http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/728084
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508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
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Epibenthic community biomass in Aleutian Island kelp forests, June 2016 and July 2017 (Kelp Forest Ecosystem Engineer Loss project)
2018-02-20
publication
2018-02-20
revision
Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)
2019-12-11
publication
https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.728084.1
Matthew Edwards
San Diego State University
principalInvestigator
Brenda Konar
University of Alaska Fairbanks
principalInvestigator
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Unavailable
508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
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http://www.bco-dmo.org
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Cite this dataset as: Edwards, M., Konar, B. (2018) Epibenthic community biomass 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 2018-02-20 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.728084.1 [access date]
Epibenthic community biomass in Aleutian Island kelp forests, 2016-2017 Dataset Description: <p>This dataset includes community biomass measured as kilograms per square meter.&nbsp;These data are presented in Metzger et al, 2019.</p> Methods and Sampling: <p>Sampling locations were from the Aleutian Archipelago nearshore between longitude 173.9 and -167.6 in June 2016 and July 2017. The average depth 17.5 ft.</p>
<p>To assess community structure at each site, two methods were used. First, to quantify the remainder of the epibenthic community, ten 0.25 m2 quadrats were haphazardly placed within each site. Within these quadrats, the percent bottom cover was visually estimated for bare substrate, kelp holdfasts, suspension feeders, pulvinate green algae (Codium spp.), and non-geniculate coralline algae - with differentiation made between Clathromorphum spp. and other encrusting coralline species.</p>
<p>Following visual estimation, all epibenthic organisms—excepting those strongly adhered to the substrate (e.g., barnacles, non-geniculate coralline algae, etc.)— were scraped from the substrate and placed in fine mesh collection bags for shipboard identification, and abundance and biomass determination. Second, three 10 m x 2 m swaths were placed haphazardly within each site. Within each swath, E. fistulosa stipes were counted, midwater and demersal fishes visually quantified by trained divers, and Also, all conspicuous, sparsely distributed large mobile invertebrates (i.e., sea stars, crab, and large gastropods with distributions assumed to be less than 1 per 2.5 m2, the total area covered by the above quadrats) were collected in fine mesh bags for shipboard abundance and biomass determination. Once onboard, organisms were identified to the lowest possible taxa, counted (if the species occur as discrete individuals) and weighed using hanging spring scales to determine biomass to the nearest .005 kg. Ambiguous or difficult to identify individuals were preserved in 10% formalin (for invertebrates) or pressed (for algae) for later identification.</p>
Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-1435205 Award URL: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1435205
Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-1435194 Award URL: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1435194
completed
Matthew Edwards
San Diego State University
Department of Biology San Diego State University
San Diego
CA
92182
USA
medwards@mail.sdsu.edu
pointOfContact
Brenda Konar
University of Alaska Fairbanks
9074745028
College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
Fairbanks
AK
99709
bhkonar@alaska.edu
pointOfContact
asNeeded
Dataset Version: 1
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Site
Island
Habitat
Region
Year
Lat
Long
Depth_avg_ft
Depth_stdev
Acanthodoris_spp
Acarnus_erithacus
Acmaea_mitra
Acropora_spp
Actiniaria_spp
Agarum_clathratum
Agarum_clathrus
Alaria_marginata
Alcyonacea_spp
Alcyonidium_gelatinosum
Alcyonidium_spp
Alcyonium_spp
Aleutiaster_schefferi
Amphipoda_spp
Annelida_spp
Anthozoa_spp
Arctomelon_tamikoae
Ariadnaria_insignis
Ascidiacea_spp
Axinella_spp
Bacillariophyceae_spp
Balanus_spp
