Seastar & Macroinvertebrate Dynamics - BC Central Coast

10.21966/5n09-aq76

The seastar & macroinvertebrate dynamics dataset is a component of the Hakai Institute’s Nearshore research and monitoring program, designed to capture change in rocky intertidal habitats. The overarching objective of Hakai Nearshore research is to investigate the role of habitats and their associated communities, in the face of stress and disturbances from global climate change and local coastal perturbations.

The Pisaster ochraceous community was assessed from 2017-2021 at three coastal sites along the northwest edge of Calvert Island on the Central Coast of British Columbia. All three sites were exposed rocky shorelines containing high abundances of P. ochraceous. The abundance, size, and health of P. ochraceous was surveyed within defined swaths of habitat delineated by transects. Other echinoderm species and Katharina tunicata chitons were also surveyed. The sites were surveyed on an approximately monthly basis from May-September.

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Metadata Reference Date(s) January 13, 2022 (Publication)
July 23, 2024 (Revision)
Data Reference Date(s) June 23, 2016 (Creation)
January 13, 2022 (Publication)
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Froese, Tyrel ORCID logo
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tyrel.froese@hakai.org
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Sadlier-Brown, Gillian
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gillian.sadlierbrown@hakai.org
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Hessing-Lewis, Margot ORCID logo
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margot@hakai.org
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Gehman, Alyssa-Lois ORCID logo
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alyssa.gehman@hakai.org
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Closs, Alana
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Manning, Faye ORCID logo
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Savage, Rosie ORCID logo
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rosie.savage@hakai.org
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Hall, Kyle
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VanMaanen, Derek
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derek.vanmaanen@hakai.org
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Clark, Jennifer
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Bachen, Krystal ORCID logo
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krystal.bachen@hakai.org
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Monteith, Zachary ORCID logo
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zach.monteith@hakai.org
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Olson, Angeleen ORCID logo
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angeleen.olson@hakai.org
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Liggan, Lauran ORCID logo
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Prentice, Carolyn ORCID logo
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carolyn.prentice@hakai.org
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Pontier, Ondine ORCID logo
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ondine.pontier@hakai.org
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Jordinson, Eva
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Whalen, Matthew ORCID logo
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Millard-Martin, Ben
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Rechsteiner, Erin
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Opie, Rumer ORCID logo
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Twist, Brenton ORCID logo
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Field Value
Ocean Variables
  • Invertebrate abundance and distribution
  • Other
Scope Dataset
Status On Going
Topic Category oceans
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South Bounding Latitude 51.63
East Bounding Longitude -128.1
West Bounding Longitude -128.2
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2016-06-23
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Default Locale English
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https://doi.org/10.21966/5n09-aq76
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  1. Nearshore
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Included in Data Catalogue 1
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Hakai Data Catalogue
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Science on the Coastal Margin
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https://catalogue.hakai.org