Data Release
Foraminiferal Data for Chincoteague Bay and the Marshes of Assateague Island and the Adjacent Vicinity, Maryland and Virginia
By Alisha M. Ellis, Jaimie E. Shaw, Lisa E. Osterman, and Christopher G. Smith
USGS, St. Petersburg, Florida
Summary
Foraminiferal samples were collected from Chincoteague Bay, Newport Bay, and Tom’s Cove as well as the marshes on the back-barrier side of Assateague Island and the Delmarva (Delaware-Maryland-Virginia) mainland by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) researchers from the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in March, April (14CTB01), and October (14CTB02) 2014. Samples were also collected by the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC) in July 2014 and shipped to the St. Petersburg office for processing. The dataset includes raw foraminiferal and normalized counts for the estuarine grab samples (G), terrestrial surface samples (S), and inner shelf grab samples (G). For further information regarding data collection and sample site coordinates, processing methods, or related datasets, please refer to USGS Data Series 1060 (https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1060), USGS Open-File Report 2015–1219 (https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20151219), and USGS Open-File Report 2015–1169 (https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20151169).
Note: This data release was versioned on May 30, 2018. Please see the Suggested Citation section for details.
Data
| File Name and Description | Metadata (XML format) | Metadata (text format) | Download File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14CTB01_G_S_Raw_Foram_Counts.zip 14CTB01 (Spring) G and S raw foraminiferal counts (.xlsx, .csv) |
14CTB01_G_S_Raw_Foram_Counts.xml | 14CTB01_G_S_Raw_Foram_Counts.txt | 14CTB01_G_S_Raw_Foram_Counts.zip (74 KB) |
| 14CTB02_G_S_Raw_Foram_Counts.zip 14CTB02 (Fall) G and S raw foraminiferal counts (.xlsx, .csv) |
14CTB02_G_S_Raw_Foram_Counts.xml | 14CTB02_G_S_Raw_Foram_Counts.txt | 14CTB02_G_S_Raw_Foram_Counts.zip (65 KB) |
| 14CTB_InnerShelf_Raw_and_ Normalized_25mL_Foram_Counts.zip 14CTB inner shelf G raw and normalized foraminiferal counts (.xlsx, .csv) |
14CTB_InnerShelf_Raw_and_ Normalized_Foram_Counts.xml |
14CTB_InnerShelf_Raw_and_ Normalized_Foram_Counts.txt |
14CTB_InnerShelf_Raw_and_ Normalized_25mL_Foram_Counts.zip (45 KB) |
| 14CTB01_G_S_Normalized_25mL_ Foram_Counts.zip 14CTB01 (Spring) G and S normalized foraminiferal counts (.xlsx, .csv) |
14CTB01_G_S_Normalized _Foram_Counts.xml |
14CTB01_G_S_Normalized _Foram_Counts.txt |
14CTB01_G_S_Normalized _25mL_Foram_Counts.zip (76 KB) |
| 14CTB02_G_S_Normalized_25mL_ Foram_Counts.zip 14CTB02 (Fall) G and S normalized foraminiferal counts (.xlsx, .csv) |
14CTB02_G_S_Normalized _Foram_Counts.xml |
14CTB02_G_S_Normalized _Foram_Counts.txt |
14CTB02_G_S_Normalized _25mL_Foram_Counts.zip (69 KB) |
| Supplemental information | |||
| 14CTB_TaxonomicReferenceList.zip (.pdf) | Not applicable | Not applicable | 14CTB_TaxonomicReferenceList.zip (243 KB) |
Figure 1. All foraminiferal samples were collected within the study area indicated by the red box from Maryland and Virginia.
Suggested Citation
Ellis, A.M., Shaw, J.E., Osterman, L.E., and Smith, C.G., 2017, Foraminiferal data for Chincoteague Bay and the marshes of Assateague Island and the adjacent vicinity, Maryland and Virginia (ver. 2.0, May 2018): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7Z036CV.
First posted August 23, 2017
Revised May 30, 2018, ver. 2.0