Document of dataset 2799

Dataset record

Type
Dataset
title in English
Isopoda (Crustacea, Malacostraca) of the Southern Ocean and adjacent seas
Description in English
Isopods are an important component of the Antarctic benthos and can be rich across depth and regions. A lack of dispersive larval stages makes them putatively very vulnerable to climate-induced changes and thus potentially an ideal model taxon for monitoring faunal shifts. In cooperation with TOTAL Foundation and SCAR-MarBIN, this data base is designed to collate distribution records of isopod crustaceans across the Southern Ocean and adjacent seas (S of 30°S) from the intertidal to hadal depths. Based on historical literature and benthic surveys the data base holds information nearly 900 isopod species in > 200 genera and 37 families from more than 3000 locations. More data are currently being added. Usually, UTM coordinates were entered (in meters); if not specified, stations were only included if a precise location (e.g. False Bay) was given. This data set presents one of the biggest isopod datasets for the Southern hemisphere (Antarctic, Sub-Antarctic, adjacent oceans S of 30°S: S.-Atlantic, S- Pacific, S. India). It consists of c. 4000 presence records (absence is not collected), collected from 1881 till 2011. The spatial coverage includes most of Antarctica. The actual database is a relational MS Access table, and the data exist in an OBIS/Darwin Core scheme of its columns.
Abstract in English
This data set presents one of the biggest isopod datasets for the Southern hemisphere (Antarctic, Sub-Antarctic, adjacent oceans S of 30°S: S.-Atlantic, S- Pacific, S. India). It consists of c. 4000 presence records (absence is not collected), collected from 1881 till 2011. The spatial coverage includes most of Antarctica.
Rights
Unrestricted after moratorium period
bibliographicCitation
Kaiser, S. [date accessed] Isopoda (Crustacea, Malacostraca) of the Southern Ocean and adjacent seas. World Wide Web electronic publication
Version
1.0

Temporal coverage

Temporal
Start date
1881-01-01
End date
2011-01-01

Geographical coverage

Spatial
PS, Antarctic Ocean

Thesaurus terms

Keyword
Antarctic
Benthos
Continental shelf
Data
Deep water
Marine Genomics

Taxonomic terms

Taxon keywords
Isopoda

Ownerships

contributor
Stefanie Kaiser
contributor
Biozentrum Grindel und Zoologisches Museum
contributor
Huw Griffiths
contributor
British Antarctic Survey
creator
Falk Huettmann
creator
Institute of Arctic Biology
contactPoint
Stefanie Kaiser
contactPoint
Biozentrum Grindel und Zoologisches Museum

Dataset references

record
Antarctic Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Document metadata

date created
2011-03-11
date modified
2011-03-14