Document of dataset 1991

Dataset record

Type
Dataset
title in English
Discovery Collections Midwater Database
Abstract in English
This is a biological data base of the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Deacon Laboratory, U.K. The data are mainly open ocean, with some data from upwelling regions off N.W. Africa and in the Arabian Sea. Data were collected using nets, mainly the IOS RMT1+8 combination net or its multiple version and represent 94000 records in 2100 species. Specific identifications made by various members of staff at the National Institute of Oceanography/Institute of Oceanographic Sciences.
License
https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-4.0.html
bibliographicCitation
Pugh, P. Discovery Collections Midwater Database. National Oceanography Centre, Southampton SO14 3ZH, U.K, 2000.
Version
1
Release date
May 29 2009 12:00AM

Geographical coverage

Spatial
Eastern North Atlantic

Thesaurus terms

Keyword
Bio-geographical regions
Biota
Environment
Geoscientific Information
Habitats and biotopes
Metadata non conformant
Metadata not evaluated
No limitations to public access
Oceans
Sea regions
Upwelling
WGS84 (EPSG:4326)
XYZ ASCII

Themes

theme
Biology > Ecology - biodiversity
Biology > Invertebrates

Ownerships

contributor
National Oceanography Centre

Dataset references

record
European Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Special collections

part of special collection
available through EurOBIS
EMODNET
Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning

Document metadata

date created
2009-06-09
date modified
2025-03-26