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Stable isotope, seep megafauna video analysis, and macrofauna of submarine canyons, deep-sea corals and seep habitats in the western Atlantic from 2018-2019

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Start Date
2018-08-01
End Date
2019-06-01

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McClain-Counts, J.P., Bourque, J.R., and Demopoulos, A.W.J., 2024, Stable isotope, seep megafauna video analysis, and macrofauna of submarine canyons, deep-sea corals and seep habitats in the western Atlantic from 2018-2019: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P97W00RM.

Summary

Datasets of the sediment grain size and geochemistry, macrofaunal communities, stable isotope (carbon, nitrogen, sulfur) and seep video analyses associated with deep-sea corals, submarine canyons and seep habitats in the western Atlantic off the U.S. eastern coastline from 2018-2019.

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DataRelease_DeepSearchIsotopeData.csv 519.21 KB text/csv
DataRelease_DeepSearchVideoAnalysis.csv 155.36 MB text/csv
USGS_DeepSearch_macrofauna.csv 430.81 KB text/csv

Purpose

This project examines the distribution, identification, biodiversity, ecology, and food-web dynamics of benthic invertebrates (megafauna and macrofauna) associated with canyon, coral, and seep habitats and adjacent soft sediments. Characterization of these communities will enhance our understanding of their ecological role and association with these environments. Additional data on the distribution of deep-sea corals, seeps and submarine canyons within this region will improve the predictive capacity of habitat suitability models used by NOAA and BOEM.

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This work is marked with Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).

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  • USGS Data Release Products
  • USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P97W00RM
USGS_ScienceCenter https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
USGS_MissionArea https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier Ecosystems
USGS_keywords https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier Aquatic Biology, Ecology, Marine Geology

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