ERDDAP > info > bcodmo_dataset_952988_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	[PMP counts in sponges and seawater from Panama] - Potential microplastic counts of 6 common Caribbean spong species collected June 21, 2019 in Bocas del Toro, Panama (Collaborative Research: Investigations into microbially mediated ecological diversification in sponges)		F   I   M	background			BCO-DMO	bcodmo_dataset_952988_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.952988.1
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Easternmost_Easting	double	-82.25638
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_max	double	9.345775
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_min	double	9.345775
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_units	String	degrees_north
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_max	double	-82.25638
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_min	double	-82.25638
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_units	String	degrees_east
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	https://osprey.bco-dmo.org/dataset/952988
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	Northernmost_Northing	double	9.345775
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	(local files)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Southernmost_Northing	double	9.345775
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	Microplastics (MP) are now considered ubiquitous across global aquatic environments. The ingestion of MP by fish and other marine vertebrates is well studied, but the ingestion of MP by marine invertebrates is not. Sponges (Phylum Porifera) are particularly understudied when it comes to MP ingestion, even though they are widely distributed across benthic habitats, can process large volumes of seawater, and can retain small particles within their water filtration systems. This study examines the presence of potential MP (PMP) in wild marine sponges and seawater collected in Bocas del Toro, Panamá. Subsurface seawater and tissue from six common Caribbean sponge species was collected in Saigon Bay, a heavily impacted, shallow-water coral reef. Seawater samples were filtered onto glass fiber filters to retain any PMP present and sponge tissue was digested with bleach, heated and filtered. Filters were examined using fluorescence microscopy to quantify PMP. An average of 107 ± 25 PMP L–1 was detected in seawater from Saigon Bay with particles ranging in size between 10 μm and ~3,000 μm. The number of PMP found in sponge tissue ranged between 6 ± 4 and 169 ± 71 PMP g–1 of dry tissue. Most particles found in sponge samples were very small (10–20 μm), but fibers greater than 5,000 μm were detected. Our results indicate that PMP exists within the tissues of the sponges we studied, but future studies should confirm the presence of MP in sponges using chemical analysis. Most importantly, the discrepancy between low levels of PMP in our sponge samples and high levels in the surrounding seawater highlights the potential for sponges to resist and/or egest MP. Finally, we provide a critical evaluation of our methods to improve their use in future MP work with benthic marine organisms.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	[PMP counts in sponges and seawater from Panama] - Potential microplastic counts of 6 common Caribbean spong species collected June 21, 2019 in Bocas del Toro, Panama (Collaborative Research: Investigations into microbially mediated ecological diversification in sponges)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Westernmost_Easting	double	-82.25638
variable	Sample		String
attribute	Sample	long_name	String	Sample
attribute	Sample	units	String	unitless
variable	Species		String
attribute	Species	long_name	String	Species
attribute	Species	units	String	unitless
variable	Individual_number		int
attribute	Individual_number	actual_range	int	1, 3
attribute	Individual_number	long_name	String	Individual_number
attribute	Individual_number	units	String	unitless
variable	Subsample_set		int
attribute	Subsample_set	actual_range	int	1, 3
attribute	Subsample_set	long_name	String	Subsample_set
attribute	Subsample_set	units	String	unitless
variable	Empty_Mass_g		float
attribute	Empty_Mass_g	actual_range	float	13.122, 13.4381
attribute	Empty_Mass_g	long_name	String	Empty_mass_g
attribute	Empty_Mass_g	units	String	gram
variable	Full_Mass_g		float
attribute	Full_Mass_g	actual_range	float	13.2309, 13.672
attribute	Full_Mass_g	long_name	String	Full_mass_g
attribute	Full_Mass_g	units	String	gram
variable	Dry_Mass_g		float
attribute	Dry_Mass_g	actual_range	float	0.0123, 0.3015
attribute	Dry_Mass_g	long_name	String	Dry_mass_g
attribute	Dry_Mass_g	units	String	gram
variable	NumberPMP		int
attribute	NumberPMP	actual_range	int	1, 45
attribute	NumberPMP	long_name	String	Numberpmp
attribute	NumberPMP	units	String	number
variable	Corrected_Net_NumberPMP		float
attribute	Corrected_Net_NumberPMP	actual_range	float	0.0, 26.5
attribute	Corrected_Net_NumberPMP	long_name	String	Corrected_net_numberpmp
attribute	Corrected_Net_NumberPMP	units	String	number
variable	NumberPMP_g_dry_tissue		float
attribute	NumberPMP_g_dry_tissue	actual_range	float	0.0, 772.4
attribute	NumberPMP_g_dry_tissue	long_name	String	Numberpmp_g_dry_tissue
attribute	NumberPMP_g_dry_tissue	units	String	number/gram
variable	latitude		float
attribute	latitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lat
attribute	latitude	actual_range	float	9.345775, 9.345775
attribute	latitude	axis	String	Y
attribute	latitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	latitude	long_name	String	Sampling_lat
attribute	latitude	standard_name	String	latitude
attribute	latitude	units	String	degrees_north
variable	longitude		float
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	actual_range	float	-82.25638, -82.25638
attribute	longitude	axis	String	X
attribute	longitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	longitude	long_name	String	Sampling_lon
attribute	longitude	standard_name	String	longitude
attribute	longitude	units	String	degrees_east
variable	sampling_date		String
attribute	sampling_date	long_name	String	Sampling_date
attribute	sampling_date	units	String	unitless

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