Dataset: Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) density and length measurements from Back Sound, New Jersey in 2010 and 2014 (EstuarineMetaDyn project)

Final no updates expectedVersion (2017-04-20)Dataset Type:Other Field Results

Principal Investigator, Contact: F. Joel Fodrie (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Amber D. York (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)


Project: Interacting Effects of Local Demography and Larval Connectivity on Estuarine Metapopulation Dynamics (EstuarineMetaDyn)

This dataset contains eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) density and lengths.  Oyster density sampling was conducted at reefs within the Rachel Carson National Estuarine Research Reserve, Back Sound, North Carolina in 2010 and 2014.  Also included in this dataset are reef elevation and exposure data that was generated from laser scans and water level loggers (see related dataset list for more details).

Other Back Sound datasets in this project:
Laser scans
Water level
Reef elevation, exposure, and vertical change
Laser scan, density, and GPS grid sampling information

These data are published in:

Ridge, J. T., Rodriguez, A. B., Fodrie, F. J., Lindquist, N. L., Brodeur, M. C., Coleman, S. E., ... & Theuerkauf, E. J. (2015). Maximizing oyster-reef growth supports green infrastructure with accelerating sea-level rise. Scientific reports, 5. doi: 10.1038/srep14785


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