Marine intertidal organisms found in experimental clearings on sheltered shores in the Gulf of Maine
Experimental clearings in macroalgal (Ascophyllum nodosum) stands were established in 1996 to determine if mussel beds and macroalgal stands on protected intertidal shores of New England represent alternative community states. Circular clearings 1, 2, 4, and 8 m in diameter were made in Ascophyllum...
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dataone:esa.34.2 2024-06-03T18:46:58+00:00 Marine intertidal organisms found in experimental clearings on sheltered shores in the Gulf of Maine ESA Ecological Society of America Peter S. Petraitis Swans Island is located at 44°10' N, 68°25' W in the Gulf of Maine, USA. The island is approximately 36 km2 in area with a highly irregular coastline. ENVELOPE(-68.4167,-68.4167,44.1667,44.1667) BEGINDATE: 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z ENDDATE: 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 2006-12-13T00:00:00Z https://search.dataone.org/view/esa.34.2 unknown ESA Data Registry alternative stable states community ecology Gulf of Maine LTREB data marine algae marine invertebrates mussels rocky intertidal shores succession Ascophyllum nodosum Mytilus edulis Modiolus modiolus Tectura testudinalis Littorina littorea Littorina obtusata Nucella lapillus Semibalanus balanoides Fucus vesiculosus Dataset 2006 dataone:urn:node:ESA 2024-06-03T18:02:28Z Experimental clearings in macroalgal (Ascophyllum nodosum) stands were established in 1996 to determine if mussel beds and macroalgal stands on protected intertidal shores of New England represent alternative community states. Circular clearings 1, 2, 4, and 8 m in diameter were made in Ascophyllum stands at 12 sites on Swan's Island, Maine. Each site also had an uncleared control. The sites are nested within four bays. The purpose of this data set is to provide access to data on densities and percent cover in the 60 experimental plots from 1996 to 2002. Data include densities of mussels (Mytilus edulis and Modiolus modiolus), an herbivorous limpet (Tectura testudinalis), herbivorous snails (Littorina littorea, Littorina obtusata), a predatory snail (Nucella lapillus), a barnacle (Semibalanus balanoides), and fucoid algae (Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus vesiculosus), and percent cover by mussels, barnacles, and fucoids. Published analyses of the data set show that succession depends on clearing size and not on site-specific differences. Dataset Modiolus modiolus Nucella lapillus ESA Data Registry (via DataONE) ENVELOPE(-68.4167,-68.4167,44.1667,44.1667) |
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alternative stable states community ecology Gulf of Maine LTREB data marine algae marine invertebrates mussels rocky intertidal shores succession Ascophyllum nodosum Mytilus edulis Modiolus modiolus Tectura testudinalis Littorina littorea Littorina obtusata Nucella lapillus Semibalanus balanoides Fucus vesiculosus |
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alternative stable states community ecology Gulf of Maine LTREB data marine algae marine invertebrates mussels rocky intertidal shores succession Ascophyllum nodosum Mytilus edulis Modiolus modiolus Tectura testudinalis Littorina littorea Littorina obtusata Nucella lapillus Semibalanus balanoides Fucus vesiculosus ESA Ecological Society of America Peter S. Petraitis Marine intertidal organisms found in experimental clearings on sheltered shores in the Gulf of Maine |
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alternative stable states community ecology Gulf of Maine LTREB data marine algae marine invertebrates mussels rocky intertidal shores succession Ascophyllum nodosum Mytilus edulis Modiolus modiolus Tectura testudinalis Littorina littorea Littorina obtusata Nucella lapillus Semibalanus balanoides Fucus vesiculosus |
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Experimental clearings in macroalgal (Ascophyllum nodosum) stands were established in 1996 to determine if mussel beds and macroalgal stands on protected intertidal shores of New England represent alternative community states. Circular clearings 1, 2, 4, and 8 m in diameter were made in Ascophyllum stands at 12 sites on Swan's Island, Maine. Each site also had an uncleared control. The sites are nested within four bays. The purpose of this data set is to provide access to data on densities and percent cover in the 60 experimental plots from 1996 to 2002. Data include densities of mussels (Mytilus edulis and Modiolus modiolus), an herbivorous limpet (Tectura testudinalis), herbivorous snails (Littorina littorea, Littorina obtusata), a predatory snail (Nucella lapillus), a barnacle (Semibalanus balanoides), and fucoid algae (Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus vesiculosus), and percent cover by mussels, barnacles, and fucoids. Published analyses of the data set show that succession depends on clearing size and not on site-specific differences. |
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Marine intertidal organisms found in experimental clearings on sheltered shores in the Gulf of Maine |
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Marine intertidal organisms found in experimental clearings on sheltered shores in the Gulf of Maine |
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Marine intertidal organisms found in experimental clearings on sheltered shores in the Gulf of Maine |
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Marine intertidal organisms found in experimental clearings on sheltered shores in the Gulf of Maine |
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Marine intertidal organisms found in experimental clearings on sheltered shores in the Gulf of Maine |
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marine intertidal organisms found in experimental clearings on sheltered shores in the gulf of maine |
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Swans Island is located at 44°10' N, 68°25' W in the Gulf of Maine, USA. The island is approximately 36 km2 in area with a highly irregular coastline. ENVELOPE(-68.4167,-68.4167,44.1667,44.1667) BEGINDATE: 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z ENDDATE: 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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ENVELOPE(-68.4167,-68.4167,44.1667,44.1667) |
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Modiolus modiolus Nucella lapillus |
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Modiolus modiolus Nucella lapillus |
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