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Spatial Extent of Data

USGS Data Source

USGS Thesaurus Keywords

Marine ecosystems, Ecosystem monitoring, Community ecology

ISO 19115 Topic Category

Environment, Biota

Other Subject Keywords

Intertidal zone, Echinoderms, Sea star, Biospheric indicators, Animals/Invertebrates, Aquatic ecosystems, Nearshore ecology, Marine invertebrates, Intertidal environments

Place Keywords

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

Rocky Intertidal Sea Star Size, Count, and Disease Data from Prince William Sound, Katmai National Park and Preserve, and Kenai Fjords National Park

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 three comma separated values (.csv) file exported from a Microsoft Access relational database. The data consist of: 1) size and disease state of sea stars, 2) counts of sea stars, and 3) taxonomic classification.

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Author(s) Geological Survey U.S. orcid, National Park Service orcid, Sarah B Traiger orcid, Daniel N Esler orcid, Kim Kloecker orcid, George G Esslinger orcid, Daniel H Monson orcid, Heather A. Coletti orcid
Publication Date 2022-09-27
Beginning Date of Data 2006
Ending Date of Data 2025
Data Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/F7513WCB
Citation U.S., G.S., Service, N.P., Traiger, S.B., Esler, D.N., Kloecker, K., Esslinger, G.G., Monson, D.H., and Coletti, H.A., 2022, Rocky Intertidal Sea Star Size, Count, and Disease 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/F7513WCB.
Metadata Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Metadata Date 2025-12-01
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