duplication or inappropriate use. The Data User should realize that misinterpretation may occur if data are used outside of the context of the original study. The Data User should be aware that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data.

While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. This data package (with its components) is made available “as is” and with no warranty of accuracy or fitness for use. The creators of this data package and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for any damages resulting from misinterpretation, use or misuse of the data package or its components.

Keywords

By Thesaurus:
LTER Controlled Vocabulary v1long term ecological research, LTER, Santa Barbara Coastal
nonebeach hopper, consumers, LTER, LTER Core Research Areas, Megalorchestia, mesocosm, pitfall trap, sandy beach, surface activity, Talitrid amphipod, tide phase, wrack

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:

Species of the talitrid amphipod, Megalorchestia spp., are the dominant consumers of kelp wrack on sandy beaches in southern California. Population dynamics of these consumers have been studied at length by the Santa Barbara Coastal Long Term Ecological Research program. Since multiple species can coexist on the same beach and seemingly utilize the same resources, we undertook a mesocosm study and pitfall trapping survey to explore for potential temporal separation in surface activity and how that may be mediated by tide phase.

For the mesocosm study, on a spring tide and on a neap tide, we established 4 replicate mesocosms for each species (18.9 L buckets filled to a depth of 20 cm with sieved dry sand and wetted using filtered seawater) with 20 individuals in each and a fresh blade of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) as a food source and habitat element. Species were collected the morning of the experiment and allowed to burrow and acclimate. Every hour for 24 hours, the total number of individuals active on the surface were observed for one minute and recorded.

For the pitfall trapping survey, on a spring tide and on a neap tide, we established 4 replicate transects parallel to the high tide strandline where twelve 470 ml cups with lids were buried flush with the sand surface 0.5 m apart parallel to the water in randomized order (from 1 – 12). Each group of twelve cups were spaced 10 m apart. Seawater mixed with a few drops of dish soap was added to the bottom of each cup to prevent trapped organisms from escaping. One trap in each of the four groups was opened for 30 min every 2 hours for 24 hours. The organisms collected in the traps were transferred to labeled bags and frozen for later processing. The contents from each trap were sorted in the laboratory, identified to species and counted.

Refer to article for detailed methods: Emery, KA, VR Kramer, NK Schooler, KM Michaud, JR Madden, DM Hubbard, RJ Miller, JE Dugan. 2021. Habitat partitioning by mobile intertidal invertebrates of sandy beaches shifts with the tides. Ecosphere.

People and Organizations

Publishers:
Organization:Environmental Data Initiative
Email Address:
info@environmentaldatainitiative.org
Web Address:
https://environmentaldatainitiative.org
Id:https://ror.org/0330j0z60
Creators:
Organization:Santa Barbara Coastal LTER
Address:
Marine Science Institute University of California,
Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
Email Address:
sbclter@msi.ucsb.edu
Individual: Kyle Emery
Address:
Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Marine Science University of California,
Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
Email Address:
emery@ucsb.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0536-317X
Individual: Valerie Kramer
Address:
Marine Science Institute University of California,
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150 US
Email Address:
mepineapple44@gmail.com
Individual: Nicholas K Schooler
Address:
Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Marine Science University of California,
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9620 US
Phone:
805-893-4123
Email Address:
schooler@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Individual: Kristen Michaud
Address:
Marine Science Institute University of California,
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150 US
Email Address:
kmmichaud@ucsb.edu
Individual: Jessica Madden
Address:
Marine Science Institute University of California,
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150 USA
Email Address:
jessicamadden@ucsb.edu
Individual: David M Hubbard
Address:
Museum of Systematics and Ecology, Dept. of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology University of California,
Santa Barbara, CA 93106 US
Email Address:
hubbard@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Individual: Robert J Miller
Address:
Marine Science Institute University of California,
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150 US
Phone:
805-893-6174
Email Address:
rjmiller@ucsb.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8350-3759
Individual: Jenifer E Dugan
Address:
Marine Science Institute University of California,
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150 US
Phone:
805-893-2675
Email Address:
j_dugan@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Contacts:
Position:Information Manager, Santa Barbara Coastal LTER
Address:
Marine Science Institute,
University of California,
Santa Barbara, California 93106-6150 United States
Phone:
805 893 2071 (voice)
Email Address:
sbclter@msi.ucsb.edu
Web Address:
https://sbclter.msi.ucsb.edu/

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period
Begin:
2017-07-16
End:
2017-08-08
Sampling Site: 
Description:CPB: Campus Point Beach
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.843884Latitude (degree): 34.406341
Sampling Site: 
Description:EGB: Goleta Beach east of the pier
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.815667Latitude (degree): 34.417193

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:Linking nearshore kelp forest dynamics to sandy beach ecosystems
Personnel:
Individual: Jenifer Dugan
Address:
Marine Science Institute,
University of California,
Santa Barbara, California 93106-6150 United States
Email Address:
j_dugan@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Role:Principal Investigator
Individual:Dr. Robert J Miller
Address:
Marine Science Institute,
University of California,
Santa Barbara, California 93106-6150 United States
Phone:
805 893 6174 (voice)
Email Address:
miller@msi.ucsb.edu
Role:Co-Principal Investigator
Funding:

NSF Division of Ocean Sciences Awards OCE-1458845

Related Project:
Title:Santa Barbara Coastal Long Term Ecological Research Project
Personnel:
Individual:Dr. Robert Miller
Address:
Marine Science Institute,
University of California,
Santa Barbara, California 93106-6150 United States
Phone:
805 893 6174 (voice)
Email Address:
miller@msi.ucsb.edu
Role:Principal Investigator
Individual:Dr. Dan Reed
Address:
Marine Science Institute,
University of California,
Santa Barbara, California 93106-6150 United States
Phone:
805 893 8363 (voice)
Email Address:
dan.reed@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Role:Co-principal Investigator
Individual:Dr. Adrian Stier
Address:
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology,
University of California,
Santa Barbara, California 93106-9260 United States
Phone:
805 893 5467 (voice)
Email Address:
adrian.stier@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Role:Co-principal Investigator
Individual:Dr. Gretchen Hoffman
Address:
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology,
University of California,
Santa Barbara, California 93106-9620 United States
Phone:
805 893 6175 (voice)
Email Address:
hofmann@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Role:Co-principal Investigator
Individual:Dr. David Siegel
Address:
Institute for Computational Earth System Science,
University of California,
Santa Barbara, California 93106-3060 United States
Phone:
805 893 4547 (voice)
Email Address:
davey@icess.ucsb.edu
Role:Co-principal Investigator
Abstract:

The Santa Barbara Coastal LTER (SBC LTER) is an interdisciplinary research and education program established in April 2000 with the goal of developing a predictive understanding of how environmental drivers interact with terrestrial and oceanic processes to alter material flows and influence the ecology of coastal ecosystems. SBC LTER's principal study domain is the semi-arid coast and nearshore waters of the Santa Barbara Channel in southern California, and its diverse and productive marine forests of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) serve as the focal study ecosystem. Analyses of our long-term data have identified many of the environmental drivers and ecological processes underlying the production and community dynamics of kelp forests. The research proposed to address this question is integrated in a conceptual framework that focuses on the causes and ecological consequences of the dynamics of a relatively short-lived foundation species in a setting of long-term climate change and human use.

Funding:

NSF Award OCE-9982105, OCE-0620276, OCE-1232779, OCE-1831937

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