Data are from surveys tracking the abundance of intermediate predator species with tidal elevation from 2014-2015 following sea star wasting disease. The surveys were in permanent transect lines that were in an inverted "T" shape with a vertical line from the low to high zones and a horizontal line at the lower edge of the mussel bed.
Related Reference:
Elizabeth B. Cerny-Chipman, Jenna M. Sullivan, and Bruce A. Menge. Whelk predators exhibit limited population responses and community effects following disease-driven declines of the keystone sea star Pisaster ochraceus. In Revision: MEPS.
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Menge, B. A. (2016) Surveys tracking the abundance of intermediate predator species with tidal elevation from 2014-2015 following sea star wasting disease from coastal Oregon. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version ) Version Date 2016-08-12 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/653793 [access date]
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