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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

freshwater ecosystems, DNA sequencing, ecology, microbiology, polymerase chain reaction, water sampling

ISO 19115 Topic Category

biota

Other Subject Keywords

Microbial Communities

Place Keywords

Lake Michigan, Gary, Indiana, Hammond, Indiana, East Chicago, Indiana, Grand Calumet River

Eutrophication and plankton communities (Cyanobacteria and eukaryotic algae) in the Grand Calumet River Area of Concern, Indiana, 2021

The data being released were part of a project funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). This study sought to identify the planktonic communities (cyanobacteria, eukaryotic algae) potentially contributing to eutrophication within the Grand Calumet River Area of Concern (AOC) in northern Indiana along the southern shore of Lake Michigan. In 2021, triplicate water samples were collected from five locations during three events, 4/19/21 and 4/20/21, 7/7/21, and 9/15/21. Water samples were processed and planktonic communities were determined by a DNA-based technology (algal metabarcoding). Sampling locations: 1. Columbia Avenue, Hammond, IN 2. Lake George drainage ditch, Hammond, IN 3. Indiana Harbor Canal at Canal Street in East Chicago, IN 4. Airport Road in Gary, IN 5. Marquette Park Lagoon in Gary, IN

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Author(s) Muruleedhara Byappanahalli orcid, Dawn A Shively orcid, Katarzyna Przybyla-Kelly orcid, Ashley M Spoljaric orcid
Publication Date 2023-09-08
Beginning Date of Data 2021-04-05
Ending Date of Data 2021-09-15
Data Contact
Muruleedhara Byappanahalli
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P9EE4N0L
Citation Byappanahalli, M., Shively, D.A., Przybyla-Kelly, K., and Spoljaric, A.M., 2023, Eutrophication and plankton communities (Cyanobacteria and eukaryotic algae) in the Grand Calumet River Area of Concern, Indiana, 2021: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9EE4N0L.
Metadata Contact
Murulee Byappanahalli
Metadata Date 2023-09-08
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