Data on macrobenthic prey from an essential western gray whale feeding habitat, Sakhalin Island, Russia, 2001–2015

Data in this article presents data (means and standard deviations) for prey biomass from essential feeding habitats for the endangered western gray whale. Prey include Actinopterygii (primarily the sand lance Ammodytes hexapterus), Amphipoda, Bivalvia, Cumacea, Isopoda, and Polychaeta. Total prey bi...

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Published in:Data in Brief
Main Authors: Arny L. Blanchard, Natalia Demchenko, Lise A.M. Aerts, Sergei Yazvenko, Victor Ivin, Ilya Shcherbakov, H. Rodger Melton
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2019.103968
https://doaj.org/article/2648984e8c4b4575b6cb222951fc8794
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Summary:Data in this article presents data (means and standard deviations) for prey biomass from essential feeding habitats for the endangered western gray whale. Prey include Actinopterygii (primarily the sand lance Ammodytes hexapterus), Amphipoda, Bivalvia, Cumacea, Isopoda, and Polychaeta. Total prey biomass (sum of the six prey groups) is also presented. Statistical analyses document spatial and temporal trends in prey biomass concentrations. Multivariate analyses using canonical correspondence analysis characterize relationships of potential drivers of community changes.