Dataset: Epibenthic community sampling locations
Deployment: OC1606A

Sampling locations from Aleutian Island kelp forest community study, 2016-2017

Principal Investigator:

Matthew Edwards (San Diego State University, SDSU)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Brenda Konar (University of Alaska Fairbanks, UAF)

Contact:

Jacob R. Metzger (University of Alaska Fairbanks, UAF)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Nancy Copley (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Project:

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

Data URL:

https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset-deployment/727291/data

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Description

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.

Methods & Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

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.

Data Processing Description

Dataset Processing Description

BCO-DMO Processing Notes:
- added conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date
- modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions
- reduced decimal precision of depth and depth_stdev from 13 decimal places to 1.

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Funding

Award Number	Funding Source
OCE-1435194	NSF Division of Ocean Sciences
OCE-1435205	NSF Division of Ocean Sciences

Instruments

GPS receiver

Supplied Name: Garmin eTrex GPS unit

Supplied Description:

Used to obtain location information of sampling sites.

Instrument Type

Generic Name: GPS receiver

Generic Description:

Acquires satellite signals and tracks your location.

This term has been deprecated. Use instead: https://www.bco-dmo.org/instrument/560

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
date	collection date formatted as yyyy-mm-dd	unitless	date
Depth_avg_ft	average sampling depth	feet	depth
Depth_stdev	sampling depth standard deviation	feet	depth
Lat	latitude; north is positive	decimal degrees	lat
Long	longtude; east is positive	decimal degrees	lon
Region	East-west sampling region	unitless	region
Site	sampling site identifer	unitless	site
Island	island name	unitless	site
Habitat	type of habitat: kelp; barren; transition	unitless	site

Database

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Dataset: Epibenthic community sampling locations
Deployment: OC1606A

Dataset acquisition description

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Database

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Dataset: Epibenthic community sampling locationsDeployment: OC1606A

Dataset acquisition description

Dataset Processing Description

Dataset: Epibenthic community sampling locations
Deployment: OC1606A