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Macrobenthos of the mangroves of Gazi Bay (Kenya) sampled in September 1990
Citable as data publication
Schrijvers J.; Okondo J.; Vincx M.; Zoology Institute, Marine Biology Section, University of Gent: Belgium; Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute: Kenya; (2016): Macrobenthos of the mangroves of Gazi Bay (Kenya) sampled in September 1990. https://doi.org/10.14284/162
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This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Description
Density of major macrofauna taxa (and families of Amphipoda, Isopoda, Polychaeta and Tanaidacea) and sediment characteristics for 12 sampling sites at Gazi Bay (Kenya) sampled in September 1990. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Polk, P.; Okemwa, E. N. (1993). Dynamics and assessment of Kenyan mangrove ecosystems n° TS2-0240-C (GDF): final report (April 1993). Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 244 pp.
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Benthos, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Granulometry, Macrobenthos, Mangroves, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, ISW, Kenya, Gazi Bay, Ampeliscidae Krøyer, 1842, Amphinomidae Lamarck, 1818, Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh., Bivalvia, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lam., Capitellidae Grube, 1862, Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C.B. Robinson, Cirratulidae Ryckholt, 1851, Cnidaria, Corophiidae Leach, 1814, Cumacea, Decapoda, Echiura, Eunicidae Berthold, 1827, Gastropoda, Glyceridae Grube, 1850, Hesionidae Grube, 1850, Insecta, Lacydoniidae Bergström, 1914, Maldanidae Malmgren, 1867, Nematoda, Nephtyidae Grube, 1850, Nereidae [auctt.], Oligochaeta, Orbiniidae Hartman, 1942, Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909, Paratanaidae Lang, 1949, Phyllodocidae Örsted, 1843, Pisces, Polynoidae Kinberg, 1856, Polyodontidae Augener, 1918, Rhizophora mucronata Poir., Sipuncula, Sonneratia alba Sm., Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 1825, Spionidae Grube, 1850, Syllidae Grube, 1850, Terebellidae Johnston, 1846
Geographical coverage
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 39,51; MinLat: -4,42 - MaxLong: 39,51; MaxLat: -4,41 [WGS84]
Coordinates: MinLong: 39,51; MinLat: -4,42 - MaxLong: 39,51; MaxLat: -4,41 [WGS84]
ISW, Kenya, Gazi Bay [Marine Regions]
Temporal coverage
September 1990
Taxonomic coverage
Ampeliscidae Krøyer, 1842 [WoRMS]
Amphinomidae Lamarck, 1818 [WoRMS]
Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. [WoRMS]
Bivalvia [WoRMS]
Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lam. [WoRMS]
Capitellidae Grube, 1862 [WoRMS]
Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C.B. Robinson [WoRMS]
Cirratulidae Ryckholt, 1851 [WoRMS]
Cnidaria [WoRMS]
Corophiidae Leach, 1814 [WoRMS]
Cumacea [WoRMS]
Decapoda [WoRMS]
Echiura [WoRMS]
Eunicidae Berthold, 1827 [WoRMS]
Gastropoda [WoRMS]
Glyceridae Grube, 1850 [WoRMS]
Hesionidae Grube, 1850 [WoRMS]
Insecta [WoRMS]
Lacydoniidae Bergström, 1914 [WoRMS]
Maldanidae Malmgren, 1867 [WoRMS]
Nematoda [WoRMS]
Nephtyidae Grube, 1850 [WoRMS]
Nereidae [auctt.] [WoRMS]
Oligochaeta [WoRMS]
Orbiniidae Hartman, 1942 [WoRMS]
Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 [WoRMS]
Paratanaidae Lang, 1949 [WoRMS]
Phyllodocidae Örsted, 1843 [WoRMS]
Pisces [WoRMS]
Polynoidae Kinberg, 1856 [WoRMS]
Polyodontidae Augener, 1918 [WoRMS]
Rhizophora mucronata Poir. [WoRMS]
Sipuncula [WoRMS]
Sonneratia alba Sm. [WoRMS]
Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 1825 [WoRMS]
Spionidae Grube, 1850 [WoRMS]
Syllidae Grube, 1850 [WoRMS]
Terebellidae Johnston, 1846 [WoRMS]
Parameters
Gravel fraction
Macrobenthos density
Mud content
Organic matter (OM)
Presence/absence of biota
Sand fraction
Macrobenthos density
Mud content
Organic matter (OM)
Presence/absence of biota
Sand fraction
Contributors
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), more, data manager
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), more, data creator
Schrijvers, Jan
Vincx, Magda
Vincx, Magda
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute Mombasa Centre (KMFRI), data creator
Okondo, Julius
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Publication
Based on this dataset
Polk, P.; Okemwa, E. N. (1993). Dynamics and assessment of Kenyan mangrove ecosystems n° TS2-0240-C (GDF): final report (April 1993). Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 244 pp.
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2016-06-29
Information last updated: 2016-06-29
