Rocky Intertidal Sea Star Size, Count, and Disease Data from Prince William Sound, Katmai National Park and Preserve, and Kenai Fjords National Park
This is a child item of the USGS Data Release: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7513WCB.
These data are part of the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) long-term monitoring program, nearshore monitoring component. The dataset has three comma separated values (.csv) file exported from a Microsoft Access relational database. The data consist of: 1) size and disease state of sea stars, 2) counts of sea stars, and 3) taxonomic classification.
Complete Metadata
| accessLevel | public |
|---|---|
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"010:12"
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| contactPoint |
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"fn": "U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center",
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"hasEmail": "mailto:gs-ak_asc_datamanagers@usgs.gov"
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| description | This is a child item of the USGS Data Release: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7513WCB. These data are part of the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) long-term monitoring program, nearshore monitoring component. The dataset has three comma separated values (.csv) file exported from a Microsoft Access relational database. The data consist of: 1) size and disease state of sea stars, 2) counts of sea stars, and 3) taxonomic classification. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_ASC486 |
| keyword |
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"Alaska",
"Alaska Peninsula",
"Animals/Invertebrates",
"Aquatic ecosystems",
"Biospheric indicators",
"Biota",
"Community ecology",
"Echinoderms",
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"Kenai Fjords National Park",
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"Nearshore ecology",
"Prince William Sound",
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|
| modified | 2025-12-01T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
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| spatial | -156.643, 57.938, -145.415, 61.122 |
| theme |
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| title | Rocky Intertidal Sea Star Size, Count, and Disease Data from Prince William Sound, Katmai National Park and Preserve, and Kenai Fjords National Park |
