A biological inventory of intertidal and shallow subtidal communities in Prince William Sound, Kachemak Bay and Kodiak Island, Alaska: 2003 - 2004

• Main Authors: Brenda Konar, Katrin Iken
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Gulf of Alaska Data Portal
• Subjects: Census of Marine Life; Macroalgae; NaGISA; Prince William Sound; intertidal; subtidal; Kachemak Bay; Kodiak Island; seagrass; EVOSTC; Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; EVOS Gulf Watch Projects; Alaska; Benthic; Invertebrates and Algae; NA Animalia; Urticina Animalia; Terebratulina Animalia; Terebratalia Animalia; Terebratallia Animalia; Halocynthia Animalia; Evasterias Animalia; Leptasterias Animalia; Orthasterias Animalia; Pisaster Animalia; Pycnopodia Animalia; Dermasterias Animalia; Henricia Animalia; Crossaster Animalia; Solaster Animalia; Bangia Plantae; Porphyra Plantae; Pododesmus Animalia; Hiatella Animalia; Kellia Animalia; Lasaea Animalia; Rachefortia Animalia; Rochefortia Animalia; Agriodesma Animalia; Entodesma Animalia; Lyonsia Animalia; Mya Animalia; Modiolus Animalia; Musculus Animalia; Mytilus Animalia; Vilasina Animalia; Chlamys Animalia; Protothaca Animalia; Macoma Animalia; Tellina Animalia; Axynopsida Animalia; Turtonia Animalia; Nutricola Animalia; Saxidomus Animalia; Humilaria Animalia; Codium Plantae; Derbisia Plantae; Monostromataceae Monostroma; Erythrotrichia Plantae; Halichondria Animalia; Suberites Animalia; Strongylocentrotus Animalia; Audouinella Plantae; Acrochaetium Plantae; Opuntiella Plantae; Turnerella Plantae; Antithamnion Plantae; Callithamnion Plantae; Ceramium Plantae; Irtugovia Plantae; Microcladia Plantae; Neoptilota Plantae; Pterothamnion Plantae; Ptilota Plantae; Scagelia Plantae; Tokidaea Plantae; Leachiella Plantae; Bossiella Plantae; Corallina Plantae; Lithophyllum Plantae; NA Plantae; Phymatolithon Plantae; Delesseria Plantae; Membranoptera Plantae; Nitophyllum Plantae; Phycodrys Plantae; Tokidadendron Plantae; Constantinea Plantae; Cryptosiphonia Plantae; Dilsea Plantae; Endocladia Plantae; Gloiopeltis Plantae; Mazzaella Plantae; Lithothamnion Plantae; Callophyllis Plantae; Euthora Plantae; Hommersandia Plantae; Kallymenia Plantae; Pugetia Plantae; Halosaccion Plantae; Palmaria Plantae; Mastocarpus Plantae; Herposiphonia Plantae; Neorhodomela Plantae; Odonthalia Plantae; Polysiphonia Plantae; Pterosiphonia Plantae; Schizochlaenion Plantae; Tayloriella Plantae; Sparlingia Plantae; Acmaea Animalia; Melanochlamys Animalia; Archidoris Animalia; Barleeia Animalia; Buccinum Animalia; Lirabuccinum Animalia; Caecum Animalia; Calliostoma Animalia; Crepidula Animalia; Crepipatella Animalia; Trichotropis Animalia; Bittium Animalia; Stylidium Animalia; Cerithiopsis Animalia; Cadlina Animalia; Alia Animalia; Amphissa Animalia; Astyris Animalia; Oenopota Animalia; Acteocina Animalia; Granulina Animalia; Dendronotus Animalia; Diaphana Animalia; Balcis Animalia; Melanella Animalia; Hermissenda Animalia; Diodora Animalia; Puncturella Animalia; Cryptobranchia Animalia; Limacina Animalia; Lacuna Animalia; Littorina Animalia; Collisella Animalia; Lottia Animalia; Tectura Animalia; Boreotrophon Animalia; Nucella Animalia; Ocinebrina Animalia; Scabrotrophon Animalia; Scabrotrophoni Animalia; Nassarius Animalia; Cryptonatica Animalia; Olivella Animalia; Onchidella Animalia; Adalaria Animalia; Odostomia Animalia; odostomia Animalia; Fusitriton Animalia; Alvania Animalia; Cingula Animalia; Onoba Animalia; Siphonaria Animalia; Hermaea Animalia; Melibe Animalia; Lirularia Animalia; Margarites Animalia; Homalopoma Animalia; Spiromoelleria Animalia; Velutina Animalia; Vitrinella Animalia; Microporina Animalia; Flustrellidra Animalia; Heteropora Animalia; Cucumaria Animalia; Pseudocnus Animalia; Pentamera Animalia; Parastichopus Animalia; Chiridota Animalia; Psolus Animalia; Eupentacta Animalia; Leptosynapta Animalia; Hydractinia Animalia; Abietinaria Animalia; Telmessus Animalia; Cancer Animalia; Pugettia Animalia; Idotea Animalia; Cryptolithodes Animalia; Cumella Animalia; Nebalia Animalia; Oregonia Animalia; Discorsopagurus Animalia; Elassochirus Animalia; Procampylaspis Animalia; Zostera Plantae; Phyllospadix Plantae; NA Abiota; NA Chromista; Priapulus Animalia; Amphipholis