Biofouling specimens were collected and identified from Japanese tsunami marine debris (JTMD) from 2012-2014 at coastal sites in Hawaii and the western USA from California to Alaska.
Algal diversity identification was courtesy of Gayle Hansen (Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon State University).
Carlton, J. T., Geller, J., Ruiz, G. E., Miller, J., Chapman, J. (2015) Proportion of taxonomic groups from Japanese, oceanic and eastern Pacific waters along the Hawaii, Washington and Oregon coasts during 2012 (JTMD-BF project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 2015-02-27) Version Date 2015-02-27 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/552364 [access date]
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