Data are from experiment measuring sessile community structure with and without whelk and Leptasterias predators following SSWD. Experiment was run at two sites from June 2014 to May 2015. Data here are from photographic analysis of prey community for 4 time points.
Related Reference:
Elizabeth B. Cerny-Chipman, Jenna M. Sullivan, and Bruce A. Menge. Whelk predators exhibit limited population responses and community effects following disease-driven declines of the keystone sea star Pisaster ochraceus. In Revision: MEPS.
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Menge, B. A. (2016) Prey percent cover raw data from predator removal experiment following seastar wasting disease from coastal Oregon, 2015. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version ) Version Date 2016-08-12 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/653966 [access date]
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