©2020 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office.Kelp forest community surveys on invertebrate and algal density from nearshore in Monterey and Carmel starting in 1999 (Kelp Forest Resilience project)
This metadata record documents the kelp forest community survey component of the investigators' project. Data generated by these surveys consists of the following recorded on "transects" (described in Methodology section below): (i) the number and size of individuals greater than 2.5 cm diameter of all sea star species as well as notation of evidence of disease, (ii) the number and size of individuals greater than 2.5 cm diameter of both sea urchin species (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus and Mesocentrotus franciscanus) as well as notation of evidence of disease, (iii) density (individuals per 60m2) of all conspicuous invertebrates and macroalgae.
Carr, M., Tinker, T. (2017) Kelp forest community surveys on invertebrate and algal density from nearshore in Monterey and Carmel starting in 1999 (Kelp Forest Resilience project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2017-11-20 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.661081.1 [access date]
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