This data set describes blood and tissue samples collected from Mariana common moorhens from 2000-2001 in Guam and Saipan.

This dataset contains sampling information and genetic data of 12 novel microsatellite loci developed and polymorphic in the Sea Sandwort (Honckenya peploides) and screened in Merckia (Wilhelmsia physodes) from Alaska. The allele sizes for the 12 microsatellite loci developed in this study are included for two populations of Sea Sandwort (Fossil Beach, Kodiak and Egg Bay, Atka) and one population of Merckia (upper Coleen River, Brooks Range).

This dataset contains sampling information and genetic data of 12 novel microsatellite loci developed and polymorphic in the Sea Sandwort (Honckenya peploides) and screened in Merckia (Wilhelmsia physodes) from Alaska. The allele sizes for the 12 microsatellite loci developed in this study are included for two populations of Sea Sandwort (Fossil Beach, Kodiak and Egg Bay, Atka) and one population of Merckia (upper Coleen River, Brooks Range).

The files in this data release (Kellogg and Voelschow, 2023) contain normalized microarray probe intensity values from GeoChip 5.0S microarrays referenced in the journal article entitled “Functional gene composition and metabolic potential of deep-sea coral-associated microbial communities” by Pratte and others (2023). The GeoChip 5.0S microarrays, provided by Glomics Inc., contain 57,498 oligonucleotide probes that target 383 microbial (archaeal, bacterial, and fungal) genes and cover 151,797 coding sequences within the following metabolic categories: carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen cycling, as well as metal homeostasis, antibiotic resistance, and contaminant degradation. One microarray was run per coral (number of samples [n] = 11), using 400 nanograms (ng) of DNA extracted from the sample, plus a microarray run as a reagent blank (n = 1). The coral samples included one Acanthogorgia aspera, one Acanthogorgia spissa, three Desmophyllum dianthus, three Desmophyllum pertusum (formerly Lophelia pertusa) and three Enallopsammia profounda species. Corals were collected during two research cruises: the first in August 2018 and the second in April 2019, from six sites offshore of the southeastern coast of the United States in water depths ranging from 296–1567 meters (m). Coral samples were flash frozen in liquid nitrogen on the ship and stored at -80 degrees Celsius (°C) until processed. Extraction of deoxyribose nucleic acid (DNA) from the coral samples and kit blank occurred on August 5, 2019, at the Coral Microbial Ecology Laboratory in St. Petersburg, Florida (FL) using a QIAGEN DNeasy PowerBiofilm kit. Then, DNA samples were sent to Glomics Inc. on August 6, 2019, for application of GeoChip 5.0S microarrays. For more information, please see the README file and metadata files.

The geographically closed, non-migratory populations of endangered Laysan Teal (Anas laysanensis) were sampled in the wild. This species was once widespread across the Hawaiian archipelago, but became isolated on Laysan Island (415 ha) from the mid-1800s until 2004 when a translocation to Midway Atoll (596 ha) was undertaken to reduce extinction risks. We compared genetic diversity and quantified variation at microsatellite loci sampled from 229 individuals from the wild populations at Laysan Island (1999–2009) and Midway Atoll (2007–2010; n = 133 Laysan, n = 96 Midway birds). We identified polymorphic markers by screening nuclear microsatellites (N = 83). Low nuclear variation was detected, consistent with the species’ insular isolation and historical bottleneck. Six of 83 microsatellites were polymorphic.

Study compared densities of nekton, benthos, and seagrass among newly deposited dredged sediments and nearby and distant natural seagrass sites over a three year period. Recovery of seagrass and nekton communities from dredged material placement was predicted to take from 4-8 years.

These data show multilocus genotypes, banding age, and territory for coastal cactus wrens (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) sampled in coastal Southern California between 2009 and 2019.

This dataset includes microsomal ERDO data from an assay done with liver samples from several fish species that are found in Arizona at sites that are being assessed for PBDE contamination. The data was created in September and October 2016.

This dataset includes microsomal ERDO data from an assay done with liver samples from several fish species that are found in Arizona at sites that are being assessed for PBDE contamination. The data was created in September and October 2016.