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Bull kelp surface extent at select sites in the Southern Gulf Islands, 2010-2024

These data contain a record of surface extent of bull kelp at select sites in the Southern Gulf Islands. All of the 2010-2018 data were recorded in the nearshore waters of Mayne Island. Starting in 2019 the monitoring program was expanded in collaboration with the Galiano Conservancy Association, Pender Islands Conservancy Association, Saturna Island Marine Research and Education Society, and Valdes Island Conservancy to include additional sites around those islands. We anticipate annual monitoring of select sites will continue on an annual basis.

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Date (Publication)
2024-04-17
Code
10.48689/1e92e7a8-b7d6-47bc-ad97-18887397108b
Cited responsible party
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Mayne Island Conservancy Society

Rob Underhill

biologist@mayneconservancy.ca

Point of contact
Purpose

These data are being collected to inform land use planning, marine stewardship, and detect long-term trends in bull kelp extent.

Credit

Mayne Island Conservancy Society

Status
ongoing
Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Mayne Island Conservancy Society

Rob Underhill

biologist@mayneconservancy.ca

Point of contact
Maintenance and update frequency
Annually

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Aquatic plants

  • Ecology

  • Marine biology

  • Aquatic ecosystems

  • Coastal waters

  • Oceans

  • Salt water

Use limitation

Provide credit to Mayne Island Conservancy Society. Consider collaboration.

Spatial representation type
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Language

English

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Topic category
  • Biota
  • Oceans
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Dataset

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Distributor contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Pacific Salmon Foundation

salmon@psf.ca

Distributor
OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

https://soggy2.zoology.ubc.ca/geonetwork/srv/api/records/1e92e7a8-b7d6-47bc-ad97-18887397108b/attachments/Kelp_Attribute_Table_Summary.pdf

Kelp Attribute Table Summary

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

https://mayneconservancy.ca/category/outwork/our-shorelines/kelp-bed-monitoring/

Kelp Bed Monitoring Webpage

WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

https://soggy2.zoology.ubc.ca/geonetwork/srv/api/records/1e92e7a8-b7d6-47bc-ad97-18887397108b/attachments/Kelp_mapping_methods_Mayne_Island_Conservancy_2023.pdf

Guidelines and Methods for Mapping and Monitoring Canopy-forming Kelp in British Columbia

WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download https://soggy2.zoology.ubc.ca/geonetwork/srv/api/records/1e92e7a8-b7d6-47bc-ad97-18887397108b/attachments/MICS%20Kelp%20Geodatabase_2024.gdb.zip

Kelp Locations and Survey Area Geospatial Dataset

WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

https://soggy2.zoology.ubc.ca/geonetwork/srv/api/records/1e92e7a8-b7d6-47bc-ad97-18887397108b/attachments/Southern%20Gulf%20Islands%20Bull%20Kelp%20Monitoring%20Collaboration%20Results%20Summary%202010-2024.pdf

Southern Gulf Islands Bull Kelp Monitoring Collaboration Results Summary 2010-2024

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.48689/1e92e7a8-b7d6-47bc-ad97-18887397108b

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Description

Data was acquired each year between August 1st and September 15th. Data was recorded by surveyors in kayaks using a variety of handheld GPS devices. Most commonly GPSmap 60 or 62. Prior to survey each year surveyors attend a calibration and training day where each surveyor covers the same area to ensure consistency in data collection.

Processor
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Mayne Island Conservancy Society

Rob Underhill

biologist@mayneconservancy.ca

Point of contact
Description

Staff from the Mayne Island Conservancy compile and interpret all data collected by regional collaborators under the supervision of Rob Underhill RPBio

Processor
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Mayne Island Conservancy Society

Rob Underhill

biologist@mayneconservancy.ca

Point of contact

Metadata

File identifier
1e92e7a8-b7d6-47bc-ad97-18887397108b XML
Metadata language

eng; CAN

Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2024-12-20T00:27:56.988Z
Metadata standard name

North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata

Metadata standard version

NAP - CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009

Metadata author
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Mayne Island Conservancy Society

Rob Underhill

biologist@mayneconservancy.ca

Point of contact
 
 

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Keywords

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Aquatic ecosystems Aquatic plants Coastal waters Ecology Marine biology Oceans Salt water

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