bcodmo_dataset_1003083_v1 eng UTF8 dataset service Adam Shepherd BCO-DMO 508-289-2772 266 Woods Hole Rd. MS#36 Woods Hole MA 02543 USA erddap@bco-dmo.org pointOfContact 2026-09-28 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) 2 column row [Pisaster Counts SSWD] - Pisaster Counts and Sea Star Wasting Disease Incidence on Tatoosh Island, Makah Reservation, Washington 2014-2026 (Eco-Evolutionary Response to the Scale of Temporal Environmental Fluctuation) 2026-09-28 creation erddap.bco-dmo.org bcodmo_dataset_1003083_v1 BCO-DMO info@bco-dmo.org https://osprey.bco-dmo.org/dataset/1003083 information web browser Background Information Background information from the source information originator To better understand the impacts of disease on an important predator and its associate community, standardized count data were initiated by J. Timothy Wootton on Tatoosh Island, Makah Reservation, Washington, USA in 2014 as the sea star wasting disease epidemic of 2013-2014 was progressing through the northeastern Pacific Ocean. At the time of study initiation, signs of disease were absent from Tatoosh Island. Six sites with relatively large, uniform benches on shores with high wave exposure were selected for study areas. Surveys were carried out in the intertidal zone in late spring and summer during periods with strong spring tides to maximize population counts. The area of lower intertidal bench at each sampling site was estimated by tape measure as length x width (meters) of the lower intertidal (below lower limit of the mussel bed in 2014) assuming a rectangular area. Counts were made by the investigator by systematically walking along each site and counting each individual of Pisaster ochraceus encountered, noting whether it had signs of disease (lesions/ruptured body parts, missing arms, thin profile with crossed arms), and whether it was larger than 10 centimeters in diameter. Data characterize the decadal population dynamics and disease dynamics of a keystone sea star predator. BCO-DMO info@bco-dmo.org https://osprey.bco-dmo.org/dataset/1003083 information web browser Background Information Background information from the source information pointOfContact earth science atmosphere ocean biosphere biology environment theme BCO-DMO project latitude longitude theme CF The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information. BCO-DMO largerWorkCitation project eng geoscientificInformation 1 -124.7411 -124.7326 48.3899 48.3919 [Pisaster Counts SSWD] - Pisaster Counts and Sea Star Wasting Disease Incidence on Tatoosh Island, Makah Reservation, Washington 2014-2026 (Eco-Evolutionary Response to the Scale of Temporal Environmental Fluctuation) 2026-09-28 creation BCO-DMO info@bco-dmo.org https://osprey.bco-dmo.org/dataset/1003083 information web browser Background Information Background information from the source information originator To better understand the impacts of disease on an important predator and its associate community, standardized count data were initiated by J. Timothy Wootton on Tatoosh Island, Makah Reservation, Washington, USA in 2014 as the sea star wasting disease epidemic of 2013-2014 was progressing through the northeastern Pacific Ocean. At the time of study initiation, signs of disease were absent from Tatoosh Island. Six sites with relatively large, uniform benches on shores with high wave exposure were selected for study areas. Surveys were carried out in the intertidal zone in late spring and summer during periods with strong spring tides to maximize population counts. The area of lower intertidal bench at each sampling site was estimated by tape measure as length x width (meters) of the lower intertidal (below lower limit of the mussel bed in 2014) assuming a rectangular area. Counts were made by the investigator by systematically walking along each site and counting each individual of Pisaster ochraceus encountered, noting whether it had signs of disease (lesions/ruptured body parts, missing arms, thin profile with crossed arms), and whether it was larger than 10 centimeters in diameter. Data characterize the decadal population dynamics and disease dynamics of a keystone sea star predator. ERDDAP tabledap 1 -124.7411 -124.7326 48.3899 48.3919 tight ERDDAPtabledapDatasetQueryAndAccess https://erddap.bco-dmo.org/erddap/tabledap/bcodmo_dataset_1003083_v1 ERDDAP:tabledap ERDDAP-tabledap ERDDAP's tabledap service (a flavor of OPeNDAP) for tabular (sequence) data. Add different extensions (e.g., .html, .graph, .das, .dds) to the base URL for different purposes. download [Pisaster Counts SSWD] - Pisaster Counts and Sea Star Wasting Disease Incidence on Tatoosh Island, Makah Reservation, Washington 2014-2026 (Eco-Evolutionary Response to the Scale of Temporal Environmental Fluctuation) 2026-09-28 creation BCO-DMO info@bco-dmo.org https://osprey.bco-dmo.org/dataset/1003083 information web browser Background Information Background information from the source information originator To better understand the impacts of disease on an important predator and its associate community, standardized count data were initiated by J. Timothy Wootton on Tatoosh Island, Makah Reservation, Washington, USA in 2014 as the sea star wasting disease epidemic of 2013-2014 was progressing through the northeastern Pacific Ocean. At the time of study initiation, signs of disease were absent from Tatoosh Island. Six sites with relatively large, uniform benches on shores with high wave exposure were selected for study areas. Surveys were carried out in the intertidal zone in late spring and summer during periods with strong spring tides to maximize population counts. The area of lower intertidal bench at each sampling site was estimated by tape measure as length x width (meters) of the lower intertidal (below lower limit of the mussel bed in 2014) assuming a rectangular area. Counts were made by the investigator by systematically walking along each site and counting each individual of Pisaster ochraceus encountered, noting whether it had signs of disease (lesions/ruptured body parts, missing arms, thin profile with crossed arms), and whether it was larger than 10 centimeters in diameter. Data characterize the decadal population dynamics and disease dynamics of a keystone sea star predator. 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