Spatial Variability of Kelp Growth in the Steffanson Sound Boulder Patch

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Spatial Variability of Kelp Growth in the Steffanson Sound Boulder Patch Christina Bonsell GISWR 2013 November 21, 2013

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Spatial Variability of Kelp Growth in the Steffanson Sound Boulder Patch. Christina Bonsell GISWR 2013 November 21, 2013. Purpose: determine patterns of linear kelp growth over space and time. Where are we?. Boulder Patch map from Dunton 2009. What are we looking at?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Spatial Variability of Kelp Growth in the Steffanson Sound Boulder Patch

Christina BonsellGISWR 2013

November 21, 2013

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Purpose: determine patterns of linear kelp growth over space and time

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Where are we?

Boulder Patch map from Dunton 2009

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What are we looking at?

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What are we looking at?

StipeBlade

This year 1 year old 3 yrs old 4 yrs old

5 yrs old

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Growth per site

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Growth per site

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Growth interpolated over area: all years

1980-2009

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Growth interpolated over area per year

1988 2003

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Growth interpolated over area per year

1981-2006

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What’s left?

• Short term– polish up maps – Calculate statistics– Continue attempts to get Boulder Patch shapefile

• Longer term– Collect density data for productivity calculation• Growth/individual* individuals/m2 = growth/m2

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Thank you!

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