Beringius_crebricostatus
Beringius_spp
Boreotrophon_spp
Bossiella_spp
Brachiopoda_spp
Bryozoa_spp
Buccinidae_spp
Callophyllis_spp_1
Callophyllis_spp_2
Cancer_spp
Caprellidae_spp
Caryophyllia_Caryophyllia_alaskensis
Ceramaster_arcticus
Chlamys_rubida
Chondracanthus_exasperatus
Cirripedia_spp
Cirrulicarpus_ruprechtianus
Clathromorphum_spp
Codium_setchellii
Colus_spp
Constantinea_rosa_marina
Corallina_spp
Crangonidae_spp
Crepidula_spp
Crossaster_papposus
Cryptochiton_stelleri
Cryptolithodes_sitchensis
Cryptolithodes_typicus
Cryptonatica_spp
Cucumaria_spp
Cumathamnion_decipiens
Cymathaere_triplicata
Demospongiae_spp
Dendrophylliidae_spp
Derbesia_marina
Dermaturus_mandtii
Desmarestia_aculeata
Desmarestia_ligulata
Desmarestia_viridis
Diaulula_sandiegensis
Didemnidae_spp
Diodora_aspera
Distaplia_spp
Doridoidea_spp
Elassochirus_gilli
Errantia_spp
Eualaria_fistulosa
Eudistylia_vancouveri
Eunoe_spp
Euphrosine_multibranchiata
Euthora_cristata
Evasterias_retifera
Evasterias_spp
Flabellina_trophina
Florideophyceae_spp
Flustrellidra_corniculata
Fusitriton_oregonensis
Gastropoda_spp
Gersemia_spp
Glebocarcinus_oregonensis
Halichondria_spp
Haliclona_spp
Halocynthia_aurantium
Henricia_elachys
Henricia_gemma
Henricia_insignis
Henricia_iodinea
Henricia_lineata
Henricia_oculata
Henricia_rhytisma
Henricia_sanguinolenta
Henricia_spp
Henricia_tumida
Henricia_uluudax
Henricia_vermilion
Heptacarpus_brevirostris
Hexagrammos_spp
Hiatella_arctica
Hippasteria_phrygiana_aleutica
Hommersandia_maximicarpa
Hydrozoa_spp
Hymenena_ruthenica
Irtugovia_pacifica
Ischnochiton_spp
Isopoda_spp
Kallymeniopsis_spp
Katharina_tunicata
Lacuna_spp
Laingia_aleutica
Laminaria_longipes
Laminaria_setchellii
Laminaria_spp
Laminaria_yezoensis
Leptasterias_alaskensis
Leptasterias_aleutica
Leptasterias_arctica
Leptasterias_asteira
Leptasterias_camtschatica
Leptasterias_derbeki
Leptasterias_hexactis
Leptasterias_hylodes
Leptasterias_leptodoma
Leptasterias_ochotensis
Leptasterias_spp
Leptasterias_stolacantha
Leptasterias_tatei
Lethasterias_nanimensis
Leucandra_heathi
Leucilla_nuttingi
Leukoma_staminea
Limneria_spp
Lithodidae_spp
Littorina_spp
Lottia_instabilis
Lottia_pelta
Lottia_persona
Lottia_scutum
Margarites_spp
Mastocarpus_papillatus
Mazzaella_spp
Membranoptera_spinulosa
Metridium_dianthus
Metridium_farcimen
Metridium_spp
Microporella_borealis
Microporina_spp
Mikamiella_ruprechtiana
Modiolus_modiolus
Mopalia_ciliata
Musculus_discors
Musculus_niger
Musculus_spp
Myxilla_spp
Nematoda_spp
Nemertea_spp
Neoptilota_asplenioides
Neptunea_spp
Nereididae_spp
Nienburgia_spp
Nucella_canaliculata
Octocorallia_spp
Odonthalia_spp
Odontohenricia_violacea
Oedignathus_inermis
Oenopota_spp
Ophiopholis_spp
Ophiura_sarsii
Opuntiella_spp
Oregonia_gracilis
Orthasterias_koehleri
Paguridae_spp
Pagurus_beringanus
Pagurus_brandti
Pagurus_dalli
Palmaria_hecatensis
Palmaria_spp
Palmeria_spp
Pandalidae_spp
Pantoneura_juergensii
Peltodoris_nobilis
Phascolosomatidae_spp
Phyllolithodes_papillosus
Plakina_tanaga
Platyhelminthes_spp
Pleuroblepharidella_spp
Pododesmus_macrochisma
Polychaeta_spp
Polymastia_spp
Polyneura_latissima
Polynoidae_spp
Polyplacophora_spp
Polysiphonia_pacifica
Porifera_spp
Porphyra_spp
Pteraster_militaris
Pteraster_tesselatus
Pterosiphonia_hamata
Ptilota_serrata
Pugettia_spp
Pycnogonida_spp
Pycnopodia_helianthoides
Pyropia_spp
Rostanga_pulchra
Sabellidae_spp
Saccharina_dentigera
Saccharina_spp
Scagelia_spp
Schizymenia_pacifica
Serpulidae_spp
Sipunculidea_spp
Solariella_spp
Solaster_endeca
Solaster_stimpsoni
Sparlingia_pertusa
Staurozoa_spp
Stephanasterias_albula
Strongylocentrotus_spp
Styela_rustica
Styela_stalked
Sunamphitoe_spp
Sycon_compactum
Tachyrhynchus_sp
Tokidadendron_bullata
Tonicella_lineata
Tonicella_spp
Trichotropis_spp
Triopha_catalinae
Trochidae_spp
Turbonilla_spp
Turnerella_spp
Ulva_lactuca
Urticina_spp
Velutina_spp
Volutopsius_spp
Vulcanella_spp
Walking_anemone
Zinovaea_acanthocarpa
hanging spring scales
theme
None, User defined
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region
year
latitude
longitude
depth
biomass
featureType
BCO-DMO Standard Parameters
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BCO-DMO Standard Instruments
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OC1707A
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Aleutian Islands, Alaska
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Locations
