Weather at Toolik

Arctic LTER Database

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Principal Investigator
Ecosystems Center
Marine Biological Laboratory
7 MBL St.
Woods Hole, MA 02543

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Dataset ID:	88hetkag
Dataset Title:	This file describes the sculpins that were captured from Toolik Lake during the summer of 1988, Arctic LTER 1988.
Investigator 1:
First Name:	Anne
Last Name:	Hershey
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Associate Investigators:	Kristi Hansen
Keywords:	Toolik Lake, sculpin
Abstract:	This file describes the sculpins that were captured from Toolik Lake during the summer of 1988. The weights, lengths, and ages of the fish are included in the file. This data is part of Kristi's masters research under Anne Hershey.
Contact:	Arctic LTER Information Manager The Ecosystems Center Marine Biological Lab 7 MBL St Woods Hole, MA 02543 Phone (508) 289 7496 Email: arc_im@mbl.edu Online URL: http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/ARC/
DATA FILE INFORMATION:
Data File Name	88hetkag
Beginning Date	5/1/1988
End Date	9/1/1988
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Log of Changes:	Log of changes: For Archival Use: DATE RECEIVED: DATA FILE ENTERED BY: DATA FILE VALIDATION: NAME: DATE:



RESEARCH LOCATION:
Geographic Description	Toolik Lake, at the Toolik Lake Research Station, arctic Alaska.
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TAXONOMIC COVERAGE:
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Methods:	Sculpins were captured using canning jars with acetate funnels inserted in them (similar in design to some minnow traps). The sculpin traps were set by boat and placed on the bottom of the lake in a specific habitat (inshore, rocky, rock-mud interface, and mud bottom). (Roughly) every three days the traps were retrieved and the sculpins, if any, were removed. The ages of the fish were determined by counting the rings in their otoliths. Sampling Description. None

Data Table

Variable   Variable descrip.       Precis./Units  Coded   Missing
(Y/N)   Values
SITE        100                       (Toolik Lake)  y
DATE        Date                        DDMMMYY      n
FISHCODE    code for the date of capture             y
NUMBER      number of the captured fish              n
GRAMS       weight of the fish          .05/grams    n
TL          total length of the fish     mm          n
AGE         age of the fish              years       n
+?          "extra" growth noticed in otolith        n
COMMENTS    notes about data                         n
(12) CALCULATIONS
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