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    <citation>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Conor J. Judge</origin>
        <origin>Katarzyna Przybyla-Kelly</origin>
        <origin>Madeline Betz</origin>
        <origin>Mary A. Evans</origin>
        <pubdate>20260325</pubdate>
        <title>Algal associated Benthic macroinvertebrate data collected in the Great Lakes, 2024</title>
        <geoform>spreadsheet</geoform>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <othercit>Authors' information at the time of data collection

Conor Judge, U.S. Geological Survey, Great Lakes Science Center, orcid: 
0009-0003-5665-5305;
Katarzyna Przybyla-Kelly, U.S. Geological Survey, Great Lakes Science Center, orcid: 0000-0001-9168-3545;
Madeline Betz, U.S. Geological Survey, Great Lakes Science Center, orcid:
0009-0004-6748-3403;
Mary A. Evans, U.S. Geological Survey, Great Lakes Science Center, orcid: 
0000-0002-1627-7210.</othercit>
        <onlink>https://doi.org/10.5066/P134TBDD</onlink>
        <lworkcit>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>Great Lakes Science Center</origin>
            <pubdate>2018</pubdate>
            <title>Cladophora biomass and supporting data collected in the Great Lakes</title>
            <geoform>website</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <othercit>This is a citation for a project landing page that contains multiple data releases</othercit>
            <onlink>https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5f6e18ba82ce38aaa2498f3e</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </lworkcit>
      </citeinfo>
    </citation>
    <descript>
      <abstract>This data set includes information on macroinvertebrate community composition collected along with benthic algae and dreissenid mussels from May to October of 2024. Stations are located along the U.S. shoreline of Lakes Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Macroinvertebrates were identified from benthic samples collected by scuba divers. Macroinvertebrates, algae, and dreissenids were separated in the lab during sample processing and preserved macroinvertebrates were observed and identified using microscopic examination.  
This dataset is part of a larger data set collected in 2024, that includes algal and dreissenid mussel biomass; water quality assessments; and diver observations of dreissenid mussels, round gobies, benthic substrate, and benthic algal cover (https://doi.org/10.5066/P1WLGXGZ).</abstract>
      <purpose>As part of the larger Cladophora assessment (Great Lakes Science Center, 2018), the purpose of the macroinvertebrate identification and enumeration was to gain an understanding of the benthic macroinvertebrate community associated with the presence of dreissenid mussels and algal growth. Sites were selected for conditions conducive to attached benthic algal growth and were not randomized, nor were benthic invertebrates collected if there were no algae or dreissenids in a quadrat; thus, collection of data is not representative of the full nearshore zone, and interpretation of data beyond the study design should be done with caution.</purpose>
    </descript>
    <timeperd>
      <timeinfo>
        <rngdates>
          <begdate>20240523</begdate>
          <enddate>20241025</enddate>
        </rngdates>
      </timeinfo>
      <current>ground condition</current>
    </timeperd>
    <status>
      <progress>Complete</progress>
      <update>None planned</update>
    </status>
    <spdom>
      <descgeog>Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario</descgeog>
      <bounding>
        <westbc>-87.8467</westbc>
        <eastbc>-77.3108</eastbc>
        <northbc>45.5833</northbc>
        <southbc>41.3606</southbc>
      </bounding>
    </spdom>
    <keywords>
      <theme>
        <themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Category</themekt>
        <themekey>biota</themekey>
        <themekey>environment</themekey>
        <themekey>inlandWaters</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>USGS Thesaurus</themekt>
        <themekey>freshwater ecosystems</themekey>
        <themekey>algae</themekey>
        <themekey>aquatic vegetation</themekey>
        <themekey>specimen collecting</themekey>
        <themekey>transect sampling</themekey>
        <themekey>microscopy</themekey>
        <themekey>relative abundance analysis</themekey>
        <themekey>field sampling</themekey>
        <themekey>aquatic biology</themekey>
        <themekey>nuisance species</themekey>
        <themekey>eutrophication</themekey>
        <themekey>benthos</themekey>
        <themekey>succession (biological)</themekey>
        <themekey>entomology</themekey>
        <themekey>macroinvertebrates</themekey>
        <themekey>invertebrates</themekey>
        <themekey>arthropods</themekey>
        <themekey>insects</themekey>
        <themekey>mollusks</themekey>
        <themekey>systematics and taxonomy</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>USGS Metadata Identifier</themekt>
        <themekey>USGS:68642ca8d4be025fd24f0221</themekey>
      </theme>
      <place>
        <placekt>Common geographic areas</placekt>
        <placekey>Lake Michigan</placekey>
        <placekey>Lake Erie</placekey>
        <placekey>Lake Huron</placekey>
        <placekey>Lake Ontario</placekey>
      </place>
    </keywords>
    <taxonomy>
      <keywtax>
        <taxonkt>Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)</taxonkt>
        <taxonkey>Asellidae</taxonkey>
        <taxonkey>Gammaridae</taxonkey>
        <taxonkey>Hyalellidae</taxonkey>
        <taxonkey>Caenidae</taxonkey>
        <taxonkey>Heptageniidae</taxonkey>
        <taxonkey>Chironomidae</taxonkey>
        <taxonkey>Hydropsychidae</taxonkey>
        <taxonkey>Polycentropodidae</taxonkey>
        <taxonkey>Hydroptilidae</taxonkey>
        <taxonkey>Nematoda</taxonkey>
        <taxonkey>Clitellata</taxonkey>
        <taxonkey>Erpobdellidae</taxonkey>
        <taxonkey>Lymnaeidae</taxonkey>
        <taxonkey>Physidae</taxonkey>
        <taxonkey>Planorbidae</taxonkey>
        <taxonkey>Pleuroceridae</taxonkey>
      </keywtax>
      <taxoncl>
        <taxonrn>Kingdom</taxonrn>
        <taxonrv>Animalia</taxonrv>
        <taxoncl>
          <taxonrn>Subkingdom</taxonrn>
          <taxonrv>Bilateria</taxonrv>
          <taxoncl>
            <taxonrn>Infrakingdom</taxonrn>
            <taxonrv>Protostomia</taxonrv>
            <taxoncl>
