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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

environmental DNA, DNA sequencing, water sampling, microbes, freshwater ecosystems, field methods, transect sampling, fish

ISO 19115 Topic Category

inlandWaters, biota, environment

Other Subject Keywords

Long Range Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (LRAUV), Environmental Sample Processor (ESP)

Place Keywords

Lake Michigan, Great Lakes Region

Environmental DNA (eDNA) fish and microbial community analyses in water samples collected by long range autonomous underwater vehicle in southern Lake Michigan (2021)

This data set includes metadata for fish and microbes from water samples collected in southern Lake Michigan in August 2021. All field eDNA samples were collected using a Tethys-class Long Range Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (LRAUV) carrying an eDNA sampler, the 3G Environmental Sample Processor (ESP). Water samples were collected at various depths within following target layers: the epilimnion (5-15 m), metalimnion (15-30 m), and hypolimnion (40-70 m) during a 527 km transit within southern Lake Michigan. Sample metadata for DNA extracts are included here and associated sequences are available in NCBI Bioproject PRJNA1291671.

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Author(s) Muruleedhara Byappanahalli orcid, Katarzyna Przybyla-Kelly orcid, Christina Preston orcid, Aaron W Aunins orcid, Ashley M Spoljaric orcid, Brett W Hobson, Brian Kieft, Peter C Esselman orcid, Christopher Staley orcid, Maria Martell orcid
Publication Date 2026-01-13
Beginning Date of Data 2021-08-03
Ending Date of Data 2022-02-01
Data Contact
Murulee Byappanahalli
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P14XQCUV
Citation Byappanahalli, M., Przybyla-Kelly, K., Preston, C., Aunins, A.W., Spoljaric, A.M., Hobson, B.W., Kieft, B., Esselman, P.C., Staley, C., and Martell, M., 2026, Environmental DNA (eDNA) fish and microbial community analyses in water samples collected by long range autonomous underwater vehicle in southern Lake Michigan (2021): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P14XQCUV.
Metadata Contact
Great Lakes Science Center
Metadata Date 2026-01-13
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