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Collaborative Research: Changes in ecosystem production and benthic biodiversity following the widespread loss of an ecosystem engineer
http://sdsukelp.weebly.com/blog
Collaborative Research: Changes in ecosystem production and benthic biodiversity following the widespread loss of an ecosystem engineer
<p><strong>NSF abstract: </strong></p>
<p>In many ecosystems the presence of a single dominant species can modify the physical conditions of the environment and alter patterns of biodiversity, nutrient cycling, and primary production. Losses of these "ecosystem engineers" can have profound impacts to how ecosystems function. Coastal kelps provide excellent examples of organisms whose structure modifies the physical characteristics of their habitats (light, nutrients, water motion) and supports enhanced biodiversity. The kelp forests in the coastal waters of the Aleutian Archipelago have suffered large-scale declines over the past several decades. This project will examine how these losses impact patterns of ecosystem production and biodiversity using a combination of techniques ranging from in situ benthic chambers and shipboard incubations to remote sensing using satellite imagery. The results will provide an understanding of how such events may impact this and other ecosystems. This project will support graduate students and will introduce the public to the Aleutian ecosystems in a series of videos. The investigators will also work with a San Diego high school teacher to integrate project findings into classroom activities, and they expect to involve a teacher in their field program.</p>
<p>The investigators will ask two highly integrated questions: 1) How do the widespread losses of kelp forests impact benthic productivity across the Aleutian Archipelago? 2) How do the widespread losses of kelp forests impact benthic biodiversity and community structure across the archipelago? To address these, the investigators will estimate changes to productivity at ten islands where they have historic data on seaweed community composition and estimates of kelp canopy cover. They will use in situ benthic chambers placed in both kelp forests and urchin barrens to measure plot-scale patterns of net ecosystem productivity (NEP), and shipboard incubations to examine net primary productivity (NPP) for the dominant macroalgae. Data for individual species rates of NPP will be scaled by their biomass and combined with in situ plot-scale benthic chamber experiments of whole communities to estimate NEP at the islands visited. These estimates will be scaled up to calculate NEP across the entire archipelago by first extrapolating results from the study sites to entire islands, and then across the archipelago. They will also estimate broad-scale patterns in production by characterizing water column irradiances across the archipelago and modeling NPP using species-level relationships between irradiance and photosynthesis. Coupling these with estimates of water column irradiance and community respiration will allow modeling of NEP across this region. Benthic biodiversity will be assessed using diver surveys and shipboard benthic trawls. Following these activities, satellite remote sensing of the kelp canopies dating back to the 1980s and the investigators' own historical data on benthic macroalgal abundances at these and other islands will be used to estimate the temporal and spatial patterns of change across the archipelago.</p>
<p><strong>For more information see:</strong></p>
<p>Project blog: <a href="http://sdsukelp.weebly.com/blog" target="_blank">http://sdsukelp.weebly.com/blog</a><br />
Project website: <a href="http://www.uaf.edu/cfos/research/projects/collaborative-research--/">http://www.uaf.edu/cfos/research/projects/collaborative-research--/</a></p>
Kelp Forest Ecosystem Engineer Loss
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2016-06-17
2017-07-23
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BCO-DMO catalogue of parameters from Epibenthic community biomass 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)
Unavailable
508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
info@bco-dmo.org
http://www.bco-dmo.org
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided.