              <taxonrn>Superphylum</taxonrn>
              <taxonrv>Ecdysozoa</taxonrv>
              <taxoncl>
                <taxonrn>Phylum</taxonrn>
                <taxonrv>Arthropoda</taxonrv>
                <taxoncl>
                  <taxonrn>Subphylum</taxonrn>
                  <taxonrv>Crustacea</taxonrv>
                  <taxoncl>
                    <taxonrn>Superclass</taxonrn>
                    <taxonrv>Altocrustacea</taxonrv>
                    <taxoncl>
                      <taxonrn>Class</taxonrn>
                      <taxonrv>Malacostraca</taxonrv>
                      <taxoncl>
                        <taxonrn>Subclass</taxonrn>
                        <taxonrv>Eumalacostraca</taxonrv>
                        <taxoncl>
                          <taxonrn>Superorder</taxonrn>
                          <taxonrv>Peracarida</taxonrv>
                          <taxoncl>
                            <taxonrn>Order</taxonrn>
                            <taxonrv>Isopoda</taxonrv>
                            <taxoncl>
                              <taxonrn>Suborder</taxonrn>
                              <taxonrv>Asellota</taxonrv>
                              <taxoncl>
                                <taxonrn>Superfamily</taxonrn>
                                <taxonrv>Aselloidea</taxonrv>
                                <taxoncl>
                                  <taxonrn>Family</taxonrn>
                                  <taxonrv>Asellidae</taxonrv>
                                  <common>TSN: 92657</common>
                                </taxoncl>
                              </taxoncl>
                            </taxoncl>
                          </taxoncl>
                          <taxoncl>
                            <taxonrn>Order</taxonrn>
                            <taxonrv>Amphipoda</taxonrv>
                            <taxoncl>
                              <taxonrn>Suborder</taxonrn>
                              <taxonrv>Senticaudata</taxonrv>
                              <taxoncl>
                                <taxonrn>Infraorder</taxonrn>
                                <taxonrv>Gammarida</taxonrv>
                                <taxoncl>
                                  <taxonrn>Superfamily</taxonrn>
                                  <taxonrv>Gammaroidea</taxonrv>
                                  <taxoncl>
                                    <taxonrn>Family</taxonrn>
                                    <taxonrv>Gammaridae</taxonrv>
                                    <common>TSN: 93745</common>
                                  </taxoncl>
                                </taxoncl>
                              </taxoncl>
                              <taxoncl>
                                <taxonrn>Infraorder</taxonrn>
                                <taxonrv>Talitrida</taxonrv>
                                <taxoncl>
                                  <taxonrn>Superfamily</taxonrn>
                                  <taxonrv>Talitroidea</taxonrv>
                                  <taxoncl>
                                    <taxonrn>Family</taxonrn>
                                    <taxonrv>Hyalellidae</taxonrv>
                                    <common>TSN: 94022</common>
                                  </taxoncl>
                                </taxoncl>
                              </taxoncl>
                            </taxoncl>
                          </taxoncl>
                        </taxoncl>
                      </taxoncl>
                    </taxoncl>
                  </taxoncl>
                </taxoncl>
                <taxoncl>
                  <taxonrn>Subphylum</taxonrn>
                  <taxonrv>Hexapoda</taxonrv>
                  <taxoncl>
                    <taxonrn>Class</taxonrn>
                    <taxonrv>Insecta</taxonrv>
                    <taxoncl>
                      <taxonrn>Subclass</taxonrn>
                      <taxonrv>Pterygota</taxonrv>
                      <taxoncl>
                        <taxonrn>Infraclass</taxonrn>
                        <taxonrv>Palaeoptera</taxonrv>
                        <taxoncl>
                          <taxonrn>Order</taxonrn>
                          <taxonrv>Ephemeroptera</taxonrv>
                          <taxoncl>
                            <taxonrn>Suborder</taxonrn>
                            <taxonrv>Furcatergalia</taxonrv>
                            <taxoncl>
                              <taxonrn>Infraorder</taxonrn>
                              <taxonrv>Pannota</taxonrv>
                              <taxoncl>
                                <taxonrn>Superfamily</taxonrn>
                                <taxonrv>Caenoidea</taxonrv>
                                <taxoncl>
                                  <taxonrn>Family</taxonrn>
                                  <taxonrv>Caenidae</taxonrv>
                                  <common>TSN: 101467</common>
                                </taxoncl>
                              </taxoncl>
                            </taxoncl>
                          </taxoncl>
                          <taxoncl>
                            <taxonrn>Suborder</taxonrn>
                            <taxonrv>Pisciforma</taxonrv>
                            <taxoncl>
                              <taxonrn>Superfamily</taxonrn>
                              <taxonrv>Heptagenioidea</taxonrv>
                              <taxoncl>
                                <taxonrn>Family</taxonrn>
                                <taxonrv>Heptageniidae</taxonrv>
                                <common>TSN: 100504</common>
                              </taxoncl>
                            </taxoncl>
                          </taxoncl>
                        </taxoncl>
                      </taxoncl>
                      <taxoncl>
                        <taxonrn>Infraclass</taxonrn>
                        <taxonrv>Neoptera</taxonrv>
                        <taxoncl>
                          <taxonrn>Superorder</taxonrn>
                          <taxonrv>Holometabola</taxonrv>
                          <taxoncl>
                            <taxonrn>Order</taxonrn>
                            <taxonrv>Diptera</taxonrv>
                            <taxoncl>
                              <taxonrn>Suborder</taxonrn>
                              <taxonrv>Nematocera</taxonrv>
                              <taxoncl>
