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Data of eelgrass (Zostera marina) traits from the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia

This dataset includes metrics of eelgrass traits related to bed structure, morphology, and physiology from field sites along the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. Field sites were located across a gradient of temperature and light conditions. Sampling was conducted in July to August, in 2017, 2021, and 2022. Seagrass density and plants were sampled at 10 haphazardly distributed sampling stations within each seagrass bed at approximately the same depth. Stations were ~10m apart and at least 2m from any seagrass-bare interface. Quadrats were used to determine vegetative and reproductive shoot density. Three plants from each sampling station were collected and processed in the laboratory for length and width leaf 3, number leaves per shoot, rhizome width, rhizome water soluble carbohydrates, and total leaf chlorophyll. Also included in this data temperature and light metric that summarize temperature and light conditions during the summer period.

Cite this data as: Wong, M.C., Dowd, M. Data of eelgrass (Zostera marina) traits from the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia. Published: February 2025. Coastal Ecosystems Science Division, Maritimes Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth NS.

For additional information please see:

Wong, M.C., Dowd, M. Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Trait Variation Across Varying Temperature-Light Regimes. Estuaries and Coasts 48, 13 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-024-01439-3

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Date ( RI_367 )
2025-02-17
Date ( RI_366 )
2025-01-21
RI_415
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Coastal Ecosystem Science Division (CESD) - Melisa Wong ( )
Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 1 Challenger Drive, PO Box 1006 , Dartmouth , Nova Scotia , B2Y 4A2 , Canada
Status
completed; complété RI_593
Maintenance and update frequency
notPlanned; nonPlanifié RI_542
Keywords
  • Eelgrass
  • Zostera marina
  • Plant traits
  • Competitive Science Research Fund (CSRF)
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Aquatic plants
  • Oceans
  • Environment
  • Temperature
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Classification
unclassified; nonClassifié RI_484
Spatial representation type
vector; vecteur RI_635
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Environment
  • Oceans
Begin date
2017-07-04
End date
2022-08-08
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Reference system identifier
https://epsg.io / EPSG:4326 /
Distribution format
  • ESRI REST ( 2.9.8 )

  • FGDB/GDB ( 2.9.8 )

  • CSV ( 1 )

RI_412
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Data Acquisition Assembly and Distribution / Acquisition, assemblage et distribution de donnée ( )
Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 1 Challenger Drive, PO Box 1006 , Dartmouth , Nova Scotia , B2Y 4A2 , Canada
OnLine resource
Plant traits sampling locations ( HTTPS )

Dataset;CSV;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Plant traits sampling locations ( HTTPS )

Dataset;FGDB/GDB;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Plant trait data ( HTTPS )

Dataset;CSV;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Data dictionary ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;CSV;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Plant traits sampling locations from the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Plant traits sampling locations from the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

File identifier
60419fd3-86ab-4162-b087-fa25a92929e0 XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2025-02-19T15:18:13.745Z
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Coastal Ecosystem Science Division (CESD) - CESD Data Manager / DSEC Gestionnaire de données ( Data Manager )
125 Marine Science Drive , St. Andrews , New Brunswick , E5B 0E4 , Canada
 
 

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Plant traits sampling locations between 2017 and 2022

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