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Recruitment data from 1997 to 2021 for mussels, barnacles and rockweeds from an LTREB project in the Gulf of Maine, USA
Experimental clearings in macroalgal (Ascophyllum nodosum) stands were made in 1996 to determine if mussel beds and macroalgal stands on protected intertidal shores in New England represent alternative community states. Uncleared control plots and four sizes of circular clearings (1m, 2m, 4m and 8m in diameter), which mimicked ice scour events, were established in A. nodosum stands at 12 sites on Swan’s Island, Maine, USA. The purpose of these datasets is to provide access to data on recruitment of mussels, barnacles and fucoid seaweeds in the 60 experimental plots from 1997 to 2021. Earlier versions of the data prior to 2013 can be found in Ecological Archives (E090-039 and E096-274). This EDI version includes corrections of errors in the versions in Ecological Archives. Research was funded by NSF's LTREB program.
Data of predation on mussels from an LTREB project in the Gulf of Maine, USA, from 1996 to 2021.
Experimental clearings in macroalgal (Ascophyllum nodosum) stands were made in 1996 to determine if mussel beds and macroalgal stands on protected intertidal shores in New England represent alternative community states. Uncleared control plots and four sizes of circular clearings (1m, 2m, 4m and 8m in diameter), which mimicked ice scour events, were established in A. nodosum stands at 12 sites on Swan’s Island, Maine, USA. This dataset reports mussel predation on clumps of 15 mussels (Mytilus edulis) using mesh bags placed in the centers of clearings and controls. Mussel mortality was monitored in 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2007 and then annually from 2010 to 2021. Causes of death were attributed to dogwhelks (Nucella lapillus), crabs (Carcinus maenas and Cancer spp.) or unknown causes. Presence and activities (e.g., drilling) of dogwhelks was also recorded. The standardized identifiers (Bay, Site, Plot) allow integration with related Environmental Data Initiative packages on community composition and recruitment of mussels, barnacles and rockweeds. Research was funded by NSF's LTREB program.
Densities and cover data for intertidal organisms from an LTREB project in the Gulf of Maine, USA, from 1996 to 2023.
Experimental clearings in macroalgal (Ascophyllum nodosum) stands were made in 1996 to determine if mussel beds and macroalgal stands on protected intertidal shores in New England represent alternative community states. Uncleared control plots and four sizes of circular clearings (1m, 2m, 4m and 8m in diameter), which mimicked ice scour events, were established in A. nodosum stands at 12 sites on Swan’s Island, Maine, USA. The purpose of these datasets is to provide access to data on densities and percentage cover in the 60 experimental plots from 1996 to 2023. Earlier versions of the data prior to 2007 can be found in Ecological Archives ( E087-047 and E089-032). The current EDI version includes corrections of errors in the versions in Ecological Archives. Data include densities of mussels (Mytilus edulis), an herbivorous limpet (Testudinalia testudinalis), herbivorous snails (Littorina littorea, Littorina obtusata), a predatory snail (Nucella lapillus), a barnacle (Semibalanus balanoides), and fucoid algae (Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus vesiculosus), and percentage cover by mussels, barnacles, fucoids and other sessile organisms. Research was funding by NSF's LTREB program.
Larval transport pathways from three prominent sand lance habitats in the Gulf of Maine: otolith data, model data, and post-processed model data products
This dataset includes hatch and larval period for sand lance collected in 2019 and results from particle tracking runs of simulated sand lance larvae throughout the Northeast U.S. Shelf as part of Long-Term Ecological Research (NES-LTER). Release dates vary by region, corresponding to hatch and settlement dates of settling sand lance collected in 2019. Particles were depth-keeping throughout the upper 40 m to best replicate our understanding of the vertical distribution of sand lance larvae. Data were used to determine the average particle transport pathways from these sand lance habitats, including connectivity among the three hotspots, and spatial variability of connectivity within each hotspot. Further information can be found within the manuscript: Suca, J. J., Ji, R., Baumann, H., Pham, K., Silva, T. L., Wiley, D. N., Feng, Z., & Llopiz, J. K. (2022). Larval transport pathways from three prominent sand lance habitats in the Gulf of Maine. Fisheries Oceanography, 31( 3), 333-352. https://doi.org/10.1111/fog.12580
Mapping the Atlantic Ocean i.e. the Gulf of Maine to identify suitable cultivation sites for kelp species
<p>Input source:</p> <ul> <li>Temperature data</li> <li>Depth data</li> <li>Wave data</li> <li>Nutrients data</li> <li>Current data</li> <li>Marine use data</li> </ul> <p><strong>All from other available sources outside the project</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>DATA SET GENERATED:</p> <ul> <li>Environmental data</li> <li>Training/validation data</li> <li>The socioeconomic datasets</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Map of suitable sites</li> <li>Model using GIS</li> </ul>
Data and R scripts for analyses of declines in invertebrate species from the Gulf of Maine, USA, 1997 - 2018
Data files and R scripts are for the analyses that are presented in an article that is under revision for Biology Communications. The title of the article is: Declines over the last two decades of five key invertebrate species found on rocky intertidal shores throughout the western North Atlantic. The three data files contain the abundances of four gastropod species and the recruitment of barnacles and mussels from 1997 to 2018, monthly temperature data from three buoys from 2001 to 2018, and pH and aragonite saturation state from 1997 to 2014. R scripts include details of Bayesian estimates for Poisson regressions of species over time, clean-up of environmental data, imputation of missing environmental data and analyses of species versus environmental parameters.
