Dataset: Table of taxonomic hierarchy and the sampling method for organisms collection in Aleutian Island kelp forests, June 2016 and July 2017 (Kelp Forest Ecosystem Engineer Loss project)

ValidatedRelease Date:2019-01-01Final no updates expectedDOI: 10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.728110.1Version 1 (2018-02-21)Dataset Type:Cruise 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 the taxonomic hierarchy for epibenthic community organisms collected in Aleutian Island kelp forests, based on biomass data. It also lists the method used to sample, either by a scrape collection or by a visual count along a swath.

Cite Dataset

This dataset includes the taxonomic hierarchy for epibenthic community organisms collected in Aleutian Island kelp forests, based on biomass data. It also lists the method used to sample, either by a scrape collection or by a visual count along a swath. These data are published 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
Clarke, K. R., and Gorley, R. N. (2015). PRIMER v7: user manual/tutorial 3rd ed. Plymouth, United Kingdom: Primer-E Ltd.
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) Table of taxonomic hierarchy and the sampling method for organisms collection in Aleutian Island kelp forests, June 2016 and July 2017 (Kelp Forest Ecosystem Engineer Loss project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2018-02-21 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.728110.1 [access date]

Terms of Use

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