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http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757080.rdf
Name: Site
Units: unitless
Description: sampling site identifer
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757081.rdf
Name: Island
Units: unitless
Description: island name
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757082.rdf
Name: Habitat
Units: unitless
Description: type of habitat: kelp; barren; transition
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757083.rdf
Name: Region
Units: unitless
Description: East-west sampling region
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757084.rdf
Name: Year
Units: unitless
Description: sampling year
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757085.rdf
Name: Lat
Units: decimal degrees
Description: latitude; north is positive
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757086.rdf
Name: Long
Units: decimal degrees
Description: longtude; east is positive
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757087.rdf
Name: Depth_avg_ft
Units: feet
Description: average sampling depth
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757088.rdf
Name: Depth_stdev
Units: feet
Description: sampling depth standard deviation
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757089.rdf
Name: Acanthodoris_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Acanthodoris spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757090.rdf
Name: Acarnus_erithacus
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Acarnus erithacus
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757091.rdf
Name: Acmaea_mitra
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Acmaea mitra
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757092.rdf
Name: Acropora_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Acropora spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757093.rdf
Name: Actiniaria_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Actiniaria spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757094.rdf
Name: Agarum_clathratum
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Agarum clathratum
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757095.rdf
Name: Agarum_clathrus
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Agarum clathrus
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757096.rdf
Name: Alaria_marginata
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Alaria marginata
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757097.rdf
Name: Alcyonacea_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Alcyonacea spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757098.rdf
Name: Alcyonidium_gelatinosum
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Alcyonidium gelatinosum
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757099.rdf
Name: Alcyonidium_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Alcyonidium spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757100.rdf
Name: Alcyonium_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Alcyonium spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757101.rdf
Name: Aleutiaster_schefferi
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Aleutiaster schefferi
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757102.rdf
Name: Amphipoda_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Amphipoda spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757103.rdf
Name: Annelida_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Annelida spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757104.rdf
Name: Anthozoa_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Anthozoa spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757105.rdf
Name: Arctomelon_tamikoae
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Arctomelon tamikoae
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757106.rdf
Name: Ariadnaria_insignis
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Ariadnaria insignis
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757107.rdf
Name: Ascidiacea_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Ascidiacea spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757108.rdf
Name: Axinella_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Axinella spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757109.rdf
Name: Bacillariophyceae_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Bacillariophyceae spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757110.rdf
Name: Balanus_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Balanus spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757111.rdf
Name: Beringius_crebricostatus
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Beringius crebricostatus
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757112.rdf
Name: Beringius_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Beringius spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757113.rdf
Name: Boreotrophon_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Boreotrophon spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757114.rdf
Name: Bossiella_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Bossiella spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757115.rdf
Name: Brachiopoda_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Brachiopoda spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757116.rdf
Name: Bryozoa_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Bryozoa spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757117.rdf
Name: Buccinidae_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Buccinidae spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757118.rdf
Name: Callophyllis_spp_1
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Callophyllis spp 1
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757119.rdf
Name: Callophyllis_spp_2
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Callophyllis spp 2
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757120.rdf
Name: Cancer_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Cancer spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757121.rdf
Name: Caprellidae_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Caprellidae spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757122.rdf
Name: Caryophyllia_Caryophyllia_alaskensis
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Caryophyllia Caryophyllia alaskensis
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757123.rdf
Name: Ceramaster_arcticus
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Ceramaster arcticus
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757124.rdf
Name: Chlamys_rubida
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Chlamys rubida
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757125.rdf
Name: Chondracanthus_exasperatus
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Chondracanthus exasperatus
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757126.rdf
Name: Cirripedia_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Cirripedia spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757127.rdf
Name: Cirrulicarpus_ruprechtianus
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Cirrulicarpus ruprechtianus
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757128.rdf
Name: Clathromorphum_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Clathromorphum spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757129.rdf
Name: Codium_setchellii
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Codium setchellii
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757130.rdf
Name: Colus_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Colus spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757131.rdf
Name: Constantinea_rosa_marina
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Constantinea rosa marina
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757132.rdf
Name: Corallina_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Corallina spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757133.rdf
Name: Crangonidae_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Crangonidae spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757134.rdf
Name: Crepidula_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Crepidula spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757135.rdf
Name: Crossaster_papposus