Bony fish 12S rRNA sequencing data from coastal water samples in gulf of Maine
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Data from: Persistent differences between coastal and offshore kelp forest communities in a warming Gulf of Maine
Kelp forests provide important ecosystem services, yet coastal kelp communities are increasingly altered by anthropogenic impacts. Kelp forests in remote, offshore locations may provide an informative contrast due to reduced impacts from local stressors. We tested the hypothesis that shallow kelp assemblages (12-15 m depth) and associated fish and benthic communities in the coastal southwest Gulf of Maine (GOM) differed significantly from sites on Cashes Ledge, 145 km offshore by sampling five coastal and three offshore sites at 43.0 +/- 0.07° N latitude. Offshore sites on Cashes Ledge supported the greatest density (47.8 plants m-2) and standing crop biomass (5.5 kg m-2 fresh weight) of the foundation species Saccharina latissima kelp at this depth in the Western North Atlantic. Offshore densities of S. latissima were over 150 times greater than at coastal sites, with similar but lower magnitude trends for congeneric S. digitata. Despite these differences, S. latissima underwent a significant 36.2% decrease between 1987 and 2015 on Cashes Ledge, concurrent with a rapid warming of the GOM and invasion by the kelp-encrusting bryozoan Membranipora membranacea. In contrast to kelp, the invasive red alga Dasysiphonia japonica was significantly more abundant at coastal sites, suggesting light or dispersal limitation offshore. Spatial differences in fish abundance mirrored those of kelp, as the average biomass of all fish on Cashes Ledge was 305 times greater than at the coastal sites. Remote video censuses of cod (Gadus morhua), cunner (Tautaogolabrus adspersus), and pollock (Pollachius virens) corroborated these findings. Understory benthic communities also differed between regions, with greater abundance of sessile invertebrates offshore. Populations of kelp-consuming sea urchins Stronglyocentrotus droebachiensis were virtually absent from Cashes Ledge while small urchins were abundant onshore, suggesting recruitment limitation offshore. Despite widespread warming of the GOM since 1987, extraordinary spatial differences in the abundance of primary producers (kelp), consumers (cod) and benthic communities between coastal and offshore sites have persisted. The shallow kelp forest communities offshore on Cashes Ledge represent an oasis of unusually high kelp and fish abundance in the region, and as such, comprise a persistent abundance hotspot that is functionally significant for sustained biological productivity of offshore regions of the Gulf of Maine.
Figure 4 in Genetic variation within and among asexual populations of Porphyra umbilicalis Kützing (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) in the Gulf of Maine, USA
Figure 4: Four possible scenarios that explain colonization of the NW Atlantic from the NE Atlantic that attempt to reconcile data from this study and others that find no sexual reproduction in the NW Atlantic.
Figure 1 in Genetic variation within and among asexual populations of Porphyra umbilicalis Kützing (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) in the Gulf of Maine, USA
Figure 1: Collection localities of Porphyra umbilicalis populations in New Hampshire and Maine, USA. Pie charts show frequencies of genotypes in each population collection. The sum of genotype frequencies among all populations is also given.