                                <taxonrn>Infraorder</taxonrn>
                                <taxonrv>Culicomorpha</taxonrv>
                                <taxoncl>
                                  <taxonrn>Family</taxonrn>
                                  <taxonrv>Chironomidae</taxonrv>
                                  <common>TSN: 127917</common>
                                </taxoncl>
                              </taxoncl>
                            </taxoncl>
                          </taxoncl>
                          <taxoncl>
                            <taxonrn>Order</taxonrn>
                            <taxonrv>Trichoptera</taxonrv>
                            <taxoncl>
                              <taxonrn>Superfamily</taxonrn>
                              <taxonrv>Hydropsychoidea</taxonrv>
                              <taxoncl>
                                <taxonrn>Family</taxonrn>
                                <taxonrv>Hydropsychidae</taxonrv>
                                <common>TSN: 115398</common>
                              </taxoncl>
                              <taxoncl>
                                <taxonrn>Family</taxonrn>
                                <taxonrv>Polycentropodidae</taxonrv>
                                <common>TSN: 117043</common>
                              </taxoncl>
                            </taxoncl>
                            <taxoncl>
                              <taxonrn>Superfamily</taxonrn>
                              <taxonrv>Hydroptiloidea</taxonrv>
                              <taxoncl>
                                <taxonrn>Family</taxonrn>
                                <taxonrv>Hydroptilidae</taxonrv>
                                <common>TSN: 115629</common>
                              </taxoncl>
                            </taxoncl>
                          </taxoncl>
                        </taxoncl>
                      </taxoncl>
                    </taxoncl>
                  </taxoncl>
                </taxoncl>
              </taxoncl>
              <taxoncl>
                <taxonrn>Phylum</taxonrn>
                <taxonrv>Nematoda</taxonrv>
                <common>TSN: 59490</common>
              </taxoncl>
            </taxoncl>
            <taxoncl>
              <taxonrn>Superphylum</taxonrn>
              <taxonrv>Spiralia</taxonrv>
              <taxoncl>
                <taxonrn>Phylum</taxonrn>
                <taxonrv>Annelida</taxonrv>
                <taxoncl>
                  <taxonrn>Class</taxonrn>
                  <taxonrv>Clitellata</taxonrv>
                  <common>TSN: 568832</common>
                  <taxoncl>
                    <taxonrn>Subclass</taxonrn>
                    <taxonrv>Lumbriculata</taxonrv>
                    <taxoncl>
                      <taxonrn>Order</taxonrn>
                      <taxonrv>Hirudinida</taxonrv>
                      <taxoncl>
                        <taxonrn>Suborder</taxonrn>
                        <taxonrv>Arhynchobdellida</taxonrv>
                        <taxoncl>
                          <taxonrn>Infraorder</taxonrn>
                          <taxonrv>Erpobdelliformes</taxonrv>
                          <taxoncl>
                            <taxonrn>Family</taxonrn>
                            <taxonrv>Erpobdellidae</taxonrv>
                            <common>TSN: 69438</common>
                          </taxoncl>
                        </taxoncl>
                      </taxoncl>
                    </taxoncl>
                  </taxoncl>
                </taxoncl>
              </taxoncl>
              <taxoncl>
                <taxonrn>Phylum</taxonrn>
                <taxonrv>Mollusca</taxonrv>
                <taxoncl>
                  <taxonrn>Class</taxonrn>
                  <taxonrv>Gastropoda</taxonrv>
                  <taxoncl>
                    <taxonrn>Subclass</taxonrn>
                    <taxonrv>Orthogastropoda</taxonrv>
                    <taxoncl>
                      <taxonrn>Infraclass</taxonrn>
                      <taxonrv>Heterobranchia</taxonrv>
                      <taxoncl>
                        <taxonrn>Superorder</taxonrn>
                        <taxonrv>Hygrophila</taxonrv>
                        <taxoncl>
                          <taxonrn>Order</taxonrn>
                          <taxonrv>Lymnaeida</taxonrv>
                          <taxoncl>
                            <taxonrn>Superfamily</taxonrn>
                            <taxonrv>Lymnaeoidea</taxonrv>
                            <taxoncl>
                              <taxonrn>Family</taxonrn>
                              <taxonrv>Lymnaeidae</taxonrv>
                              <common>TSN: 76483</common>
                            </taxoncl>
                          </taxoncl>
                          <taxoncl>
                            <taxonrn>Superfamily</taxonrn>
                            <taxonrv>Planorboidea</taxonrv>
                            <taxoncl>
                              <taxonrn>Family</taxonrn>
                              <taxonrv>Physidae</taxonrv>
                              <common>TSN: 76676</common>
                            </taxoncl>
                            <taxoncl>
                              <taxonrn>Family</taxonrn>
                              <taxonrv>Planorbidae</taxonrv>
                              <common>TSN: 76591</common>
                            </taxoncl>
                          </taxoncl>
                        </taxoncl>
                      </taxoncl>
                    </taxoncl>
                    <taxoncl>
                      <taxonrn>Infraclass</taxonrn>
                      <taxonrv>Caenogastropoda</taxonrv>
                      <taxoncl>
                        <taxonrn>Order</taxonrn>
                        <taxonrv>Cerithiida</taxonrv>
                        <taxoncl>
                          <taxonrn>Superfamily</taxonrn>
                          <taxonrv>Cerithioidea</taxonrv>
                          <taxoncl>
                            <taxonrn>Family</taxonrn>
                            <taxonrv>Pleuroceridae</taxonrv>
                            <common>TSN: 71541</common>
                          </taxoncl>
                        </taxoncl>
                      </taxoncl>
                    </taxoncl>
                  </taxoncl>
                </taxoncl>
              </taxoncl>
            </taxoncl>
