Description
This is a child item of the USGS Data Release: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7513WCB.
These data are part of the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) long-term monitoring program, nearshore monitoring component. The dataset has five comma separated values (.csv) file exported from a Microsoft Access relational database. The data consist of percent cover and point contact data from algae and invertebrates at intertidal rocky substrate sampling sites. Tables include: 1) intertidal cover, 2) intertidal percent cover, 3) intertidal top layer percent cover, 4) intertidal substrate percent cover, and 5) taxonomic classification table.
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
- alaska-peninsula
- algae
- animals-invertebrates
- aquatic-ecosystems
- biospheric-indicators
- biota
- community-ecology
- ecosystem-monitoring
- environment
- gulf-of-alaska
- intertidal-environments
- intertidal-zone
- katmai-national-park-and-preserve
- kenai-fjords-national-park
- macroinvertebrates
- marine-ecosystems
- marine-invertebrates
- mollusks
- nearshore-ecology
- prince-william-sound
- usgs-asc485