Project Information

Title: Checklist and Distributional Analysis of Marine Algal Species Collected as Vouchers Under Project CH1A 01551-BAA

Project Year and Number: 2001: 01551-BAA

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: None

Principal Investigator (PI): Gayle Hansen (Oregon State University)

Managing Agency: NOAA

Assisting Personnel: None

Research Location: Prince William Sound and rest of spill area

Restoration Category: Research

Injured Resources Addressed: Intertidal Organisms

Abstract: During previous EVOS studies (Project CH1A), intense investigations were carried out on the intertidal algal communities of Prince William Sound, Kenai, Kodiak, and the Alaska Peninsula. As a byproduct of these studies, thorough voucher collections were made of the algal species present in more than 100 sites used for the study. The 7,300 voucher specimens were identified to species, curated, and cataloged, but no money was available at the time for publishing the wealth of information on algal biodiveristy and distribution they provided. This project will use these data to prepare regional checklists and biogeographic analyses of the species discovered and finally make available these critical habitat data for restoration and conservation efforts in Alaska.


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Publications from this Project: None Available