Description
These data are part of the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) long-term monitoring program and describe mussel sampling and observations conducted in the northern Gulf of Alaska. This dataset consists of six comma separated files (.csv): 1) mussel sampling site layout information, 2) mussel counts for mussels greater than 20 millimeters in a quadrat, 3) mussel size measurements for mussels greater than 20 millimeters in a quadrat, 4) mussel counts for all mussels collected from core samples, 5) mussel size frequencies for all mussels collected from core samples, and 6) list of Gulf Watch Alaska principal investigators and collaborators.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Metadata | XML | The metadata original format | Open resource |
| Digital Data | XML | Landing page for access to the data | Open resource |
Tags
- alaska
- animals-invertebrates
- aquatic-biology
- aquatic-ecosystems
- benthic-ecosystems
- benthic-habitat
- bioindicator
- biospheric-indicators
- biota
- coastal-ecosystems
- coastal-habitat
- coastal-processes
- ecology
- environment
- field-inventory-and-monitoring
- field-sampling
- gulf-of-alaska
- katmai-national-park-and-preserve
- kenai-fjords-national-park
- macroinvertebrates
- marine-ecosystems
- marine-environment-monitoring
- marine-environments
- mollusks
- mussels
- pacific-blue-mussel
- prince-william-sound
- size-distribution
- spatial-distribution
- usgs-asc462
- wildlife