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Crossaster papposus
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757136.rdf
Name: Cryptochiton_stelleri
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Cryptochiton stelleri
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757137.rdf
Name: Cryptolithodes_sitchensis
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Cryptolithodes sitchensis
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757138.rdf
Name: Cryptolithodes_typicus
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Cryptolithodes typicus
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757139.rdf
Name: Cryptonatica_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Cryptonatica spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757140.rdf
Name: Cucumaria_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Cucumaria spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757141.rdf
Name: Cumathamnion_decipiens
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Cumathamnion decipiens
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757142.rdf
Name: Cymathaere_triplicata
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Cymathaere triplicata
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757143.rdf
Name: Demospongiae_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Demospongiae spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757144.rdf
Name: Dendrophylliidae_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Dendrophylliidae spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757145.rdf
Name: Derbesia_marina
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Derbesia marina
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757146.rdf
Name: Dermaturus_mandtii
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Dermaturus mandtii
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757147.rdf
Name: Desmarestia_aculeata
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Desmarestia aculeata
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757148.rdf
Name: Desmarestia_ligulata
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Desmarestia ligulata
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757149.rdf
Name: Desmarestia_viridis
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Desmarestia viridis
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757150.rdf
Name: Diaulula_sandiegensis
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Diaulula sandiegensis
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757151.rdf
Name: Didemnidae_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Didemnidae spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757152.rdf
Name: Diodora_aspera
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Diodora aspera
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757153.rdf
Name: Distaplia_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Distaplia spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757154.rdf
Name: Doridoidea_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Doridoidea spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757155.rdf
Name: Elassochirus_gilli
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Elassochirus gilli
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757156.rdf
Name: Errantia_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Errantia spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757157.rdf
Name: Eualaria_fistulosa
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Eualaria fistulosa
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757158.rdf
Name: Eudistylia_vancouveri
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Eudistylia vancouveri
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757159.rdf
Name: Eunoe_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Eunoe spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757160.rdf
Name: Euphrosine_multibranchiata
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Euphrosine multibranchiata
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757161.rdf
Name: Euthora_cristata
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Euthora cristata
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757162.rdf
Name: Evasterias_retifera
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Evasterias retifera
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757163.rdf
Name: Evasterias_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Evasterias spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757164.rdf
Name: Flabellina_trophina
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Flabellina trophina
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757165.rdf
Name: Florideophyceae_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Florideophyceae spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757166.rdf
Name: Flustrellidra_corniculata
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Flustrellidra corniculata
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757167.rdf
Name: Fusitriton_oregonensis
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Fusitriton oregonensis
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757168.rdf
Name: Gastropoda_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Gastropoda spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757169.rdf
Name: Gersemia_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Gersemia spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757170.rdf
Name: Glebocarcinus_oregonensis
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Glebocarcinus oregonensis
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757171.rdf
Name: Halichondria_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Halichondria spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757172.rdf
Name: Haliclona_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Haliclona spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757173.rdf
Name: Halocynthia_aurantium
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Halocynthia aurantium
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757174.rdf
Name: Henricia_elachys
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Henricia elachys
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757175.rdf
Name: Henricia_gemma
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Henricia gemma
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757176.rdf
Name: Henricia_insignis
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Henricia insignis
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757177.rdf
Name: Henricia_iodinea
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Henricia iodinea
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757178.rdf
Name: Henricia_lineata
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Henricia lineata
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757179.rdf
Name: Henricia_oculata
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Henricia oculata
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757180.rdf
Name: Henricia_rhytisma
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Henricia rhytisma
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757181.rdf
Name: Henricia_sanguinolenta
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Henricia sanguinolenta
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757182.rdf
Name: Henricia_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Henricia spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757183.rdf
Name: Henricia_tumida
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Henricia tumida
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757184.rdf
Name: Henricia_uluudax
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Henricia uluudax
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757185.rdf
Name: Henricia_vermilion
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Henricia vermilion
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757186.rdf
Name: Heptacarpus_brevirostris
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Heptacarpus brevirostris
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757187.rdf
Name: Hexagrammos_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Hexagrammos spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757188.rdf
Name: Hiatella_arctica
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Hiatella arctica