          </taxoncl>
        </taxoncl>
      </taxoncl>
    </taxonomy>
    <accconst>There are no access constraints associated with these data.</accconst>
    <useconst>There are no use constraints associated with these data.</useconst>
    <ptcontac>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntperp>
          <cntper>Mary A Evans</cntper>
          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey, MIDCONTINENT REGION</cntorg>
        </cntperp>
        <cntpos>Research Ecologist</cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing</addrtype>
          <address>1451 Green Rd</address>
          <city>Ann Arbor</city>
          <state>MI</state>
          <postal>48105</postal>
          <country>US</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>734-214-7221</cntvoice>
        <cntfax>731-994-8780</cntfax>
        <cntemail>maevans@usgs.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </ptcontac>
    <datacred>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency granted funding to the U.S. Geological Survey under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative for data collection and analysis.</datacred>
    <crossref>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Jessica Oswald</origin>
        <origin>Lauren Fochler</origin>
        <origin>Madeline Betz</origin>
        <origin>Zachary Hatfield</origin>
        <origin>Shelby Eagan</origin>
        <origin>Madeleine Giordano</origin>
        <origin>Joseph Gravino</origin>
        <origin>Conor Judge</origin>
        <origin>Benjamin Kramer</origin>
        <origin>Megan Lewan</origin>
        <origin>Katarzyna Przybyla-Kelly</origin>
        <origin>Leslie Reyes</origin>
        <origin>Dawn Shively</origin>
        <origin>Ashley Spoljaric</origin>
        <origin>Mary A. Evans</origin>
        <pubdate>20250725</pubdate>
        <title>Cladophora biomass and supporting data collected in the Great Lakes, 2024 (ver. 2.0, February 2026)</title>
        <geoform>publication</geoform>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>https://www.sciencebase.gov</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <onlink>https://doi.org/10.5066/P1WLGXGZ</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </crossref>
    <crossref>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Lauren M Fochler</origin>
        <origin>Jessica C. Oswald</origin>
        <origin>Madeline M. Betz</origin>
        <origin>Zachary A Hatfield</origin>
        <origin>Katarzyna Przybyla-Kelly</origin>
        <origin>Mary Anne Evans</origin>
        <pubdate>2025</pubdate>
        <title>Benthic Algal Community Composition in the Laurentian Great Lakes (2024)</title>
        <geoform>dataset</geoform>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>https://www.sciencebase.gov</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <onlink>https://doi.org/10.5066/p14vmrwg</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </crossref>
  </idinfo>
  <dataqual>
    <attracc>
      <attraccr>Majority of taxonomic identifications were performed to the level at which the technician was confident (i.e., family or order). Selected identifications were checked by a more experienced technician. High standard quality assurance practices were employed in laboratory and field protocols to collect the data, ensuring the accuracy of values in datasets. Technicians collecting data undergo rigorous training to adhere to protocols. Sample temperature control, holding times, and other steps to ensure data accuracy are detailed in the process steps. No tests were run for outlier analysis on this dataset.</attraccr>
    </attracc>
    <logic>Interpretation of this dataset should be done with caution. Macroinvertebrates were not the main goal of these sampling efforts, and the data does not represent a complete overview of macroinvertebrate communities. Thus, field collections for this dataset were not traditional nor conventional benthic invertebrate sampling methods, but instead sampled the invertebrates associated with benthic algae and dreissenid mussels. Datasets were checked for errors, including duplication or omission. All manually entered data were twice checked for errors against hard copies of the data. Taxonomy of invertebrates was confirmed using the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). All levels of taxonomy included in this dataset have a valid status as of 2/18/2026.</logic>
    <complete>Macroinvertebrate data presented in this dataset was not a result of sampling effort targeting benthic invertebrates. Sample collection targeted dreissenid mussels and benthic algae, macroinvertebrates were collected as bycatch in these samples. Macroinvertebrate laboratory sampling methods were developed over the course of the 2024 season; notably, prior to June 29th, 2024, gastropods were excluded during sample processing but were included after that date. Many macroinvertebrate specimens are damaged during collection and processing and were identified to the taxonomic level at which technician was confident (i.e., family level and above). If less than 50% of a specimen was present, it was not counted in specimen counts to avoid duplication. Dataset is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details - further details about data collection conditions and considerations are found in the metadata “Process Steps.” Sites were not randomized; thus collection of data is not representative of the full nearshore zone, and interpretation of data beyond the study design should be done with caution. Missing data values are noted where applicable for certain stations and are due to weather or other logistical restrictions. If all data from a line is missing, data for that sample was omitted.</complete>
    <posacc>
      <horizpa>
        <horizpar>Station locations were established by GPS on the first visit to each transect with a horizontal precision of 0.00001° latitude and longitude (~1.1 m). Additional information on accuracy and variation on subsequent visits is included in Process Step 1.</horizpar>
      </horizpa>
      <vertacc>
        <vertaccr>A formal accuracy assessment of the vertical positional information in the data set has not been conducted.</vertaccr>
      </vertacc>
    </posacc>
    <lineage>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>Richard W. Merritt</origin>
            <origin>Ken W. Cummins</origin>
            <origin>Martin B. Berg</origin>
