Saint John Harbour Macroalgal & Phytoplankton Monitoring Project (2020-2021)

This project provides a baseline survey of the macroalgae (seaweed) and phytoplankton of the Saint John Harbour and the microbiome of the nearby Musquash Estuary. Surveys were performed in Spring and Fall of 2020 and 2021 and encompassed 6 intertidal sites, 14 subtidal sites, 6 phytoplankton sites and 6 estuary sites. The provided data include: (1) quantitative intertidal counts of macroalgae based on morphological identification, (2) qualitative surveys of macroalgae present at each site based on molecular data (rbcL 3P), (3) eDNA of phytoplankton tows and (4) eDNA of estuarine mud scrapes. Quantitative macroalgal data were collected across a horizontal transect with 8 quadrats at each site in each of four sampling periods. Traditional molecular methods were used to generate the 3P end of the rbcL gene (for more details, see Saunders & Moore, 2013, https://doi.org/10.4490/algae.2013.28.1.031) and all eDNA data were generated by the Integrated Microbiome Resource at Dalhousie University.

This project was funded by Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Coastal Environmental Baseline Program under the Oceans Protection Plan.

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Licence: Open Government Licence 2.0 (Canada)

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Metadata Reference Date(s) June 06, 2022 (Publication)
November 01, 2022 (Revision)
Data Reference Date(s) June 01, 2020 (Creation)
Frequency of Update As Needed

Responsible Party 1
Name
Saunders, Gary
Affiliation
University of New Brunswick
Role
  • Distributor
  • Owner
Responsible Party 2
Name
Brooks, Cody
Affiliation
University of New Brunswick
Email
cbrooks3@unb.ca
Role
  • Author
  • Custodian
Responsible Party 3
Affiliation
University of New Brunswick - Centre for Environmental and Molecular Algal Research
Role
  • Distributor
  • Owner

Field Value
Ocean Variables
  • Phytoplankton biomass and diversity
  • Macroalgal canopy cover and composition
Scope Dataset
Status Completed
Maintenance Note Generated from https://cioos-siooc.github.io/metadata-entry-form
Spatial Extent [[[-66.35, 45.17], [-66.26, 45.13], [-65.88, 45.19], [-66.04, 45.28], [-66.35, 45.17]]]
North Bounding Latitude 45.13
South Bounding Latitude 45.28
East Bounding Longitude -65.88
West Bounding Longitude -66.35
Temporal Extent
Begin
2020-06-01
End
2021-09-01
Vertical Extent
Min
0.0
Max
13.0
Default Locale English
Included in Data Catalogue
Included in Data Catalogue 1
Name
OGSL/SLGO
URL
https://catalogue.ogsl.ca