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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

Coastal ecosystems, Wildlife, Macroinvertebrates, Aquatic biology, Field sampling, Marine ecosystems, Benthic ecosystems, Field inventory and monitoring

ISO 19115 Topic Category

Biota, Environment

Other Subject Keywords

Benthic habitat, Spatial distribution, Size distribution, Ecology, Coastal processes, Biospheric indicators, Mollusks, Bioindicator, Animals/invertebrates, Coastal habitat, Marine environment monitoring, Pacific Blue Mussel, Marine environments, Aquatic ecosystems, Mussels

Place Keywords

Gulf of Alaska, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Prince William Sound, Alaska, Kenai Fjords National Park

Intertidal Mussel (Mytilus) Data from Prince William Sound, Katmai National Park and Preserve, and Kenai Fjords National Park

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.

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Author(s) Geological Survey U.S. orcid, National Park Service orcid, Daniel N Esler orcid, Kim Kloecker orcid, Sarah B Traiger orcid, George G Esslinger orcid, Daniel H Monson orcid, Heather A. Coletti orcid
Publication Date 2016-08-24
Beginning Date of Data 2008
Ending Date of Data 2025
Data Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/F7FN1498
Citation U.S., G.S., Service, N.P., Esler, D.N., Kloecker, K., Traiger, S.B., Esslinger, G.G., Monson, D.H., and Coletti, H.A., 2016, Intertidal Mussel (Mytilus) Data from Prince William Sound, Katmai National Park and Preserve, and Kenai Fjords National Park: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7FN1498.
Metadata Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Metadata Date 2025-09-02
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