            <pubdate>2019</pubdate>
            <title>An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America</title>
            <edition>5th</edition>
            <geoform>publication</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Dubuque, Iowa</pubplace>
              <publish>Kendall Hunt Publishing Company</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <othercit>ISBN: 979-8-3851-3383-3</othercit>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>Digital and/or Hardcopy</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2019</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>Merritt et. al, 2019</srccitea>
        <srccontr>Source used in Step 4 of Step Process</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>James H. Thorpe</origin>
            <origin>D. Christopher Rogers</origin>
            <pubdate>2016</pubdate>
            <title>Keys to Neararctic Fauna</title>
            <edition>4th</edition>
            <geoform>publication</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Amsterdam</pubplace>
              <publish>Elsevier</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <othercit>ISBN: 978-0-12-385028-7</othercit>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>Digital and/or Hardcopy</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2016</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>Thorp &amp; Rogers, 2016</srccitea>
        <srccontr>Source used in Step 4 of Step Process</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>J. B. Burch</origin>
            <pubdate>1982</pubdate>
            <title>Freshwater Snails (Mollusca:Gastropoda) of North America</title>
            <geoform>publication</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Cincinnati, Ohio</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <othercit>EPA-600/3-82-026</othercit>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>Digital and/or Hardcopy</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>1982</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>Burch, 1982</srccitea>
        <srccontr>Source used in Step 4 of Step Process</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>Glenn B. Wiggins</origin>
            <pubdate>1996</pubdate>
            <title>Larvae of the North American Caddisfly (Trichoptera)</title>
            <geoform>publication</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Toronto, Ontario</pubplace>
              <publish>University of Toronto Press</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <othercit>ISBN: 0-8020-2723-7</othercit>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>Digital and/or Hardcopy</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>1996</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>Wiggins, 1996</srccitea>
        <srccontr>Source used in Step 4 of Step Process</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>Great Lakes Science Center</origin>
            <pubdate>2018</pubdate>
            <title>Cladophora biomass and supporting data collected in the Great Lakes</title>
            <geoform>publication</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <othercit>This is a citation for a project landing page that contains multiple data releases.</othercit>
            <onlink>https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5f6e18ba82ce38aaa2498f3e</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>Digital and/or Hardcopy</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2018</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>Great Lakes Science Center, 2018</srccitea>
        <srccontr>This is a project-related page that contains yearly data releases from 2018-2023. In Process Step 1, station depths were recorded and can be found within data releases cited on this page.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>J. Ellen Marsden</origin>
            <origin>Benjamin Marcy-Quay</origin>
            <origin>Natalie Dingledine</origin>
            <origin>Aaron Berndt</origin>
            <origin>Janice Adams</origin>
            <pubdate>20230201</pubdate>
            <title>Physical and biological evolution of constructed reefs - long-term assessment and lessons learned</title>
            <geoform>publication</geoform>
            <othercit>Marsden, J.E. et al. (2023) ‘Physical and biological evolution of constructed reefs – long-term assessment and lessons learned’, Journal of Great Lakes Research, 49(1), pp. 276–287. doi:10.1016/j.jglr.2022.10.008.</othercit>
            <onlink>https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2022.10.008</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>Digital and/or Hardcopy</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>20230201</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>Marsden et al. 2023</srccitea>
        <srccontr>Provides established location of spawning reefs in Process Step 1</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>J. Ellen Marsden</origin>
            <origin>Thomas R. Binder</origin>
            <origin>James Johnson</origin>
            <origin>Ji He</origin>
            <origin>Natalie Dingledine</origin>
            <origin>Janice Adams</origin>
            <origin>Nicholas S. Johnson</origin>
            <origin>Tyler J. Buchinger</origin>
            <origin>Charles C. Kreuger</origin>
            <pubdate>20160630</pubdate>
            <title>Five-year evaluation of habitat remediation in Thunder Bay, Lake Huron: Comparison of constructed reef characteristics that attract spawning lake trout</title>
            <geoform>tabular digital data</geoform>
            <othercit>Marsden, J.E., Binder, T.R., Johnson, J., He, J., Dingledine, N., Adams, J., Johnson, N.S.,Buchinger, T.J., Krueger, C.C., 2016. Five-year evaluation of habitat remediation in Thunder Bay, Lake Huron: Comparison of constructed reef characteristics that attract spawning lake trout. Fish. Res. 183, 275–286.</othercit>
            <onlink>https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2016.06.012</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>Digital and/or Hardcopy</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>20160630</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>Marsden et al. 2016</srccitea>
        <srccontr>Provides established location of spawning reefs in Process Step 1</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>STEP 1
Collection sites and regime 
Informs table: Locations2024