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757189.rdf
Name: Hippasteria_phrygiana_aleutica
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Hippasteria phrygiana aleutica
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757190.rdf
Name: Hommersandia_maximicarpa
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Hommersandia maximicarpa
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757191.rdf
Name: Hydrozoa_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Hydrozoa spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757192.rdf
Name: Hymenena_ruthenica
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Hymenena ruthenica
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757193.rdf
Name: Irtugovia_pacifica
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Irtugovia pacifica
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757194.rdf
Name: Ischnochiton_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Ischnochiton spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757195.rdf
Name: Isopoda_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Isopoda spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757196.rdf
Name: Kallymeniopsis_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Kallymeniopsis spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757197.rdf
Name: Katharina_tunicata
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Katharina tunicata
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757198.rdf
Name: Lacuna_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Lacuna spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757199.rdf
Name: Laingia_aleutica
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Laingia aleutica
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757200.rdf
Name: Laminaria_longipes
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Laminaria longipes
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757201.rdf
Name: Laminaria_setchellii
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Laminaria setchellii
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757202.rdf
Name: Laminaria_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Laminaria spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757203.rdf
Name: Laminaria_yezoensis
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Laminaria yezoensis
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757204.rdf
Name: Leptasterias_alaskensis
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Leptasterias alaskensis
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757205.rdf
Name: Leptasterias_aleutica
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Leptasterias aleutica
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757206.rdf
Name: Leptasterias_arctica
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Leptasterias arctica
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757207.rdf
Name: Leptasterias_asteira
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Leptasterias asteira
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757208.rdf
Name: Leptasterias_camtschatica
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Leptasterias camtschatica
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757209.rdf
Name: Leptasterias_derbeki
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Leptasterias derbeki
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757210.rdf
Name: Leptasterias_hexactis
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Leptasterias hexactis
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757211.rdf
Name: Leptasterias_hylodes
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Leptasterias hylodes
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757212.rdf
Name: Leptasterias_leptodoma
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Leptasterias leptodoma
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757213.rdf
Name: Leptasterias_ochotensis
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Leptasterias ochotensis
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757214.rdf
Name: Leptasterias_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Leptasterias spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757215.rdf
Name: Leptasterias_stolacantha
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Leptasterias stolacantha
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757216.rdf
Name: Leptasterias_tatei
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Leptasterias tatei
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757217.rdf
Name: Lethasterias_nanimensis
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Lethasterias nanimensis
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757218.rdf
Name: Leucandra_heathi
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Leucandra heathi
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757219.rdf
Name: Leucilla_nuttingi
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Leucilla nuttingi
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757220.rdf
Name: Leukoma_staminea
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Leukoma staminea
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757221.rdf
Name: Limneria_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Limneria spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757222.rdf
Name: Lithodidae_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Lithodidae spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757223.rdf
Name: Littorina_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Littorina spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757224.rdf
Name: Lottia_instabilis
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Lottia instabilis
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757225.rdf
Name: Lottia_pelta
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Lottia pelta
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757226.rdf
Name: Lottia_persona
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Lottia persona
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757227.rdf
Name: Lottia_scutum
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Lottia scutum
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757228.rdf
Name: Margarites_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Margarites spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757229.rdf
Name: Mastocarpus_papillatus
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Mastocarpus papillatus
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757230.rdf
Name: Mazzaella_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Mazzaella spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757231.rdf
Name: Membranoptera_spinulosa
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Membranoptera spinulosa
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757232.rdf
Name: Metridium_dianthus
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Metridium dianthus
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757233.rdf
Name: Metridium_farcimen
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Metridium farcimen
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757234.rdf
Name: Metridium_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Metridium spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757235.rdf
Name: Microporella_borealis
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Microporella borealis
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757236.rdf
Name: Microporina_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Microporina spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757237.rdf
Name: Mikamiella_ruprechtiana
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Mikamiella ruprechtiana
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757238.rdf
Name: Modiolus_modiolus
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Modiolus modiolus
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757239.rdf
Name: Mopalia_ciliata
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Mopalia ciliata
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757240.rdf
Name: Musculus_discors
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Musculus discors
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757241.rdf
Name: Musculus_niger
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Musculus niger