Figure 2 in Genetic variation within and among asexual populations of Porphyra umbilicalis Kützing (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) in the Gulf of Maine, USA
Figure 2: Principal Components Analysis based on Nei's genetic distances among Porphyra umbilicalis genotypes. The genotypes as well as the individuals assayed with the genotype are given (DP =Dover Point, FS=Fort Stark, NL= Nubble Light, QH =Quoddy Head, RSP=Reid State Park, and W =Wiscasset).
Figure 3 in Genetic variation within and among asexual populations of Porphyra umbilicalis Kützing (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) in the Gulf of Maine, USA
Figure 3: Principal components analysis based on Nei's unbiased genetic distances among populations of Porphyra umbilicalis in the Gulf of Maine, USA.
Low-coverage whole-genome sequencing reveals molecular markers for spawning season and sex identification in Gulf of Maine Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua, Linnaeus 1758)
<p class="CxSpFirst">Atlantic cod (<i>Gadus morhua</i>,<i> </i>Linnaeus 1758) in the western Gulf of Maine are managed as a single stock despite several lines of evidence supporting two spawning groups (spring and winter) that overlap spatially, while exhibiting seasonal spawning isolation. Low-coverage whole genome sequencing was used to evaluate the genomic population structure of Atlantic cod spawning groups in the western Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank using 222 individuals collected over multiple years. Results indicated low total genomic differentiation, while also showing strong differentiation between spring and winter spawning groups at specific regions of the genome. Guided regularized random forest and ranked <i>F</i><sub>ST</sub> methods were used to select panels of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that could reliably distinguish spring and winter-spawning Atlantic cod (88.5% assignment rate), as well as males and females (95.0% assignment rate) collected in the western Gulf of Maine. These SNP panels represent a valuable tool for fisheries research and management of Atlantic cod in the western Gulf of Maine that will aid investigations of stock production and support accuracy of future assessments.</p>
Distribution. Worldwide in tropical and warm temperate oceanic waters mainly from ¢.50° N to ¢.50° S, including semi-enclosed seas such as Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean Sea, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, Sea ofJapan, and Yellow Sea. in Delphinidae
Distribution. Worldwide in tropical and warm temperate oceanic waters mainly from ¢.50° N to ¢.50° S, including semi-enclosed seas such as Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean Sea, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, Sea ofJapan, and Yellow Sea.
Census of Marine Life: Gulf of Maine Area CoML
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Data from: Blue mussel (Genus Mytilus) transcriptome response to simulated climate change in the Gulf of Maine
<p>The biogeochemistry of the Gulf of Maine is rapidly changing in response to a changing climate, including rising temperatures, acidification, and declining primary productivity. These impacts are projected to worsen over the next hundred years and will apply selective pressure on populations of marine calcifiers. This study investigates the transcriptome expression response to these changes in ecologically and economically important marine calcifiers, blue mussels. Wild mussels (<i>Mytilus edulis</i> and <i>M. trossulus</i>) were sampled from sites spanning the Gulf of Maine and exposed to two different biogeochemical water conditions: i. present-day conditions in the Gulf of Maine and ii. simulated future conditions that included elevated temperature, increased acidity, and decreased food supply. Patterns of gene expression were measured using RNA-seq from 24 mussel samples and contrasted between ambient and future conditions. The net calcification rate, a trait predicted to be under climate-induced stress, was measured for each individual over a 2-week exposure period and used as a covariate along with gene expression patterns. Generalized linear models, with and without the calcification rate, were used to identify differentially expressed transcripts between ambient and future conditions. The comparison revealed transcripts that likely comprise a core stress response characterized by the induction of molecular chaperones, genes involved in aerobic metabolism, and indicators of cellular stress. Furthermore, the model contrasts revealed transcripts that may be associated with individual variation in calcification rate and suggest possible biological processes that may have downstream effects on calcification phenotypes, such as zinc-ion binding and protein degradation. Overall, these findings contribute to the understanding of blue mussel adaptive responses to imminent climate change and suggest metabolic pathways are resilient in variable environments.</p>
Data from: Persistent differences between coastal and offshore kelp forest communities in a warming Gulf of Maine
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Data from: Broad-scale geographic variation in the organization of rocky intertidal communities in the Gulf of Maine
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Low-coverage whole-genome sequencing reveals molecular markers for spawning season and sex identification in Gulf of Maine Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua, Linnaeus 1758)
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Gulf of Maine genotypes for 'Species identification based on a semi-diagnostic marker: evaluation of a simple conchological test for distinguishing blue mussels Mytilus edulis L. and M. trossulus Gould'
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