Sample collection transects (transect code, lake, transect name) were as follows; 

Sentinel Transects:
- MWA, Michigan, Waukegan
- MSB, Michigan, Sleeping Bear
- HHB, Huron, Hammond Bay
- HAL, Huron, Alpena
- EDE, Erie, Dunkirk East
- EEP, Erie, Erie Pennsylvania
- OOL, Ontario, Olcott
- OIR, Ontario, Irondequoit

SWIM Transects:
- MGR, Michigan, Good Harbor Reef
- HTR, Huron, Thunder Bay Reef

Each Sentinel transect consists of three stations (nominal depths 3, 6, 10 m). Each SWIM transect consists of four stations (a, b, c, and d for MGR; CEM1, CEM6, CKD2, and CKD9 for HTR).  Three quadrats (1-3) were collected at each station. The study period was 2024-05-23 through 2024-10-24. Station locations were established on the first visit to each transect (in 2024 for MGR and HTR, 2019 for HAL and MWA, and 2018 for all remaining transects) and station depths varied on subsequent visits with changing lake level, see project page (Great Lakes Science Center, 2018) linked in the larger work of this metadata record.

Sentinel station locations were established by GPS on the first visit to each transect based on GPS depth sounder measurement of depth, selecting a station with depth not more than ± 0.1 m from the target depth, and having a horizontal precision of 0.00001° latitude and longitude (~1.1 m). Geodetic datum used for latitude and longitude was WGS84. SWIM transects and stations were selected, in consultation with fisheries collaborators, based on known locations of natural (MGR) and constructed (HTR, Marsden et al. 2016 and 2023) spawning reefs, target coordinates were established prior to the first sampling trip and confirmed by GPS on site. On subsequent station visits, boat crews targeted the established location; however, horizontal location, even within a sampling event, varied proportionally to the length of the boat’s anchor line and wind-induced movement. Boats were re-anchored if needed due to large changes of wind direction, if this could be done safely. Horizontal precision for sampling locations is thus lower than GPS precision, averaging approximately 30 m.

At all Sentinel and SWIM transects, standard biomass collection was performed. All Sentinel transects were visited in June, July and August, SWIM transects were visited in July and October.</procdesc>
        <srcused>Great Lakes Science Center, 2018</srcused>
        <srcused>Marsden et al. 2016</srcused>
        <srcused>Marsden et al. 2023</srcused>
        <procdate>20241024</procdate>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>STEP 2
Field collections

Informs tables: 2024AlgalAssocMacroinverts

Field collections - Benthic samples
Benthic samples consisting of algae (biomass analysis) and dreissenid mussels (biomass and nutrient analysis), along with accompanying invertebrates, were collected by scuba divers from within the three 0.15 m^2 quadrats placed for observations. Divers collected material by hand-scraping or using a dive knife or putty knife; large rocks were overturned to ensure all live mussels were collected. All collected material was placed inside prelabeled Nitex 500 μm mesh bags. 
After algae and mussel samples were returned to the boat, samples collected in Nitex mesh bags were rinsed in lake water to remove sediment and debris, and then emptied into prelabeled zip-top freezer bags. All benthic samples were stored on wet ice for transport back to the laboratory.</procdesc>
        <procdate>20241024</procdate>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>STEP 3

Laboratory processing of benthic quadrat samples.

Informs tables: 2024AlgalAssocMacroinverts

Upon receipt in the laboratory, all benthic samples were checked-in following laboratory protocols and were subsequently stored at 4℃ until further processing, as described below. Laboratory equipment used for benthic sample processing (i.e., refrigerators, ovens, balances) is regularly calibrated and undergoes regular maintenance to ensure proper functioning. 

Benthic samples were initially rinsed with reverse osmosis (RO) water to remove sediment and organic matter. Algae were manually separated from dreissenid mussels; any empty shells, rocks, or other debris were picked out with forceps and discarded. Macroinvertebrates were picked out and placed either directly into a 2-dram glass vial of 96% ethanol or placed into a weigh boat of RO water then transferred to ethanol. Vial caps have an interior polyethylene liner to reduce ethanol evaporation.</procdesc>
        <procdate>202411</procdate>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>STEP 4 

Microscopic Analysis

Macroinvertebrate samples were identified using a dissection microscope (Olympus SZ61 or Olympus SZ6045TR). Macroinvertebrates were removed from the sample vial and placed into a petri dish containing 90% ethanol to avoid drying out specimens. Macroinvertebrates were then identified to the lowest taxonomic unit and counted. Specimens were then returned to the original vial with new ethanol and stored in a flammable materials cabinet. Reference keys were used for invertebrate identification. 

Dichotomous keys along with online resources were used to aid in the identification of macroinvertebrates. Multiple published keys and reference books were used, including Thorp &amp; Rogers et. all (2016), Merritt, R. W. 1., Cummins, K. W., &amp; Berg, M. B. (2019), Burch (1982), and Wiggins (1996). ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System) was used to check taxonomic names and higher taxonomy of invertebrates. This was compared to WoRMS (World Register of Marine Species) and differences were noted.</procdesc>
        <srcused>Merritt et. al, 2019</srcused>
        <srcused>Thorp &amp; Rogers, 2016</srcused>
        <srcused>Burch, 1982</srcused>
        <srcused>Wiggins, 1996</srcused>
        <procdate>202502</procdate>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>STEP 5

Data Processing 
All USGS GLSC laboratory generated measurements were recorded on laboratory sheets, kept in binders, then digitized; paper and digitized data are stored and backed up following federal procedure as raw data and paper copies are kept for reference. 

