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Other Subject Keywords

beach health, nearshore, Illinois, Euglenophyta, Chrysophyta, phycology, Lake Michigan, protists, Division, species, Genus, taxonomy, Cyanobacteria, bacteria, Bacillariophyta, Chlorophyta, algae, Cryptophyta, Indiana, human health, Pyrrophyta, algal blooms, phytoplankton, freshwater, taxa

Place Keywords

Gary, IN, Jackson Park, Jeorse Park, Northwest Indiana, Hyde Park, Great Lakes, Chicago, IL, Lake Michigan, USGS Station ID 04092788, USGS Station ID 04092440

Phytoplankton taxonomy, abundance, and biovolume from two urban beaches on Southern and Western Lake Michigan, 2016-2017

This dataset describes the identification of phytoplankton to the lowest taxonomic level (typically species), as well as abundance (density) and biovolume from grab samples collected from Lake Michigan at Jackson Park at Hyde Park, Illinois and Lake Michigan at Jeorse Park at Gary, Indiana.

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Author(s) Catherine A Fargen
Publication Date 2019
Beginning Date of Data 2016-08-03
Ending Date of Data 2017-10-03
Data Contact
Travis R. Cole
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P981QCF7
Citation Fargen, C.A., 2019, Phytoplankton taxonomy, abundance, and biovolume from two urban beaches on Southern and Western Lake Michigan, 2016-2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P981QCF7.
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Catherine A. Fargen
Metadata Date 2020-08-27
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