Melbourne, Leanne; Goodkin, Nathalie F (2024): Surface area of the blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) sampled along the east coast of the US [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.965713 (DOI registration in progress), In: Melbourne, L; Goodkin, NF (2024): Morphological and Density measurements for blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) along the east coast of the US [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.965715 (DOI registration in progress)
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 41.122944 * Median Longitude: -72.371034 * South-bound Latitude: 40.479689 * West-bound Longitude: -74.007155 * North-bound Latitude: 42.419918 * East-bound Longitude: -70.632275
Event(s):
Comment:
Valves were scanned using the computerized tomographer (CT), GE phoenix v|tome|x s240, at the American Museum of Natural History. Shell surface area and volume were calculated from reconstructed volumes using Volume Graphics VG Studio Max (V5).
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Melbourne, Leanne | |||
| 2 | Latitude of event | Latitude | Melbourne, Leanne | |||
| 3 | Longitude of event | Longitude | Melbourne, Leanne | |||
| 4 | Description | Description | Melbourne, Leanne | |||
| 5 | Sample comment | Sample comment | Melbourne, Leanne | Year grouping | ||
| 6 | Sample code/label | Sample label | Melbourne, Leanne | |||
| 7 | Site | Site | Melbourne, Leanne | |||
| 8 | Location | Location | Melbourne, Leanne | |||
| 9 | Area/locality | Area | Melbourne, Leanne | State | ||
| 10 | Mytilus edulis, shell surface area per shell volume | M. edulis shell SA/vol | mm2/mm3 | Melbourne, Leanne | See description in dataset comment |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
605 data points