Invertebrate data sheets were entered into excel after being identified to the lowest taxonomic unit. Some invertebrates were identified to subclass or superfamily, specific information is found in the Notes column of 2024AlgalAssocMacroinverts.csv, along with notes on life stage for macroinvertebrates in a pupal or adult stage. For comparison to other data related to this dataset counts were provided per m^2.</procdesc>
        <procdate>2025</procdate>
      </procstep>
    </lineage>
  </dataqual>
  <eainfo>
    <detailed>
      <enttyp>
        <enttypl>2024AlgalAssocMacroinverts.csv</enttypl>
        <enttypd>This table contains counts and taxonomic identifications for macroinvertebrates associated with algal and dreissenid mussel collections.</enttypd>
        <enttypds>Producer Defined</enttypds>
      </enttyp>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Year</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Collection Year</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Producer Defined</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>2024</rdommin>
            <rdommax>2024</rdommax>
            <attrunit>YYYY</attrunit>
            <attrmres>1</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Date</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Collection date. Dates are written in year-month-day (yyyy-mm-dd) format</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Producer Defined</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>2024-05-23</rdommin>
            <rdommax>2024-10-24</rdommax>
            <attrunit>YYYY-MM-DD</attrunit>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Lake</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Name of the Great Lake where sampling occurred.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Producer Defined</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Erie</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Erie</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Huron</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Huron</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Michigan</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Michigan</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Ontario</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Ontario</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Transect</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Three-character string indicating which lake and location was sampled.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Producer Defined</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>EDE</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Erie, Dunkirk; East</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>EEP</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Erie, Erie Pennsylvania</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>HAL</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Huron,  Alpena</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>HHB</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Huron, Hammond Bay</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>HTR</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Huron, Thunder Bay Reefs</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>MGR</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Michigan, Good Harbor Reef</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>MSB</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Michigan, Sleeping Bear</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>MWA</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Michigan, Waukegan</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>OIR</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Ontario, Irondequoit</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>OOL</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Ontario, Olcott</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Station</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Sentinel Stations target following depths: 3, 6, 10 meters. SWIM Stations target four locations each; see Step 1 in Process Step for more explanations.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Producer Defined</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>3</edomv>
            <edomvd>Station targeting 3m depth</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>6</edomv>
            <edomvd>Station targeting 6m depth</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>10</edomv>
            <edomvd>Station targeting 10m depth</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>a</edomv>
            <edomvd>Station in plot a</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>b</edomv>
            <edomvd>Station in plot b</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>c</edomv>
            <edomvd>Station in plot c</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>d</edomv>
            <edomvd>Station in plot d</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>CEM1</edomv>
            <edomvd>Station near sampling well on constructed reef CEM1</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>CEM6</edomv>
            <edomvd>Station near sampling well on constructed reef CEM6</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>CKD2</edomv>
            <edomvd>Station near sampling well on constructed reef CKD2</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>CKD9</edomv>
            <edomvd>Station near sampling well on constructed reef CKD9</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Quadrat</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Numerical values, 1 through 3, which identify sites within a station. Quadrat in combination with transect, station, and date columns create a unique identifier in this table.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Producer Defined</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>1</edomv>
            <edomvd>Quadrat 1</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>2</edomv>
            <edomvd>Quadrat 2</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>3</edomv>
            <edomvd>Quadrat 3</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Phylum</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Taxonomic hierarchical level; phylum</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Producer Defined</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>NA</edomv>
            <edomvd>No data</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>None</edomv>
            <edomvd>No invertebrates present</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Annelida</edomv>
            <edomvd>Phylum Annelida</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Arthropoda</edomv>
            <edomvd>Phylum Arthropoda</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Mollusca</edomv>
            <edomvd>Phylum Mollusca</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Nematoda</edomv>
            <edomvd>Phylum Nematoda</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Class</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Taxonomic hierarchical level; class</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Producer Defined</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>NA</edomv>
            <edomvd>No data</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>&lt;&lt;empty cell&gt;&gt;</edomv>
            <edomvd>&lt;&lt;empty cell&gt;&gt;= either no specimen present or specimens were not identified to this taxonomic resolution</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Arachnida</edomv>
            <edomvd>Class Arachnida</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Gastropoda</edomv>
            <edomvd>Class Gastropoda</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Clitellata</edomv>
            <edomvd>Class Clitellata</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Insecta</edomv>
            <edomvd>Class Insecta</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Malacostraca</edomv>
            <edomvd>Class Malacostraca</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Order</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Taxonomic hierarchical level; order</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Producer Defined</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>NA</edomv>
            <edomvd>No data</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>&lt;&lt;empty cell&gt;&gt;</edomv>
            <edomvd>&lt;&lt;empty cell&gt;&gt; = either no specimen present or specimens were not identified to this taxonomic resolution</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Amphipoda</edomv>
            <edomvd>Order Amphipoda</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Hirudinida</edomv>
            <edomvd>Order Hirudinida</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Cerithiida</edomv>
            <edomvd>Order Cerithiida</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Decapoda</edomv>
            <edomvd>Order Decapoda</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Diptera</edomv>
            <edomvd>Order Diptera</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Ephemeroptera</edomv>
            <edomvd>Order Ephemeroptera</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Isopoda</edomv>
            <edomvd>Order Isopoda</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Littorinida</edomv>
            <edomvd>Order Littorinida</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Trichoptera</edomv>
            <edomvd>Order Trichoptera</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Lymnaeida</edomv>
            <edomvd>Order Lymnaeida</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Family</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Taxonomic hierarchical level; family</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Producer Defined</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>NA</edomv>
            <edomvd>No data</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>&lt;&lt;empty cell&gt;&gt;</edomv>
            <edomvd>&lt;&lt;empty cell&gt;&gt; = no specimen or specimens were not identified to this taxonomic resolution</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Asellidae</edomv>
            <edomvd>Family Asellidae</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Caenidae</edomv>
            <edomvd>Family Caenidae</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Chironomidae</edomv>
            <edomvd>Family Chironomidae</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Erpobdellidae</edomv>
