TIDE Project Database

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Acceptance and utilization of TIDE project data requires that:

·        The Project Principal Investigator, Linda Deegan, be sent a notice stating reasons for acquiring any data and a description of the publication intentions.

·        The Project PI and the Principal Investigator of the data set be sent a copy of the report or manuscript prior to submission and be adequately cited in any resultant publications.

·        A copy of any resultant publications should be sent to:

Linda Deegan
Ecosystems Center

Marine Biological Laboratory
Woods Hole, MA 02543

 

 

TIDE PROJECT DATABASE

DATA FILE:                                        example.xls

                                                            example.txt

DOCUMENTATION FILE:                example.doc

YEAR: 2003

PI: Linda Deegan

OTHERS: Bonnie Keeler, Mike Johnson

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DATA FILE: Count of number of lions, tigers and bears in each habitat at all creeks during 2003

KEYWORDS: sweeney, clubhead, west, nelson, bears, tigers, lions, charismatic megafauna

RESEARCH LOCATION:

Creek

Branch

Transect

Habitat

SW, CL, NE, WE

R, L, C

TI, T2, T3

MF, FA, TSA, SP, SSA

 

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND METHODS: Visited all creeks, branches, transects and habitats once per month during field season of 2003 to sample for lions, tigers and bears.  Surveyed for megafauna in 1 sq. meter plots along each transect in each habitat.

NOTES AND COMMENTS:

VARIABLE DESCRIPTION:

Name

Description

Unit

Precision

Date

Date sites were sampled

dd-mon-yyy

 

Time

Time sites were sampled

hh:mm

 

Creek

 

 

 

Branch

 

 

 

Transect

 

 

 

Habitat

 

 

 

No. of lions

Organism count in 1 m2 plots

Number per m2

1.0

No. of tigers

Organism count in 1 m2 plots

Number per m2

1.0

No. of bears

Organism count in 1 m2 plots

Number per m2

1.0

Mean

Mean number of megafauna in plots

Mean per m2

1.0

Comments

 

 

 

 

CALCULATIONS: Mean megafauna calculated by taking total number of lions, tigers and bears divided by number of samples taken

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Bonnie Keeler

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