Local questionnaire on historic size and harvest amounts of Katharina tunicata along the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska: 2003 - 2004

• Main Authors: Anne Salomon, Jennifer Ruesink
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Gulf of Alaska Data Portal
• Subjects: subsistence; marine ecological change; shoreline harvest; Katharina tunicata; Kenai Peninsula; Bidarki; chiton; EVOSTC; Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; Oil Spill; Exxon Valdez; Alaska; Benthic; Invertebrates and Algae; Acmaea mitra; Acrosiphonia; Alaria marginata; Alcyonacean; Analipus; Aplidium spp; Artic Borer; Balanus; Boreotrophon spp Deep ridged long groove; Bossiella; Bossiella cretacea; Bryozoan; Bryozoan Upright; Bryozoan Upright Heteropora alaskensis; Calliostoma; Cancer oregonensis; Chelyosoma productum; Chthamalus; Cladophora; Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis; Codium; Colpomenia peregrina; Corallina; Coralline crust; Costaria costata; Cryptochiton; Cryptosiphonia; Cymathere; Dark cuc; Encrusting Bryozoan on haptera; Endocladia; Enteromorpha Intes; Epiactus; Eudistoma ritteri; Eupentacta spp white cuc; Evasterias; Fauchea laciniata; Flustrelldira coniculata; Fucus; Fusitriton oregonensis; Fustraledra; Green yellow Halichondria; Halichondria; Haliclona; Halosaccion; Hedophyllum; Henricia; Hildenbrandia; Hildenbrandia Ralfsia fleshy crust; Idotea; Kalina orange sponge yellowy orange very porous with orange squigglies; Key hole Limpet; Lacuna; Laminaria bongardiana; Laminaria groenlandica; Laminaria longipies; Laminaria setchellii; Lemon dorrid sea slug; Lepidozonna mertensii; Leptasterias; Litorina sp; Long skinny black worm Amphiporous; Lottiidae; Margarites; Mastocarpus; Mazzaella heterocarpa; Melanosiphon intestinalalis; Mesophyllum; Metridium; Microcladia; Modiolus modiolus; Mopalia spp; Mytilus californianus; Mytilus trossulus; Nemertean; Neoptilota; Neorhodomela; Nucella Lamellosa; Nucella canaliculata; Ocenebrina; Ocinebrina; Odonthalia; Oedignathus; Onchidella; Ophiopholis aculeata Brittle Star; Ophlitospongia; OrANGE pista; Orange Aplidium; Orange Encrusting Sponge; Orange dorrid sea slug; Pagurus; Palmaria blade complex; Palmaria blade complexe; Palmaria callophylloides; Petrocelis; Phidiana crassicornis; Phycodrys riggii; Pink purple grey Haliclona; Pisaster; Pista elongata Sandy Squishy tube worms; Pododesmus; Polyneura latissima; Polysiphonia; Porphyra; Potamilla occelata; Pterosiphonia; Ptilota; Pugettia; Pycnopodia; Ralfsia; Red banded star Crosaster possibly; Riterrela like compund ascidian clubs no orange; Ritterella like tunicate; Rostanga; S droebachiensis; Scypha; Scytosiphon; Sea Peach; Semibalanus cariosus; Serpularella; Serraticardia; Small smooth cuc; Soranthera ulvoidea; Sparlingia pertusa; Spirorbids; Squat mystery snail; Stringy fan tuffs Pterosiphonia; Styela; Stylantheca Hydrocoral; Tokidadendron kurilensis; Tonicella lineata; Tonicella rubra; Tonicella undocaerulea; Trichotropis cancellata; Triopha; Ulvoid; Urticina; bumpy clumps of mystery Red; chondracanthus exasperata; neorhodomela oregona; pink mussel epipytic; sea mouse recruit; thin red blade Voucher; Mitra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5063/F16H4FBV

We investigated the relative roles of natural factors and shoreline harvest leading to localized declines of the black leather chiton, Katharina tunicata, on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. Field surveys of the significant predictors of K. tunicata across 11 sites suggest that its current spatial varia...