Trends in Intertidal Sea Star Abundance and Diversity Across the Gulf of Alaska: Effects of Sea Star Wasting

Brenda Konar1, Katrin Iken1, Heather A Coletti2, Tom Dean3, Dan Esler4, Kim Kloecker5, Mandy Lindeberg6, Benjamin Pister7 and Ben Weitzman8, (1)University of Alaska Fairbanks, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (2)National Park Service Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (3)Coastal Resources, CA, United States, (4)USGS Alaska Science Center, AK, United States, (5)USGS, AK, United States, (6)NOAA NMFS, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Juneau, AK, United States, (7)National Park Service, Ocean Alaska Science and Learning Center, Seward, AK, United States, (8)USGS, University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK, United States