Animalia; Ophiopholis Animalia; Alaria Chromista; Alaria Plantae; Chordaria Chromista; Coilodesme Chromista; Dictyosiphon Plantae; Elachista Chromista; Leathesia Chromista; Melanosiphon Chromista; Mikrosyphar Chromista; Myrionema Chromista; Omphalophyllum Chromista; Punctaria Chromista; Soranthera Chromista; Stictyosiphon Chromista; Desmarestia Chromista; Ectocarpus Chromista; Fucus Chromista; Agarum Chromista; Agarum Plantae; Costaria Chromista; Cymathaere Chromista; Laminaria Chromista; Laminaria Plantae; Pleurophycus Chromista; Saccharina Chromista; Nereocystis Chromista; Ralfsia Chromista; Analipus Chromista; Colpomenia Chromista; Petalonia Chromista; Scytosiphon Chromista; Sphacelaria Chromista; Neosabellides Animalia; Capitella Animalia; Dysponetus Animalia; Paleanotus Animalia; Chaetozone Animalia; Cirratulus Animalia; Dodecaceria Animalia; Dorvillea Animalia; Eunice Animalia; Euphrosine Animalia; Flabelligera Animalia; Pherusa Animalia; Glycera Animalia; Glycinde Animalia; Lumbrineris Animalia; Nicomache Animalia; Nephtys Animalia; Micronereis Animalia; Nereis Animalia; Platynereis Animalia; Onuphis Animalia; Ophelina Animalia; Naineris Animalia; Orbiniella Animalia; Protoariciella Animalia; Scoloplos Animalia; Owenia Animalia; Cistenides Animalia; Pectinaria Animalia; Pholoe Animalia; Pholoides Animalia; Anaitides Animalia; Eteone Animalia; Eulalia Animalia; Notophyllum Animalia; Phyllodoce Animalia; Arctonoe Animalia; Gattyana Animalia; Halosydna Animalia; Harmothoe Animalia; Prionospio Animalia; Idanthyrsus Animalia; Chone Animalia; Fabriciola Animalia; Potamilla Animalia; Scalibregma Animalia; Circeis Animalia; Crucigera Animalia; Paradexiospira Animalia; Pseudochitinopoma Animalia; Serpula Animalia; Sphaerodoropsis Animalia; Sphaerodorum Animalia; Dipolydora Animalia; Minuspio Animalia; Polydora Animalia; Pseudopolydora Animalia; Pygospio Animalia; Rhynchospio Animalia; Spio Animalia; Spirorbis Animalia; Autolytus Animalia; Eusyllis Animalia; Exogone Animalia; Odontosyllis Animalia; Sphaerosyllis Animalia; Syllis Animalia; Trypanosyllis Animalia; Typosyllis Animalia; Neoamphitrite Animalia; Pista Animalia; Polycirrus Animalia; Terebella Animalia; Thelepus Animalia; Cryptochiton Animalia; Boreochiton Animalia; Dendrochiton Animalia; Ischnochiton Animalia; Lepidochitona Animalia; Lepidozona Animalia; Schizoplax Animalia; Tonicella Animalia; Leptochiton Animalia; Amicula Animalia; Katharina Animalia; Mopalia Animalia; Placiphorella Animalia; NA Arthropoda; Haliclystus Animalia; Acrosiphonia Plantae; Chaetomorpha Plantae; Cladophora Plantae; Rhizoclonium Plantae; Gayralia Plantae; Monostroma Plantae; Protomonostroma Plantae; Ulothrix Plantae; Blidingia Plantae; Ulva Plantae; Ulvaria Plantae; Acrochaete Plantae; NA; unguicula; transversa; igaboja; troschelii; hexactis; koehleri; helianthoides; imbricata; leviuscula; sanguinolenta; papposus; dawsoni; fuscopurpurea; abbottiae; cuneiformis; fallax; fucicola; variegata; macrochisma; arctica; suborbicularis; adansoni; tumida; navicula; pseudoarenaria; modiolus; discors; glacialis; trossolus; trossulus; seminuda; vernicosa; hastata; rubida; staminea; balthica; serricata; minuta; tantilla; gigantea; kennerleyi; ritteri; marina; Monostroma; carnea; droebachiensis; porphyrae; californica; mertensiana; defectum; densum; biseriatum; pikeanum; cimbricum; gardneri; kondoi; washingtoniense; pacifica; borealis; asplenioides; pectinatum; villosum; serrata; americana; chilkatensis; californica schmittii; cretacea; orbigniana; frondescens; officinalis; pilulifera; vancouveriensis; calcareum; decipiens; multiramosa; weeksiae; hollenbergii; riggii; kurilensis; subulifera; woodii; muricata; furcata; affinis; phyllocarpa; cristata; flabellulata; laciniata; palmatifolia; firma; fragilissima; glandiforme; callophylloides; hecatensis; marginicrassa; mollis; papillatus; plumula; aculeata; larix; oregona; floccosa; kamtschatica; setacea; hendryi; senticulosa; bipinnata; gracilis; hamata; rhodotrichum; abyssalis; divaricata; pertusa; mitra; diomidea; montereyensis; subtenuis; baeri; baerii; dirum; crebricinctum; ligatum; nummaria; perforans; dorsata; lingulata; cancellata; insignis; eschrichtii; stejnegeri; luteomarginata; gausapata; columbiana; levidensis; tabulata; harpa; margaritula; brunnea; micrans; crassicornis; aspera; cooperi; multistriata; cucullata; galeata; alba; concentrica; helicina; marmorata; vincta; scutulata; sitkana; triangularis; digitalis; instabilis; ochracea; pelta; persona; scutum; testudinalis; clathratus; multicostatus; stuarti; canaliculata; lamellosa; lima; interfossa; maltzani; mendicus; baetica; proxima; oregonensis; sanjuanensis; katherinae; martyni; carpenteri; cerinella; thersites; vancouverensis; leonina; lirulata; succincta; beringensis; helicinus; marginatus; pupillus; subobsoletum; quadrae; plicatilis; alaskensis; corniculata; vegae; lubricus; trachyplaca; californicus; squamatus; quinquesemita; milleri; cheiragonus; bruinensis; oculatus; schimtti; tenuimanus; serrulatus; caudatus; pugetana; squamata; marginata; taeniata; nana; flagelliformis; buligera; difformis; intestinalis; polysiphoniae; strangulans; ulvaceum; expansa; heseperia; latifolia; ulvoidea; tortilis; viridis; acutus; siliculosus; clathratum; costata; triplicata; setchellii; yezoensis; latissima; sessilis; subsimplex; luetkeana; fungiformis; japonicus; bulbosa; peregrina; fascia; dotyi; lomentaria; simplicissimus; norrisii; rigidula; capitata; pygmaeus; bellis; occidentale; cirratus; spectabilis; concharum; pseudorubrovittata; valens; heterobranchia; plumosa; picta; inflata; personata; nanaimoensis; neomeanthes; pelagica; bicanaliculata; acuminata; dendritica; quadricuspida; nuda; oligobranchia; armiger; fusiformis; granulata; barbata; longa; foliosum; imbricatum; pulchra; vittata; iphionelloides; brevisetosa; steenstrupi; ornamentatus; neglacta; occelata; californicum; inflatum; armoricana; zygophora; violaceus; vitrea; occidentalis; vermicularis; sphaerulifer; papillifer; caeca; giardi; spongicola; cirrifera; pygidialis; quadrilobata; socialis; kempi japonica; elegans; glutaea; filicornis; beringianus; blomstrandi; magnifica; gemmifera; maculata; erinaceus; hystrix; gemmipara; armillaris; fasciata; oerstedi; robusta; eous; medusa; ehrenbergi; stelleri; flectens; albus; dentiens; interstincta; trifida; brandtii; lineata; venusta; rugatus; vestita; tunicata; ciliata; cirrata; ferreirai; lignosa; sinuata; swanii; rufa; rubra; saxatilis; microcladioides; sericea; riparium; tortuosum; oxysperma; grevillei; obscurum; undulatum; subflaccida; chadefaudii; compressa; fenestrata; linza; ramosa; Anchorage; Gulf of Alaska; Harpa; Iken; Medusa; Mitra; Kachemak; Kodiak
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This project established a biological inventory of intertidal and shallow subtidal communities for future monitoring purposes in the Gulf of Alaska. Core areas and years surveyed included Prince William Sound, Kachemak Bay, and Kodiak Island in 2003 and 2004. The data from these surveys are part of a pole-to-pole latitudinal biodiversity gradient of macroalgal rocky bottom communities, which is applying standardized protocols developed under the Census of Marine Life program. Georeferenced species occurrence data from this project have been added to the Ocean Biogeographic Information System database. The specific outcomes of this project include biodiversity species lists for each site and core area and various biodiversity analyses. A total of 242 invertebrate species/higher taxa groups and 237 macroalgal species/higher taxa groups were counted and/or weighed. Analyses of invertebrate and macroalgal groups showed that each core area and depth strata had unique descriptive genera/groups, however annual differences were not noted. Analyses also showed that intertidal communities differ in composition, biomass, and diversity than subtidal communities. Also, intertidal communities can not be used as an indicator for subtidal communities. These datasets are informative and should be used for current regional and global comparisons and future longterm monitoring programs. Publications: Konar, B. and K. Iken. 2005. Alaska Natural Geography In Shore Areas: An Initial Field Project for the Census of Marine Life. Exxon Valdex Oil Spill Gulf Ecosystem Monitoring and Research Project Final Report (Gulf Ecosystem Monitoring and Research Project 040666), Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Habitat and Restoration Division, Anchorage, Alaska.