| Identifier | 2009-071-FA | ||||||||
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| Purpose | Conduct tunicate surveys to determine extent of growth of tunicates on eelgrass beds. | ||||||||
| Location | Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic; | ||||||||
| Summary | We documented the occurrence of invasive species of tunicates on eelgrass in rapid assessment surveys and quadrat surveys. Eelgrass samples with and without attached tunicates were collected and dried in a drying oven at MV Commission office in Oak Bluffs. Eelgrass samples will be processed by EPA-Boston personnel for carbohydrate, sugar, and starch content. 191 digital photographs were gathered. | ||||||||
| Comments | Data Curator: Mary Carman. Project = Benthic Habitats: Geological and Biological Studies, Benthic Habitats: Geological and Biological Studies | ||||||||
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384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
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| Principal investigators | Dann S Blackwood | ||
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| Affiliate principal | Mary Carman, WHOI | ||
| Affiliate staff | Mary Carman, WHOI, Research Scientist; Phil Colarusso, Eric Beck, Eric Nelson, EPA-Boston, Research Scientists; Marty Chintala, Barbara Bergen, EPA-Narragansett, Research Scientists; Bill Wilcox, Martha's Vineyard Commission, Scientist; Dave Grunden, Oak Bluffs Shellfish Department, Shellfish Constable; Paul Bagnall, Edgartown Shellfish Department, Shellfish Constable; Fred Benson, Tisbury Shellfish Department, Deputy Shellfish Constable; Daniel Ewart, Oak Bluffs Shellfish Department, Deputy Shellfish Constable; Andrew Jacobs, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Natural Resources Department, Bay Scallop Project Coordinator |
| Data category: | Environmental Data, Imagery, Sampling |
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| Data type: | Conductivity, Photo, Biology, Chemistry, Geology |
| Equipment | Usage description | Data types | Datasets |
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| Digital camera | Photo | 1 | |
| Quadrats, digital under/above water camera | Photo | (no data reported) | |
| Sample containers | Biology, Geology | 1 | |
| Refractometer | Conductivity | (no data reported) | |
| SCUBA | Biology, Chemistry, Geology | (no data reported) | |
| Camera- deep sea | Photo | 2 |
| Dataset name | Equipment | Description | Dataset contact |
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| 2009-071-FA-PH-002 | Digital camera | Deck photos of field operations | Nancy K. Soderberg |
| 2009-071-FA-SC-001 | Sample containers | Eelgrass samples with and without attached tunicates: dried. | PARTNER |
| 2009-071-FA-PH-001 | Camera- deep sea | 188 digital photos of invasive species of tunicates on eelgrass: includes platform, crew, operations, local environment, in-situ, and specimen photos. | Dann S Blackwood |
| 2009-071-FA-PH-003 | Camera- deep sea | DVD ROM disk of BOTTOM PHOTO TASHMOO OCT 6-8, | Nancy K. Soderberg |