Estuary taxa data

A dataset with example fish taxa data and locations for mapping.

data_Taxa_MA

Format

A data frame with 2,675 observations on the following 15 variables.

estuary

a factor with levels BOSTON HARBOR BUZZARDS BAY CAPE COD BAY MASSACHUSETTS BAY WAQUOIT BAY

CommonName

a factor with levels ALEWIFE AMERICAN EEL AMERICAN LOBSTER AMERICAN PLAICE AMERICAN SAND LANCE AMERICAN SHAD ATLANTIC COD ATLANTIC CROAKER ATLANTIC HERRING ATLANTIC MACKEREL ATLANTIC MENHADEN ATLANTIC ROCK CRAB ATLANTIC SALMON ATLANTIC STINGRAY ATLANTIC STURGEON ATLANTIC TOMCOD BAY ANCHOVY BAY SCALLOP BLACK DRUM BLACK SEA BASS BLUE CRAB BLUE MUSSEL BLUEBACK HERRING BLUEFISH BROWN SHRIMP BUTTERFISH CHANNEL CATFISH COWNOSE RAY CUNNER DAGGERBLADE GRASS SHRIMP EASTERN OYSTER FOURSPINE STICKLEBACK GOBIES GREEN CRAB GREEN SEA URCHIN GRUBBY HADDOCK HOGCHOKER JONAH CRAB KILLIFISHES LONGHORN SCULPIN MULLETS MUMMICHOG NINESPINE STICKLEBACK NORTHERN KINGFISH NORTHERN PIPEFISH NORTHERN SEAROBIN NORTHERN SHRIMP OCEAN POUT OYSTER TOADFISH PINFISH POLLOCK QUAHOG RAINBOW SMELT RED DRUM RED HAKE ROCK GUNNEL SCUP SEA SCALLOP SEVENSPINE BAY SHRIMP SHEEPSHEAD MINNOW SHORTHORN SCULPIN SHORTNOSE STURGEON SILVER HAKE SILVERSIDES SKATES SMOOTH FLOUNDER SOFTSHELL CLAM SPINY DOGFISH SPOT SPOTTED SEATROUT STRIPED BASS SUMMER FLOUNDER TAUTOG THREESPINE STICKLEBACK WEAKFISH WHITE HAKE WHITE PERCH WINDOWPANE FLOUNDER WINTER FLOUNDER YELLOW PERCH YELLOWTAIL FLOUNDER

LifeStage

a factor with levels ADULTS EGGS JUVENILES LARVAE MATING PARTURITION SPAWNING

SalZone

a factor with levels >25 ppt 0.5-25 ppt

Winter

a numeric vector

Spring

a numeric vector

Summer

a numeric vector

Fall

a numeric vector

All

a numeric vector

TaxaName

Taxa Names for mapping

State

a factor with levels MA

Latitude

a numeric vector

Longitude

a numeric vector

Count

a numeric vector

PctDensity

a numeric vector

Source

example data