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  • Geochemical data to characterize physical and chemical properties of the Cenote Bang, a component of the Ox Bel Ha cave network within the subterranean estuary coastal aquifer of the Yucatan Peninsula, from December 2013 to January 2016

    Metadata Updated: November 12, 2020

    Subterranean estuaries extend inland into density-stratified coastal carbonate aquifers that contain a surprising diversity of endemic animals (mostly crustaceans) within a highly oligotrophic environment. How complex ecosystems thrive in this globally-distributed, cryptic habitat (termed anchialine) is poorly understood. The northeastern margin of the Yucatan Peninsula contains over 250 km of mapped, diver-accessible caves passages where previous studies have suggested chemoautotrophic processes are the source of carbon and energy sustaining the anchialine food web. This dataset, collected during four field events during U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program Field Activities 2015-013-FA and 2016-003-FA in conjunction with Texas A&M University reports geochemical properties of the water column from Cenote Bang, a component of the Ox Bel Ha cave network that is located 5 km inland from the coast.

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    Metadata Date August 7, 2020
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
    Reference Date(s) January 1, 2017 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update ROUGHLY 70 PERCENT OF THE SAMPLES COLLECTED HAVE BEEN ANALYZED. ADDITIONAL SAMPLES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS AND WILL BE PERFORMED WHEN FUNDING AND TIME PERMIT.

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    Depth-property plots (concentration and carbon isotopic composition) for dissolved organic and inorganic carbon compounds. Symbols of individual data points contain the uncertainty of the measured values.

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date August 7, 2020
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
    Reference Date(s) January 1, 2017 (publication)
    Responsible Party U.S. Geological Survey (Point of Contact)
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    Bbox East Long -87.41655884
    Bbox North Lat 20.28293751
    Bbox South Lat 20.10841783
    Bbox West Long -87.5693
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update ROUGHLY 70 PERCENT OF THE SAMPLES COLLECTED HAVE BEEN ANALYZED. ADDITIONAL SAMPLES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS AND WILL BE PERFORMED WHEN FUNDING AND TIME PERMIT.
    Graphic Preview Description Depth-property plots (concentration and carbon isotopic composition) for dissolved organic and inorganic carbon compounds. Symbols of individual data points contain the uncertainty of the measured values.
    Graphic Preview File https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/595540e7e4b04e08be532852?name=CenoteBang_geochemdata_browse.jpg
    Graphic Preview Type JPEG
    Licence Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Spatial Reference System
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