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• Spatial extent of surface canopy kelp derived from fixed-wing surveys (2024), North Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

  CIOOS-Pacific

  This data package consists of digitized surface canopy extent for two species of canopy-forming kelp – giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) and bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) – for two regions on the North Vancouver Island region of British Columbia, Canada.…

  Macroalgal canopy cover and composition HTML

• Spatial extent of surface canopy kelp derived from fixed-wing surveys (2025), North Coast, British Columbia, Canada

  CIOOS-Pacific

  Canopy-forming kelps are a critical component of many nearshore marine ecosystems, including those of British Columbia. Kelp forests create highly productive nearshore marine ecosystems which provide significant ecological, cultural and economic services.…

  Macroalgal canopy cover and composition HTML

• Understory kelp biomass data from BC Central Coast

  CIOOS-Pacific

  The understory kelp biomass dataset is a component of Hakai Institute’s Nearshore research and monitoring program. This dataset characterizes spatial and temporal trends in understory kelps and kelp-consuming invertebrate communities at 22 rocky bottom…

  Macroalgal canopy cover and composition HTML

• Nereocystis kelp canopy productivity data from BC Central Coast

  CIOOS-Pacific

  The nereocystis canopy production dataset is a component of Hakai Institute’s Nearshore research and monitoring program. This dataset documents seasonal changes in Nereocystis luetkeana density, size structure and growth parameters at multiple locations near…

  Macroalgal canopy cover and composition HTML

• Spatial extent of surface canopy kelp derived from fixed-wing surveys (2020-2022), Central Coast, British Columbia, Canada

  CIOOS-Pacific

  This data package consists of digitized surface canopy extent for two species of canopy forming kelp – giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) and bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) – for regions on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada. These data were…

  Macroalgal canopy cover and composition HTML

• Spatial extent of surface canopy kelp derived from fixed-wing surveys (2024), Central Coast, British Columbia, Canada

  CIOOS-Pacific

  This data package consists of digitized surface canopy extent for two species of canopy forming kelp – giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) and bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) – for two regions on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada. Spatial datasets…

  Macroalgal canopy cover and composition HTML

• Spatial extent of surface canopy kelp derived from fixed-wing surveys (2024), North Coast, British Columbia, Canada

  CIOOS-Pacific

  This data package consists of digitized surface canopy extent for two species of canopy forming kelp – giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) and bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) – for several areas on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. These data were…

  Macroalgal canopy cover and composition HTML

• Spatial extent of surface canopy kelp derived from fixed-wing surveys (2023), Central Coast, British Columbia, Canada

  CIOOS-Pacific

  This data package consists of digitized surface canopy extent for two species of canopy forming kelp – giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) and bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) – for regions on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada. Spatial datasets of…

  Macroalgal canopy cover and composition HTML

• Spatial extent of surface canopy kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) derived from fixed-wing surveys (2023), Denman Island to south Quadra Island, British Columbia, Canada

  CIOOS-Pacific

  This dataset consists of a spatial dataset of digitized surface canopy extent for bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) for the North Salish Sea on the Coast of British Columbia, Canada. This data was collected in partnership with Brian Timmer, a PhD student at…

  Macroalgal canopy cover and composition HTML

• Fucus Dynamics - Point Intercept Surveys - BC Central Coast

  CIOOS-Pacific

  The Fucus dynamics dataset is a component of the Hakai Institute’s Nearshore research and monitoring program, designed to capture change in rocky intertidal habitats. The overarching objective of Hakai Nearshore research is to investigate the role of habitats…

  Macroalgal canopy cover and composition HTML

• Time series of quarterly kelp canopy extent from Landsat 5, 7, 8, and 9 since 1985

  CIOOS-Pacific

  These data files represents a time series of surface kelp canopy area of giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, and bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana, derived from atmospherically corrected Landsat imagery: Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM), Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic…

  Macroalgal canopy cover and composition HTML

• Macrocystis kelp canopy productivity data from BC Central Coast

  CIOOS-Pacific

  The macrocystis canopy productivity dataset is a component of the Hakai Institute Nearshore research and monitoring program. This dataset documents seasonal and annual changes in Macrocystis pyrifera biomass, density, productivity and reproduction on the…

  Macroalgal canopy cover and composition HTML

• Mapping Canopy-Forming Kelps in the Northeast Pacific: A Guidebook for Decision-Makers and Practitioners

  CIOOS-Pacific

  This guidebook provides an overview of optical remote sensing as it relates to mapping giant kelp and bull kelp. We describe optical remote sensing platforms and sensors pertinent to mapping and monitoring attributes of bull kelp and giant kelp beds - kelp…

  Macroalgal canopy cover and composition HTML

• Time series of surface kelp canopy area derived from remotely piloted aerial systems (RPAS, or drone) surveys, Central Coast, British Columbia

  CIOOS-Pacific

  This data package represents a time series of canopy area of giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, and bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana, derived from remotely piloted aerial system (RPAS or drones) surveys, along with relevant metadata. The kelp canopy is composed…

  Macroalgal canopy cover and composition HTML

• Macroalgae in the Coastal Zone of Maritime Quebec

  St. Lawrence Global Observatory

  Macroalgae dominated areas with a vegetated cover above 25%, located in the coastal zone of the Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence (Quebec) This dataset was designed for Environment and Climate Change Canada's (ECCC) National Environmental Emergencies Center…

  Macroalgal canopy cover and composition HTML

• Characterization of the Batture-aux-Alouettes Kelp Bed, Baie-Sainte-Catherine, Quebec

  St. Lawrence Global Observatory

  This project aims to characterize the kelp bed of the Batture-aux-Alouettes, a preferred food source for the green sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) which is fished commercially in Quebec. This dataset presents an assessment of the abundance and…

  Macroalgal canopy cover and composition CSV

• Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence Marine Macroalgae Data Base (1933-2012)

  St. Lawrence Global Observatory

  This database gathers available and accessible information on the composition and distribution of marine macroalgae beds in the intertidal and infralittoral levels along Québec coasts. The current database includes information about the seaweed biomass and its…

  Macroalgal canopy cover and composition XLSXZIP

• Kelp Canopy Extent 2012 - NW Calvert Island

  CIOOS-Pacific

  Polygons manually created based on August 2012 air photos. Two species are mapped: Nereocystis luetkeana and Macrocystis pyrifera. Density is classified as either High or Low according the KIM 1 methodologies detailed in the 2007 Sutherland Kelp Inventory…

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• Kelp Canopy Extent 2006 - NW Calvert Island

  CIOOS-Pacific

  2006 air photos sourced from the province were used to digitize kelp canopies for NW Calvert Island. Focal areas of West Beach and Choked Passage off Calvert Island have been chosen to to multiple year analysis of kelp canopy change pre - and post otter…

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• Spatial extent of surface canopy kelp derived from fixed-wing surveys (2020), Central Coast, British Columbia, Canada

  CIOOS-Pacific

  This data package consists of digitized surface canopy extent for two species of canopy forming kelp – giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) and bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) – for two regions on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada. Note - this data…

  Macroalgal canopy cover and compositionOther HTML