            <edomvd>Family Erpobdellidae</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Gammaridae</edomv>
            <edomvd>Family Gammaridae</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Heptageniidae</edomv>
            <edomvd>Family Heptageniidae</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Hyalellidae</edomv>
            <edomvd>Family Hyalellidae</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Hydropsychidae</edomv>
            <edomvd>Family Hydropsychidae</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Hydroptilidae</edomv>
            <edomvd>Family Hydroptilidae</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Lymnaeidae</edomv>
            <edomvd>Family Lymnaeidae</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Physidae</edomv>
            <edomvd>Family Physidae</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Planorbidae</edomv>
            <edomvd>Family Planorbidae</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Pleuroceridae</edomv>
            <edomvd>Family Pleuroceridae</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Polycentropodidae</edomv>
            <edomvd>Family Polycentropodidae</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
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        <attrlabl>Count_m2</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Number of individuals of this taxa present per m^2</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Producer Defined</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>NA</edomv>
            <edomvd>NA = No Data</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0</rdommin>
            <rdommax>2058</rdommax>
            <attrunit>count/m^2</attrunit>
            <attrmres>7</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
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        <attrdef>Value Qualifier</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Producer Defined</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>&lt;&lt; empty cell &gt;&gt;</edomv>
            <edomvd>no value qualifier applies to this data</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>g = Gastropods were not counted in samples processed before June 29th, 2024</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Notes</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Information pertinent to specific data records</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Producer Defined</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>&lt;&lt; empty cell &gt;&gt;</edomv>
            <edomvd>no note applies to this data</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Supplemental taxonomic information including additional levels of taxonomy, discrepancies among taxonomic databases, or annotations of life stage</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
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      <enttyp>
        <enttypl>Locations2024.csv</enttypl>
        <enttypd>Sentinal Stations target following depths: 3, 6, 10 meters. SWIM Stations target four locations each; see Step 1 in Process Step for more explanations.</enttypd>
        <enttypds>Producer Defined</enttypds>
      </enttyp>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Year</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Collection Year</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Producer Defined</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>2024</rdommin>
            <rdommax>2024</rdommax>
            <attrunit>year</attrunit>
            <attrmres>1</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Lake</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Name of the Great Lake where sampling occurred</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Producer Defined</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Erie</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Erie</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Huron</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Huron</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Michigan</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Michigan</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Ontario</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Ontario</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Transect</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Three-character string indicating which lake and location was sampled; see Step 1 in Process Step for more explanations.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Producer Defined</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>EDE</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Erie, Dunkirk East</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>EEP</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>HAL</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Huron, Alpena</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>HHB</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Huron, Hammond Bay</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>MSB</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Michigan, Sleeping Bear</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>MWA</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Michigan, Waukegan</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>OIR</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Ontario, Irondequoit</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>OOL</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Ontario Olcott</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>HTR</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Huron, Thunder Bay Reef</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>MGR</edomv>
            <edomvd>Lake Michigan Good Harbor Reef</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Station</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Sentinel Stations target following depths: 3, 6, 10 meters. SWIM Stations target four locations each; see Step 1 in Process Step for more explanations.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Producer Defined</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>3</edomv>
            <edomvd>station targeting 3 m depth</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>6</edomv>
            <edomvd>station targeting 6 m depth</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>10</edomv>
            <edomvd>station targeting 10 m depth</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>CEM1</edomv>
            <edomvd>station near sampling well on constructed reef CEM1</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>CEM6</edomv>
            <edomvd>station near sampling well on constructed reef CEM6</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>CKD2</edomv>
            <edomvd>station near sampling well on constructed reef CKD2</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>CKD9</edomv>
            <edomvd>station near sampling well on constructed reef CKD9</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>a</edomv>
            <edomvd>station in plot a</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>b</edomv>
            <edomvd>station in plot b</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>c</edomv>
            <edomvd>station in plot c</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>d</edomv>
            <edomvd>station in plot d</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Latitude</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Latitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Producer Defined</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>42.17256</rdommin>
            <rdommax>45.5997</rdommax>
            <attrunit>decimal degrees</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.00001</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Longitude</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Longitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Producer Defined</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>-87.77286</rdommin>
            <rdommax>-77.43748</rdommax>
            <attrunit>decimal degrees</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.00001</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Project</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Research project determining location</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Producer Defined</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Sentinel</edomv>
            <edomvd>multi-year Cladophora sentinel site assessment</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>SWIM</edomv>
            <edomvd>Spawning Whitefish and Invasive Mussels multi-agency project</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Distance</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Distance from shore. Approximate distance from the nearest shoreline as calculated using Google Maps' measure distance tool for specified latitude and longitude.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Producer Defined</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>&lt;0.1</edomv>
            <edomvd>station is less than 0.1 km from shore</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0.1</rdommin>
            <rdommax>3.3</rdommax>
            <attrunit>km</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.1</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Notes</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Information pertinent to specific data records.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Producer Defined</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>&lt;&lt;empty cell&gt;&gt;</edomv>
            <edomvd>No note applies to this data</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Producer defined</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Free text.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
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          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
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          <addrtype>mailing address</addrtype>
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    <metd>20260325</metd>
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      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>Great Lakes Science Center</cntorg>
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        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical</addrtype>
          <address>1451 Green Road</address>
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