Southeastern Chukchi Sea (Alaska) epibenthos 1976

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Citation_Information:
Originator: Feder HM, Jewett SC, Blanchard A
Publication_Date: 2005
Title: Southeastern Chukchi Sea (Alaska) epibenthos 1976
Series_Information:
Series_Name: 28: 402-421
Issue_Identification: Polar Biology
Other_Citation_Details: NA
Online_Linkage: NA
Description:
Abstract:
Epibenthos of the southeastern Chukchi Sea, inclusive of Kotzebue Sound, was sampled in 1976. Otter trawl, condend, was lined with 31.8mm (1.25"). mesh for retention of fish and epifauna. Crustaceans dominated abundance while echinoderms, mainly sea stars, dominated biomass. Spatial distribution of fauna was determined by cluster analysis. Scavenger-predators were dominant trophic groups,although suspension feeders dominated some regions. Unexpected high abundance and biomass under Alaska Coastal Water and factors related to presence and distribution of fauna are discussed. Dissimilarities between the benthic systems of the southeastern and northeastern Chukchi Seas are attributed to more complex water mass and flow patterns in the southern system. Entrained particulate organic carbon disperses through the area to support an abundant and apparently highly productive benthic fauna, which sustains resident and transient populations of demersal fishes and marine mammals. Epibenthos was sampled again in 1998 and, although little change was apparent in community composition, many taxa had higher abundance and biomass than 22 years earlier, a trend similar to findings observed in the northeastern Bering Sea.
Purpose:
To assess species composition, abundance, biomass and distribution of epifauna in the southeastern (US sector) Chukchi Sea.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19760905
Ending_Date: 19760916
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Chukchi, Alaska
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: –168.800 º
East_Bounding_Coordinate: –162.033 º
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 65.783 º
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 68.300 º
Keywords:
Theme:
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Theme_Keyword: epifauna
Theme_Keyword: benthos
Theme_Keyword: abundance
Theme_Keyword: biomass
Theme_Keyword: distribution
Theme_Keyword: arctic biodiversity
Theme_Keyword: species composition
Theme_Keyword: otter trawls
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Theme_Keyword: Biology
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Theme_Keyword: Version 1
Theme_Keyword: Alaska Ocean Observing System
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Theme_Keyword: Biology
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Theme_Keyword: Shortname=BenthosChukchiFN762_1976_Falk5
Theme_Keyword: CollectionCode=2006B4
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Place_Keyword: Arctic
Place_Keyword: southeastern Chukchi Sea
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: Kotzebue Sound
Place_Keyword: Arctic Ocean
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Taxonomic_Keywords: Porifera
Taxonomic_Keywords: Cnidaria
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Taxonomic_Keywords: Arthropoda
Taxonomic_Keywords: Echinodermata
Taxonomic_Keywords: Chordata
Taxonomic_System:
Taxonomic_Procedures:
Catches were sorted on shipboard, given tentative identifications, enumerated, weighed, and fixed in 10% buffered formalin. Invertebrates were identified for species by Max Hoberg; with help for gastropods by Richard A MacIntosh (NMSF Kodiak, retired).
Taxonomic_Completeness:
Otter trawl, codend, was lined with 31.8mm (1.25"). mesh for retention of fish and epifauna. Not all specimens were identified to species level. A number of presumably new species were found but not described.
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Taxon_Rank_Value: Microcioninae
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Taxonomic_Classification:
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Applicable_Common_Name: shore worms
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Golfingia
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Golfingia margaritacea
Access_Constraints:
None. Contacting data owners is recommended for valid interpretation of these data.
Use_Constraints:
Do not redistribute to third parties. When not provided by taxonomist, taxonomic information was completed using ITIS
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Howard Feder, Arny Blanchard, Stephen Jewett
Contact_Organization: IMS SFOS University of Alaska-Fairbanks
Contact_Address:
Address: PO Box 757220
City: Fairbanks
State_or_Province: Alaska
Postal_Code: 99775-7220
Contact_Voice_Telephone:
Feder: 1-907-474 7956, Blanchard: 1-907-474 1123, Jewett 1-907-474 7841
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: NA
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Feder HM, Jewett SC, Blanchard A
Publication_Date: 2005
Title: Southeastern Chukchi Sea (Alaska) epibenthos.
Series_Information:
Series_Name: 28: 402-421
Issue_Identification: Polar Biology
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Graham, C. H., S. Ferrier, F. Huettmann, C. Moritz and A.T. Peterson
Publication_Date: 2004
Title:
New developments in museum-based informatics and applications in biodiversity analysis. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 19:497-503
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Polar Biology
Issue_Identification: 28: 218-231
Data_Set_Credit:
The study was funded by Minerals Management Service, Department of the Interior, through an interagency agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Native_Data_Set_Environment: Excel, MacIntosh

Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The same procedures were used at all sites and for all species; findings should be consistent.
Completeness_Report:
Mesh size unknown. The data were taken from 70 stations with confirmed presence and absence reported from those stations.
Lineage:
Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Field and lab
Methodology_Description:
Field: During the "Polarstern" Expedition ARK 8/3 30 stations were sampled in August/September 1991 along a transect from Northern Svalbard towards the Eurasian Basin to the Makarov Basin. 17 stations were sampled along a transect from the North Pole crossing the Amundsen Basin towards the Morris Jesup Rise and the Yermak Plateau. Sampling was carried out with a 0.25 m2 box core (1 per station). Due to ship time at several stations the corer had to be shared by different working groups, therefore, a sub-sampler of 0.02 m2 was used. In case a separate corer was run for biology, 5 to 7 sub-samplers were taken out of the big box for comparison of the samples. Therefore, abundances and biomasses are originally given as median numbers per 0.02 m2. For the stations, where only a single sub-sampler was taken, the raw data are given. At stations 2213 and 2214, cored sediments to a depth of 20 cm were sieved in a whole. Abundance and biomass were calculated per 0.02 m2, whereas species numbers were given per 0.25 m2. In this database all abundance and biomass values were also converted to 1 m2 to comply with OBIS requirements. Lab: The samples were washed gently over a mesh size of 0.5 mm and fixed in 4% buffered formalin. After sorting the organisms were kept in 70% alcohol. Preserved samples were sorted and identified to the lowest taxon possible under stereo microscopes in the lab. The identification of Porifera and Polychaeta was supported by Prof. V. Koltun and Dr. G. Buzhinskaja of the Zoological Museum of St. Petersburg (Russia).
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Kroencke Ingrid
Publication_Date: 1991
Title: Standard procedures used in the discipline
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Catches were sorted on shipboard, given tentative identifications, enumerated, weighed, and fixed in 10% buffered formalin. Organisms mainly comprised epifauna, although some infauna was collected. Epifauna that could not be quantified and infauna were included in the taxa count, but not included in abundance, biomass calculations and multivariate analysis. Abundance and biomass were converted to individuals km-2 and kg km-2, respectively. General comments on distribution of epifauna were not collected quantitatively and some infaunal taxa are included in the results.
Process_Date: at sea
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
A modified Eastern Otter trawl with a 17m horizontal opening was used. Tows were 30 min in duration at an average speed of 6.5 km h-1. Mesh size unknown. The inherent problem of trawls is to know exactly when the net reached and left the seafloor, because abundance and biomass calculations are based on the trawled area. The exact accuracy is unknown.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
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Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:
According to navigation system of NOAA ship Miller Freeman in 1976
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
According to navigation system of NOAA ship Miller Freeman in 1976
Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:
According to navigation system of NOAA ship Miller Freeman in 1976

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Arctic Ocean, Southeastern Chukchi Sea, Kotzebue Sound
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
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Attribute:
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Rob Cermak
Contact_Organization: University of Alaska, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
Contact_Address:
Address: 214 O'Neill Building
City: Fairbanks
State_or_Province: Alaska
Postal_Code: 99775
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1 907 474-7842
Distribution_Liability:
ArcOD and the authors of this dataset shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. These data and related graphics (i.e. GIF or JPG format files) are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistent within the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. The related graphics are intended to aid the data user in acquiring relevant data; it is not appropriate to use the related graphics as data. ArcOD gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from an ArcOD server and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. Although these data have been processed successfully on computer systems at ArcOD, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the utility of the data on other systems for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data.
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Metadata_Date: 2005/12/06
Metadata_Contact:
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Contact_Person: Bodil Bluhm, Howard Feder, Falk Huettmann
Contact_Organization: University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Contact_Address:
Address:
419 IRVING I, EWHALE lab,Institute of Arctic Biology, Biology and Wildlife Department, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska 99775
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1 907 4747882
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Contact_Information:
Contact_Address:
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