Data

Data use policies

The re-use of data offers great potential to promote scientific advancement, communication, collaboration, and synthesis. However, access to and use of these datasets requires agreement with the following data use policies:

In general, please contact us if you are interested in collaborating or using these data.

Public datasets

Bold-face denotes lab members: *postdoctoral scholar, †graduate student, ‡undergraduate student

Brideau†, L.E., K. Kerns, K.J. McGlathery, and M.C.N. Castorani. 2024. Sediment grain size in the Virginia coastal bays, 2022 ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/bd19ea469eda5ddf07865293afc62860 

Castorani, M.C.N. 2024. Abundance and size of seagrass-associated fishes in the Virginia coastal lagoons, 2019–2024 ver 8. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/a1d3b49f7f9da60e97a7c3155df45531

Castorani, M.C.N., and E.M. Goetz. 2024. Abundance, biomass, and length of seagrass-associated invertebrates in the Virginia coastal lagoons, 2019–2023 ver 6. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/4cb2d4270bff010028724cb8eb8280a2 

Lusk, B., R. Smith*, and M.C.N. Castorani. 2024. Oyster fauna lengths, counts, and biomass from restored and reference reefs in Virginia coastal bays, 2005–2023 ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/d68de69f29cee5f737313a07f813f245

Lusk, B., R. Smith*, and M.C.N. Castorani. 2024. Oyster and associated fauna counts and lengths from restored and reference reefs in the coastal bays of Virginia, 2005–2019 ver 8. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/18231a2eecfce87cdbbbda3a678689ca

McGlathery, K.J. and M.C.N. Castorani. 2024. Fish counts and lengths in South Bay and Hog Island Bay, Virginia 2012–2018 ver 18. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/b952f894474a3cde15a9ae8a76ef87f4

Castorani, M.C.N., and D.A. Siegel. 2023. Annual and monthly time series of estimated kelp spore dispersal times among ROMS cells in southern California, 1996–2006 ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/28a62732ad76625af1667c252187c8e3

Smith*, R., S.L. Cheng‡, and M.C.N. Castorani. 2023. Meta-analysis of ecosystem services associated with oyster restoration on the Eastern and Gulf coasts of the US ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/30c4fc18cabc79f6ee4d20c8d3800277
Lang‡, S., O. Cronin-Golomb, and M.C.N. Castorani. 2022. Satellite-based remote sensing of water clarity in the shallow coastal lagoons of Virginia 2013–2021 ver 5. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/fe66683665a0133b2d831e552ecbae10
Tedford†, K.N. and M.C.N. Castorani. 2022. Meta-analysis reveals controls on oyster predation 1977–2021 ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/dc0661b4750b73946145b9e99f7ed079

Bell, T.W., K.C. Cavanaugh, D. Reuman, M.C.N. Castorani, L. Sheppard, and J. Walter. 2021. SBC LTER: Reef: Macrocystis pyrifera biomass and environmental drivers in southern and central California ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/27e795dee803493140d6a7cdc3d23379

Castorani, M.C.N. and S.L. Cheng‡. 2021. Blue Crab Densities in a Landscape Context on the Coast, Summer 2019 ver 10. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/25042bc26f5eba3b4da79ed48eb0d5d4

Castorani, M.C.N., D.C. Reed, P.T. Raimondi, F. Alberto, T.W. Bell, K.C. Cavanaugh, and D.A. Siegel. 2016. Kelp metapopulations: Semi-annual time series of giant kelp patch area, biomass and fecundity in southern California, 1996–2006 ver1. Environmental Data Initiative. http://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/448cc3e3d4d32dd5ad616e066a78bace

Castorani, M.C.N., D.A. Siegel, R.D. Simons, D.C. Reed, P.T. Raimondi, and F. Alberto. 2016. Kelp metapopulations: Semi-annual time series of spore dispersal times among giant kelp patches in southern California, 1996–2006 ver 3. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/7e5ff54ed1938009833ec77a7f57fba4