| meta key # | inva010 |
| dataset or series of data | Port Valdez, AK Ballast Water Community Analysis |
| keywords | ships, ballast water, invasion biology, nonindigenous species, Port Valdez, Alaska |
| originator | Ruiz, G.R., Hines, A.H. |
| file format | Access, *.mdb |
| platform | Windows |
| study site locale | Port Valdez, Alaska, USA |
| mo./yr. beg. | 199705 |
| ongoing? | yes |
| mo./yr. end | |
| meas. freq. | continuous |
| site size | N/A |
| # of stations | N/A |
| west long. | -146.63 |
| east long. | -146.5 |
| north lat. | 61.1 |
| south lat. | 61.08 |
| parameters | abundance and diversity of organisms arriving to the Port Valdez, AK in ballast tanks and ballast water of oil tankers |
| current sharing status | not available |
| current advertising status | scientific publication, conference presentation, SERC Web Site |
| abstract | Community composition and density of organisms present in segregated (clean) ballast water of commercial oil tankers arriving to Port Valdez, Alaska. Most ballast water sampled originates from the western U.S. (i.e., California, Oregon, and Washington) and the residual arrives from overseas (especially Asia). This dataset is on-going and presently includes biological data from approximately 130 vessels. Most of the samples focus on large zooplankton, which are collected by 80 micron plankton net. |
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