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Non-encrusting macroalgal zonation on rocky cliffs around Mombasa (Kenya) sampled between April and August 1985
Citable as data publication
Oyieke H.A.; Ruwa R.K.; Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute: Kenya; (2016): Non-encrusting macroalgal zonation on rocky cliffs around Mombasa (Kenya) sampled between April and August 1985. https://doi.org/10.14284/178
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Description
Presence and absence of macroalgae and their zonation patterns at several localities around Mombasa sampled between April and August 1985. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Polk, P. (Ed.) (1986). Kenya report. VUB: Brussel. 358 pp.

Scope
Themes:
Biology > Macroalgae
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Cliffs, Eulittoral zone, Exposed habitats, ISW, Kenya, coast, Kanamai, ISW, Kenya, coast, Mombasa, ISW, Kenya, Coast, Shelly, ISW, Kenya, Coast, Tiwi, Littoral zone, Rocky substrata, Seaweed zonation, Sheltered habitats, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, ISW, Kenya, Coast, Nyali, ISW, Kenyan Coast, Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, Rhodophyta

Geographical coverage
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 39,5833; MinLat: -4,2333 - MaxLong: 39,7109; MaxLat: -3,9 [WGS84]
ISW, Kenya, Coast, Nyali [Marine Regions]
ISW, Kenyan Coast [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
April 1985 - August 1985

Taxonomic coverage
Chlorophyta [WoRMS]
Phaeophyta [WoRMS]
Rhodophyta [WoRMS]

Parameter
Presence/absence of biota

Contributors
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), moredata manager
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute Mombasa Centre (KMFRI)data creator
Oyieke, H.A.
Ruwa, Reninson

Related datasets
Parent dataset:
Historical Kenyan-Belgian research datasets (1873-1999), more
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more

Publication
Based on this dataset
Polk, P. (Ed.) (1986). Kenya report. VUB: Brussel. 358 pp.

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2016-07-06
Information last updated: 2016-07-06
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