Dataset: Japanese Tsunami Marine Debris: biofouling register from the Hawaii, Washington and Oregon coasts from 2012-2014 (JTMD-BF project)

This dataset has not been validatedVersion 2013-09-27 (2013-09-27)Dataset Type:Unknown

Lead Principal Investigator: Dr James T. Carlton (Williams College)

Principal Investigator: Dr Jonathan Geller (Moss Landing Marine Laboratories)

Principal Investigator: Dr Jessica Miller (Oregon State University)

Principal Investigator: Gregory E. Ruiz (Portland State University)

Co-Principal Investigator: John Chapman (Oregon State University)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Nancy Copley (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Testing the Invasion Process: Survival, Dispersal, Genetic Characterization and Attenuation of Marine Biota on the 2011 Japanese Tsunami Marine Debris Field. (JTMD-BF)

Cite Dataset

This dataset is the register of debris items collected during the project. It includes the item's registry code number, the type of debris (dock, float, vessel, etc.), the name of the debris and boat name if available, its origin in Japan, the location collected, and the date found.

Access to this data is RESTRICTED for the duration of the project funding period (through 2014).

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Results
Carlton, J. T., Chapman, J. W., Geller, J. B., Miller, J. A., Carlton, D. A., McCuller, M. I., ... & Ruiz, G. M. (2017). Tsunami-driven rafting: Transoceanic species dispersal and implications for marine biogeography. Science, 357(6358), 1402-1406.

Carlton, J. T., Miller, J., Ruiz, G. E., Geller, J., Chapman, J. (2013) Japanese Tsunami Marine Debris: biofouling register from the Hawaii, Washington and Oregon coasts from 2012-2014 (JTMD-BF project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 2013-09-27) Version Date 2013-09-27 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/491237 [access date]

Terms of Use

This dataset is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.


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