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Long-term monitoring of macroalgal biodiversity in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia Schenk, Siobhan; Supratya, Varoon P.; Martone, Patrick T.; Parfrey, Laura W.

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The sampling was started by Varoon P. Supratya and Siobhan Schenk, PhD candidates in the labs of <a href="https://www3.botany.ubc.ca/martone/" class="uri", target="_blank">Patrick T. Martone</a> and <a href="https://www.zoology.ubc.ca/~parfrey/parfrey_lab/" class="uri", target="_blank">Laura W. Parfrey</a>, respectively, both at the University of British Columbia.</p>

Both Varoon and Siobhan study macroalgae for their degrees. Macroalgae are marine foundation species in intertidal ecosystems, but data regarding their historical abundance, diversity, and phenology remains lacking in many regions, including British Columbia.</p>

This absence of historical baselines may hinder assessments of how macroalgae are affected by anthropogenic stressors, such as extreme weather events (e.g., 2021 heat dome) or invasive species. Obtaining baseline data may be especially important for urban intertidal zones, where the impact of increasing anthropogenic stressors is underappreciated.</p>

To fill this data gap, they started a collaborative long-term survey in 2021 to document year-round macroalgal biodiversity in a highly biodiverse urban intertidal zone around the Girl in a Wetsuit Statue in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (49.30275394688415, -123.12643462372476).</p> For easy data visualization, the <a href = "https://siobhanschenk.shinyapps.io/algae_transects_stanley_park/", target="_blank">Shiny app linked here </a> may be useful, but we strongly reccomend doing your own data analysis. Please cite this Borealis page if you use these data, not the Shiny app.

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Long-term monitoring of macroalgal biodiversity in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia
Creator
Schenk, Siobhan; Supratya, Varoon P.; Martone, Patrick T.; Parfrey, Laura W.
Contributor
Schenk, Siobhan; Supratya, Varoon P.
Date Issued
2022-10-24
Description

The sampling was started by Varoon P. Supratya and Siobhan Schenk, PhD candidates in the labs of <a href="https://www3.botany.ubc.ca/martone/" class="uri", target="_blank">Patrick T. Martone</a> and <a href="https://www.zoology.ubc.ca/~parfrey/parfrey_lab/" class="uri", target="_blank">Laura W. Parfrey</a>, respectively, both at the University of British Columbia.</p>

Both Varoon and Siobhan study macroalgae for their degrees. Macroalgae are marine foundation species in intertidal ecosystems, but data regarding their historical abundance, diversity, and phenology remains lacking in many regions, including British Columbia.</p>

This absence of historical baselines may hinder assessments of how macroalgae are affected by anthropogenic stressors, such as extreme weather events (e.g., 2021 heat dome) or invasive species. Obtaining baseline data may be especially important for urban intertidal zones, where the impact of increasing anthropogenic stressors is underappreciated.</p>

To fill this data gap, they started a collaborative long-term survey in 2021 to document year-round macroalgal biodiversity in a highly biodiverse urban intertidal zone around the Girl in a Wetsuit Statue in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (49.30275394688415, -123.12643462372476).</p> For easy data visualization, the <a href = "https://siobhanschenk.shinyapps.io/algae_transects_stanley_park/", target="_blank">Shiny app linked here </a> may be useful, but we strongly reccomend doing your own data analysis. Please cite this Borealis page if you use these data, not the Shiny app.

Subject
Earth and Environmental Sciences; Other; Macroalgae; algae; seaweed; Long-term monitoring; Biodiversity survey; seasonal trends; urban ecology; climate change; Vancouver; British Columbia; Canada
Geographic Location
Vancouver; BC
Type
Dataset
Notes
Dr. B. Clarkston for her invaluable help to identify macroalgae and suggestions on how to improve the study and data usability. Volunteers who donated their time to help us collect these data. In particular: A. Choinski, A. Jackman, A. Palacios, A. Simon, B. Clarkston, C. Wardrop, E. Evans, E. Jourdain, E. Menchions, E. Kohn, E. Porcher, G. Ainsworth-Cruickshank, N. Salland, MJ. Herrin, P. Lund, P. Schenk, R. Burns, R. Perovich, R. Ogushi, V. Billy
Date Available
2022-10-17
Provider
University of British Columbia Library
License
CC-BY 4.0
DOI
10.14288/1.0421414
URI
https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/IKGB6E
Publisher DOI
https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/IKGB6E
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Country
Canada
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