ERDDAP > info > bcodmo_dataset_918010_v1

Grid DAP Data	Sub- set	Table DAP Data	Make A Graph	W M S	Source Data Files	Acces- sible	Title	Sum- mary	FGDC, ISO, Metadata	Back- ground Info	RSS	E mail	Institution	Dataset ID
		data	graph		files	public	[Antillogorgia americana Monthly Surveys] - Number and size of gonads found in monthly samples of Antillogorgia americana colonies at a study site in the San Blas Islands, Panama from July 1990 to August 1991 (Collaborative Research: Pattern and process in the abundance and recruitment of Caribbean octocorals)		M	background			BCO-DMO	bcodmo_dataset_918010_v1

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type	Variable Name	Attribute Name	Data Type	Value
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_data_type	String	Other
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Conventions	String	COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_email	String	info at bco-dmo.org
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_name	String	BCO-DMO
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_url	String	https://www.bco-dmo.org/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	doi	String	10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.918010.1
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Easternmost_Easting	double	-78.9583
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_max	double	-78.9583
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_min	double	-78.9583
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_units	String	degrees_east
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/918010
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	BCO-DMO
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	license	String	The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	(local files)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	The reproductive biology of the branching octocoral Antillogorgia americana was studied at a site on the Caribbean coast of Panama in 1990-1991. Eleven colonies were tagged and monthly samples were collected over a 14-month period. Colonies were gonochoric and the samples included 6 females and 4 females. Ten polyps were examined from each sample and the number and size of gonads were determined. An additional 4 branches were sampled from a female colony in January 1991 and fecundity was determined relative to the branch, position of branchlet on the branch, and position of the polyp on the branchlet. The lack of synchrony among colonies on the scale of months may reflect less need for all colonies to spawn in a single event among abundant species that release large numbers of gametes. Such a strategy also spreads the risk of reproductive failure due to environmental conditions during any single month. Multiple spawning episodes can also drive reproductive isolation of populations and may reflect the presence of cryptic species within the taxon. Studies of reproductive timing can be an important adjunct in identifying variation in life history strategies as well as assessing the validity of species boundaries. This dataset includes the number and size of gonads found in monthly samples of each of 11 A. americana colonies.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	[Antillogorgia americana Monthly Surveys] - Number and size of gonads found in monthly samples of Antillogorgia americana colonies at a study site in the San Blas Islands, Panama from July 1990 to August 1991 (Collaborative Research: Pattern and process in the abundance and recruitment of Caribbean octocorals)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Westernmost_Easting	double	-78.9583
variable	Sex		int
attribute	Sex	actual_range	int	0, 2
attribute	Sex	long_name	String	Sex
attribute	Sex	units	String	unitless
variable	Colony		int
attribute	Colony	actual_range	int	951, 961
attribute	Colony	long_name	String	Colony
attribute	Colony	units	String	unitless
variable	Month		String
attribute	Month	long_name	String	Month
attribute	Month	units	String	unitless
variable	Year		String
attribute	Year	long_name	String	Year
attribute	Year	units	String	unitless
variable	Polyp		int
attribute	Polyp	actual_range	int	1, 10
attribute	Polyp	long_name	String	Polyp
attribute	Polyp	units	String	unitless
variable	Number		int
attribute	Number	actual_range	int	0, 5
attribute	Number	long_name	String	Number
attribute	Number	units	String	unitless
variable	Avg_diam		float
attribute	Avg_diam	actual_range	float	0.0, 760.0
attribute	Avg_diam	long_name	String	Avg_diam
attribute	Avg_diam	units	String	micrometers (um)
variable	Volume		float
attribute	Volume	actual_range	float	0.0, 0.538
attribute	Volume	long_name	String	Volume
attribute	Volume	units	String	cubic millimeters (mm^3)
variable	N_GE_400		int
attribute	N_GE_400	actual_range	int	0, 4
attribute	N_GE_400	long_name	String	N_ge_400
attribute	N_GE_400	units	String	unitless
variable	Diam1		int
attribute	Diam1	actual_range	int	0, 760
attribute	Diam1	long_name	String	Diam1
attribute	Diam1	units	String	micrometers (um)
variable	Diam2		int
attribute	Diam2	actual_range	int	0, 720
attribute	Diam2	long_name	String	Diam2
attribute	Diam2	units	String	micrometers (um)
variable	Diam3		int
attribute	Diam3	actual_range	int	0, 720
attribute	Diam3	long_name	String	Diam3
attribute	Diam3	units	String	micrometers (um)
variable	Diam4		int
attribute	Diam4	actual_range	int	0, 640
attribute	Diam4	long_name	String	Diam4
attribute	Diam4	units	String	micrometers (um)
variable	Diam5		int
attribute	Diam5	actual_range	int	0, 400
attribute	Diam5	long_name	String	Diam5
attribute	Diam5	units	String	micrometers (um)
variable	Latitude		float
attribute	Latitude	actual_range	float	9.5486, 9.5486
attribute	Latitude	long_name	String	Latitude
attribute	Latitude	units	String	degrees_north
variable	longitude		float
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	actual_range	float	-78.9583, -78.9583
attribute	longitude	axis	String	X
attribute	longitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	longitude	long_name	String	Longitude
attribute	longitude	standard_name	String	longitude
attribute	longitude	units	String	degrees_east

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