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757242.rdf
Name: Musculus_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Musculus spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757243.rdf
Name: Myxilla_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Myxilla spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757244.rdf
Name: Nematoda_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Nematoda spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757245.rdf
Name: Nemertea_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Nemertea spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757246.rdf
Name: Neoptilota_asplenioides
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Neoptilota asplenioides
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757247.rdf
Name: Neptunea_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Neptunea spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757248.rdf
Name: Nereididae_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Nereididae spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757249.rdf
Name: Nienburgia_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Nienburgia spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757250.rdf
Name: Nucella_canaliculata
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Nucella canaliculata
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757251.rdf
Name: Octocorallia_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Octocorallia spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757252.rdf
Name: Odonthalia_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Odonthalia spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757253.rdf
Name: Odontohenricia_violacea
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Odontohenricia violacea
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757254.rdf
Name: Oedignathus_inermis
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Oedignathus inermis
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757255.rdf
Name: Oenopota_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Oenopota spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757256.rdf
Name: Ophiopholis_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Ophiopholis spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757257.rdf
Name: Ophiura_sarsii
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Ophiura sarsii
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757258.rdf
Name: Opuntiella_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Opuntiella spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757259.rdf
Name: Oregonia_gracilis
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Oregonia gracilis
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757260.rdf
Name: Orthasterias_koehleri
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Orthasterias koehleri
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757261.rdf
Name: Paguridae_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Paguridae spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757262.rdf
Name: Pagurus_beringanus
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Pagurus beringanus
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757263.rdf
Name: Pagurus_brandti
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Pagurus brandti
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757264.rdf
Name: Pagurus_dalli
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Pagurus dalli
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757265.rdf
Name: Palmaria_hecatensis
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Palmaria hecatensis
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757266.rdf
Name: Palmaria_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Palmaria spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757267.rdf
Name: Palmeria_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Palmeria spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757268.rdf
Name: Pandalidae_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Pandalidae spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757269.rdf
Name: Pantoneura_juergensii
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Pantoneura juergensii
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757270.rdf
Name: Peltodoris_nobilis
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Peltodoris nobilis
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757271.rdf
Name: Phascolosomatidae_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Phascolosomatidae spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757272.rdf
Name: Phyllolithodes_papillosus
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Phyllolithodes papillosus
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757273.rdf
Name: Plakina_tanaga
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Plakina tanaga
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757274.rdf
Name: Platyhelminthes_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Platyhelminthes spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757275.rdf
Name: Pleuroblepharidella_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Pleuroblepharidella spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757276.rdf
Name: Pododesmus_macrochisma
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Pododesmus macrochisma
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757277.rdf
Name: Polychaeta_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Polychaeta spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757278.rdf
Name: Polymastia_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Polymastia spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757279.rdf
Name: Polyneura_latissima
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Polyneura latissima
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757280.rdf
Name: Polynoidae_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Polynoidae spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757281.rdf
Name: Polyplacophora_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Polyplacophora spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757282.rdf
Name: Polysiphonia_pacifica
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Polysiphonia pacifica
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757283.rdf
Name: Porifera_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Porifera spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757284.rdf
Name: Porphyra_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Porphyra spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757285.rdf
Name: Pteraster_militaris
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Pteraster militaris
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757286.rdf
Name: Pteraster_tesselatus
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Pteraster tesselatus
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757287.rdf
Name: Pterosiphonia_hamata
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Pterosiphonia hamata
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757288.rdf
Name: Ptilota_serrata
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Ptilota serrata
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757289.rdf
Name: Pugettia_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Pugettia spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757290.rdf
Name: Pycnogonida_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Pycnogonida spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757291.rdf
Name: Pycnopodia_helianthoides
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Pycnopodia helianthoides
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757292.rdf
Name: Pyropia_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Pyropia spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757293.rdf
Name: Rostanga_pulchra
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Rostanga pulchra
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757294.rdf
Name: Sabellidae_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Sabellidae spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757295.rdf
Name: Saccharina_dentigera
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Saccharina dentigera
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757296.rdf
