| meta key # | crab002 |
| dataset or series of data | Infaunal macroinvertebrates, SERC, Edgewater, MD |
| keywords | Chesapeake Bay, estuary, infaunal invertebrates, long-term monitoring |
| originator | Hines, A. H. |
| file format | ascii text column format |
| platform | Windows |
| study site locale | Rhode River, Edgewater, Anne Arundel County, MD, USA |
| beginning date | 19791022 |
| ongoing? | yes |
| ending date | |
| meas. freq. | 5-8 times/year |
| site size | |
| # of stations | 5 |
| west longitude | -76.55 |
| east longitude | -76.55 |
| north latitude | 38.87 |
| south latitude | 38.87 |
| parameters | Sample period, Date, Station, Core, Species (# of each species, core) |
| current sharing status | available to collaborators |
| current advertising status | scientific publications, lectures, SERC public site |
| abstract | Populations of infaunal macroinvertebrates in the Rhode River subestuary of the Chesapeake Bay were monitored starting in October 1979. Samples were collected bimonthly from late March to early December. |
| additional documentation / reference article | Hines, A. H. et al. 1987. Estuarine invertebrates and fish: sampling design and constraints for long-term measurements of population dynamics. New Approaches to Monitoring Ecosystems. ASTM STP 940. T. P. Boyle, Ed., American Society for Testing and Materials. Philadelphia, pp. 140-164. and see file: benthics.doc |