Dataset: Biomass data from Aleutians offshore epibenthic trawls from R/V Oceanus OC1606A, OC1707A, 2016-2017 (Kelp Forest Ecosystem Engineer Loss project)

ValidatedRelease Date:2019-03-25Final no updates expectedVersion 2 (2019-01-09)Dataset Type:Cruise Results

Principal Investigator: Matthew Edwards (San Diego State University)

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

Contact: Aaron S. Bland (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 biomass collected offshore by trawls and reported as kilograms per 100 square meters.

Cite Dataset

This dataset includes epibenthic community biomass collected offshore by trawls and reported as kilograms per 100 square meters.

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Results
Bland, A., Konar, B., & Edwards, M. (2019). Spatial trends and environmental drivers of epibenthic shelf community structure across the Aleutian Islands. Continental Shelf Research, 175, 12–29. doi:10.1016/j.csr.2019.01.006
General
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
Methods
Gunderson, D. R., & Ellis, I. E. (1986). Development of a plumb staff beam trawl for sampling demersal fauna. Fisheries Research, 4(1), 35–41. doi:10.1016/0165-7836(86)90026-3

Edwards, M., Konar, B. (2019) Biomass data from Aleutians offshore epibenthic trawls from R/V Oceanus OC1606A, OC1707A, 2016-2017 (Kelp Forest Ecosystem Engineer Loss project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 2) Version Date 2019-01-09 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/729873 [access date]

Terms of Use

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