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Nekton from fishery-independent trawl samples in estuaries of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico: a Comparative
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Native Dataset Environment: MS Access database; CAGES_FL.accdb; 25.9 MB.
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Entity and Attribute Overview: Data in the Florida CAGES database consists of six (6) MS Access database
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and a blank field indicate a missing salinity value. Entity and Attribute Detail Citation: Brown, H.,
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC) manages fish and wildlife resources to
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Apalachicola Bay, the shallow Gulf area off the Suwannee River delta north of Cedar Key, Tampa Bay,
and Charlotte Harbor. Trawl samples and hydrologic data were collected at randomly selected sites
monthly in the tidally influenced riverine areas of our sampling universe (1989-2005) or on a
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depending on the year in each of four estuarine areas. During 1996 and 1997 trawl samples and
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macroinvertebrate species captured were identified to the lowest practical taxonomic level and
counted. A random sample of at least 10 individuals (40 for selected species) was measured (standard
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