2009-012-FA (CMHRP activity #2153)

Field Activity 2009-012-FA

Identifier

2009-012-FA

Alternate names

D-12-09-BZ

Purpose

Monitor experiment on the invasive colonial tunicate Didemnum vexillum at the WHOI dock.

Location

WHOI Dock, Great Harbor, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Summary

Collected 116 digital photos (jpeg format) of settlement plates with Didemnum vexillum colonies. Collected 8 tissue samples of D. vexillum perserved in formalin.

Comments

Project = Benthic Habitats: Geological and Biological Studies, Benthic Habitats: Geological and Biological Studies

Platform

WHOI dock

Itinerary

Start	Woods Hole, MA	2009-01-19
End	Woods Hole, MA	2009-01-19
Days in the field	0.5

Bounds

West	-70.672
East	-70.67193
North	41.52363
South	41.5236

Personnel

Organization

USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center(WHCMSC)

384 Woods Hole Road

Quissett Campus

Woods Hole, MA02543-1598

(508) 548-8700

Principal investigators

Page C Valentine

Crew members

Page C Valentine	Scientist, Staff
Dann S Blackwood	Scientist, Staff

Information specialist(s)

Page C Valentine

Specialist, Information

Affiliate principal

Mary Carman, WHOI

Affiliate staff

Mary Carman, WHOI

Data types and categories

Data category:	Imagery, Sampling
Data type:	Photo, Biology

Equipment used

Equipment	Usage description	Data types	Datasets
Digital camera		Photo	(no data reported)
Sample containers		Biology, Geology	1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
2009-012-FA-SC-001	Sample containers	8 Didemnum vexillum tissue samples preserved in formalin.	PARTNER