Data of eelgrass (Zostera marina) traits from the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia

Data of eelgrass (Zostera marina) traits from the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia This dataset includes metrics of eelgrass traits related to bed structure, morphology, and physiology from field sites along the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. Field sites were located across a gradient of temperature and light conditions. Sampling was conducted in July to August, in 2017, 2021, and 2022. Seagrass density and plants were sampled at 10 haphazardly distributed sampling stations within each seagrass bed at approximately the same depth. Stations were ~10m apart and at least 2m from any seagrass-bare interface. Quadrats were used to determine vegetative and reproductive shoot density. Three plants from each sampling station were collected and processed in the laboratory for length and width leaf 3, number leaves per shoot, rhizome width, rhizome water soluble carbohydrates, and total leaf chlorophyll. Also included in this data temperature and light metric that summarize temperature and light conditions during the summer period. Cite this data as: Wong, M.C., Dowd, M. Data of eelgrass (Zostera marina) traits from the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia. Published: February 2025. Coastal Ecosystems Science Division, Maritimes Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth NS. For additional information please see: Wong, M.C., Dowd, M. Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Trait Variation Across Varying Temperature-Light Regimes. Estuaries and Coasts 48, 13 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-024-01439-3 2025-03-11 Fisheries and Oceans Canada Melisa.Wong@dfo-mpo.gc.ca Nature and EnvironmentScience and TechnologyEelgrassZostera marinaPlant traitsCompetitive Science Research Fund (CSRF)Aquatic plantsOceansEnvironmentTemperature Plant traits sampling locationsCSV https://api-proxy.edh-cde.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/60419fd3-86ab-4162-b087-fa25a92929e0/attachments/ESCO_plant_traits_locations.csv Plant traits sampling locationsFGDB/GDB https://api-proxy.edh-cde.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/60419fd3-86ab-4162-b087-fa25a92929e0/attachments/Eelgrass_plant_traits_NovaScotia.zip Plant trait dataCSV https://api-proxy.edh-cde.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/60419fd3-86ab-4162-b087-fa25a92929e0/attachments/ESCO_plant_traits_data.csv Data dictionaryCSV https://api-proxy.edh-cde.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/60419fd3-86ab-4162-b087-fa25a92929e0/attachments/Data_dictionary.csv Plant traits sampling locations from the Atlantic coast of Nova ScotiaESRI REST https://egisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/open_data_donnees_ouvertes/eelgrass_plant_traits_nova_scotia/MapServer Plant traits sampling locations from the Atlantic coast of Nova ScotiaESRI REST https://egisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/open_data_donnees_ouvertes/eelgrass_plant_traits_nova_scotia/MapServer

This dataset includes metrics of eelgrass traits related to bed structure, morphology, and physiology from field sites along the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. Field sites were located across a gradient of temperature and light conditions. Sampling was conducted in July to August, in 2017, 2021, and 2022. Seagrass density and plants were sampled at 10 haphazardly distributed sampling stations within each seagrass bed at approximately the same depth. Stations were ~10m apart and at least 2m from any seagrass-bare interface. Quadrats were used to determine vegetative and reproductive shoot density. Three plants from each sampling station were collected and processed in the laboratory for length and width leaf 3, number leaves per shoot, rhizome width, rhizome water soluble carbohydrates, and total leaf chlorophyll. Also included in this data temperature and light metric that summarize temperature and light conditions during the summer period.

Cite this data as: Wong, M.C., Dowd, M. Data of eelgrass (Zostera marina) traits from the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia. Published: February 2025. Coastal Ecosystems Science Division, Maritimes Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth NS.

For additional information please see:

Wong, M.C., Dowd, M. Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Trait Variation Across Varying Temperature-Light Regimes. Estuaries and Coasts 48, 13 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-024-01439-3

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Delivery Point: Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 1 Challenger Drive, PO Box 1006

City: Dartmouth

Administrative Area: Nova Scotia

Postal Code: B2Y 4A2

Country: Canada

Electronic Mail Address: Melisa.Wong@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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