Dataset: Epibenthic community sampling locations from Aleutian Island kelp forest community study, June 2016 and July 2017 (Kelp Forest Ecosystem Engineer Loss)

ValidatedRelease Date:2019-01-01Final no updates expectedDOI: 10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.727172.1Version 1 (2018-02-14)Dataset Type:Other Field Results

Principal Investigator: Matthew Edwards (San Diego State University)

Co-Principal Investigator: Brenda Konar (University of Alaska Fairbanks)

Contact: Jacob R. Metzger (University of Alaska Fairbanks)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Nancy Copley (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Collaborative Research: Changes in ecosystem production and benthic biodiversity following the widespread loss of an ecosystem engineer (Kelp Forest Ecosystem Engineer Loss)

Abstract

This dataset includes epibenthic community sampling locations from Aleutian Island kelp forest community study, June 2016 and July 2017: site name, island name, habitat, location, and depth.

Cite Dataset

This dataset includes epibenthic community sampling locations from Aleutian Island kelp forest community study, June 2016 and July 2017: site name, island name, habitat, location, and depth. These data are presented in Metzger et al, 2019.

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Results
Metzger, J. R., Konar, B., & Edwards, M. S. (2019). Assessing a macroalgal foundation species: community variation with shifting algal assemblages. Marine Biology, 166(12). doi:10.1007/s00227-019-3606-1
Methods
Konar, B., Edwards, M. S., Bland, A., Metzger, J., Ravelo, A., Traiger, S., & Weitzman, B. (2017). A swath across the great divide: Kelp forests across the Samalga Pass biogeographic break. Continental Shelf Research, 143, 78–88. doi:10.1016/j.csr.2017.06.007

Edwards, M., Konar, B. (2018) Epibenthic community sampling locations from Aleutian Island kelp forest community study, June 2016 and July 2017 (Kelp Forest Ecosystem Engineer Loss). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2018-02-14 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.727172.1 [access date]

Terms of Use

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