Name: Saccharina_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Saccharina spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757297.rdf
Name: Scagelia_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Scagelia spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757298.rdf
Name: Schizymenia_pacifica
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Schizymenia pacifica
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757299.rdf
Name: Serpulidae_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Serpulidae spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757300.rdf
Name: Sipunculidea_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Sipunculidea spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757301.rdf
Name: Solariella_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Solariella spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757302.rdf
Name: Solaster_endeca
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Solaster endeca
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757303.rdf
Name: Solaster_stimpsoni
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Solaster stimpsoni
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757304.rdf
Name: Sparlingia_pertusa
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Sparlingia pertusa
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757305.rdf
Name: Staurozoa_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Staurozoa spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757306.rdf
Name: Stephanasterias_albula
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Stephanasterias albula
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757307.rdf
Name: Strongylocentrotus_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Strongylocentrotus spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757308.rdf
Name: Styela_rustica
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Styela rustica
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757309.rdf
Name: Styela_stalked
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Styela stalked
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757310.rdf
Name: Sunamphitoe_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Sunamphitoe spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757311.rdf
Name: Sycon_compactum
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Sycon compactum
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757312.rdf
Name: Tachyrhynchus_sp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Tachyrhynchus sp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757313.rdf
Name: Tokidadendron_bullata
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Tokidadendron bullata
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757314.rdf
Name: Tonicella_lineata
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Tonicella lineata
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757315.rdf
Name: Tonicella_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Tonicella spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757316.rdf
Name: Trichotropis_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Trichotropis spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757317.rdf
Name: Triopha_catalinae
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Triopha catalinae
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757318.rdf
Name: Trochidae_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Trochidae spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757319.rdf
Name: Turbonilla_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Turbonilla spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757320.rdf
Name: Turnerella_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Turnerella spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757321.rdf
Name: Ulva_lactuca
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Ulva lactuca
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757322.rdf
Name: Urticina_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Urticina spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757323.rdf
Name: Velutina_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Velutina spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757324.rdf
Name: Volutopsius_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Volutopsius spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757325.rdf
Name: Vulcanella_spp
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Vulcanella spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757326.rdf
Name: Walking_anemone
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Walking anemone
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/757327.rdf
Name: Zinovaea_acanthocarpa
Units: kilograms/meter^2
Description: Biomass of Zinovaea acanthocarpa
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<p>Sampling locations were from the Aleutian Archipelago nearshore between longitude 173.9 and -167.6 in June 2016 and July 2017. The average depth 17.5 ft.</p>
<p>To assess community structure at each site, two methods were used. First, to quantify the remainder of the epibenthic community, ten 0.25 m2 quadrats were haphazardly placed within each site. Within these quadrats, the percent bottom cover was visually estimated for bare substrate, kelp holdfasts, suspension feeders, pulvinate green algae (Codium spp.), and non-geniculate coralline algae - with differentiation made between Clathromorphum spp. and other encrusting coralline species.</p>
<p>Following visual estimation, all epibenthic organisms—excepting those strongly adhered to the substrate (e.g., barnacles, non-geniculate coralline algae, etc.)— were scraped from the substrate and placed in fine mesh collection bags for shipboard identification, and abundance and biomass determination. Second, three 10 m x 2 m swaths were placed haphazardly within each site. Within each swath, E. fistulosa stipes were counted, midwater and demersal fishes visually quantified by trained divers, and Also, all conspicuous, sparsely distributed large mobile invertebrates (i.e., sea stars, crab, and large gastropods with distributions assumed to be less than 1 per 2.5 m2, the total area covered by the above quadrats) were collected in fine mesh bags for shipboard abundance and biomass determination. Once onboard, organisms were identified to the lowest possible taxa, counted (if the species occur as discrete individuals) and weighed using hanging spring scales to determine biomass to the nearest .005 kg. Ambiguous or difficult to identify individuals were preserved in 10% formalin (for invertebrates) or pressed (for algae) for later identification.</p>
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<p>All statistical analyses were done using PRIMER-E v. 7.0.13 (Clarke and Gorley 2015). Prior to multivariate analyses, abundance and biomass data were standardized to m2 to allow for pooling across sampling methods using Microsoft Excel for Mac v.16.9.</p>
<p><strong>BCO-DMO Processing Notes:</strong><br />
- added conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date<br />
- modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions<br />
- added Lat and Long columns from sampling site dataset<br />
- reduced decimal precision of depth and depth_stdev from 13 decimal places to 1; reduced biomass columns from 16 decimal places to 2 or none for 0.<br />
- corrected spelling of 7 taxa to agree with World Register of Marine Species names</p>
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hanging spring scales
hanging spring scales
PI Supplied Instrument Name: hanging spring scales PI Supplied Instrument Description:Used to weigh specimens for biomass determination. Instrument Name: scale Instrument Short Name:scale Instrument Description: An instrument used to measure weight or mass. Community Standard Description: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/LAB13/
Cruise: OC1606A
OC1606A
R/V Oceanus
Community Standard Description
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
R/V Oceanus
vessel
OC1606A
Genoa Sullaway
San Diego State University
Cruise: OC1707A
OC1707A
R/V Oceanus
Community Standard Description
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
R/V Oceanus
vessel
OC1707A
Matthew Edwards
San Diego State University
R/V Oceanus
Community Standard Description
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
R/V Oceanus
vessel