Polychaete dataset of the southwestern Gulf of Mexico including: taxonomic checklist, abundance, bathymetric distribution, functional diversity, geographic location, and sampling sites depth
Quintanar-Retama, O.; Vázquez-Bader, A.R.; Gracia, A. (2022). Polychaete dataset of the southwestern Gulf of Mexico including: taxonomic checklist, abundance, bathymetric distribution, functional diversity, geographic location, and sampling sites depth. Data in Brief 43: 108370. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2022.108370
In: Data in Brief. Elsevier: Netherlands. ISSN 2352-3409; e-ISSN 2352-3409, more
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| Keywords |
Polychaeta [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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Polychaeta, Deep-sea, Gulf of Mexico, taxonomic checklist, abundance, functional diversity |
| Authors | | Top |
- Quintanar-Retama, O.
- Vázquez-Bader, A.R.
- Gracia, A.
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| Abstract |
A taxonomic list of 69 genera belonging to 33 families of the Polychaeta class (Annelida) collected in 54 deepwater sites of the southwestern Gulf of Mexico is presented. Abundance data of these 69 genera is also included. A dataset of geographical location and depth of sampling sites is given. Graphs of depth related community functional diversity variation are shown. The biological material was obtained from sediment samples collected aboard the Justo Sierra Oceanographic Vessel of the National Autonomous University of Mexico using a Reineck-type box corer with an effective area of 0.16 m2. In each core a subsample of 0.08 m2 and 13 cm deep was taken and washed through a 500-micron sieve with filtered seawater. Abundances were standardized to individuals per square meter. The average abundance contribution percentage graphs were done calculating the average standardized abundance of each guild and the contribution percentage of each one to the four depth categories established: Upper bathyal zone (UBZ); middle bathyal zone (MBZ); lower bathyal zone (LBZ) and abyssal zone (ABYZ). These data could be useful for comparative purposes with new data of polychaete communities in the same area or another region. |
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