Document of dataset 5413

Dataset record

Type
Dataset
DOI
https://www.doi.org/10.14284/162
title in English
Macrobenthos of the mangroves of Gazi Bay (Kenya) sampled in September 1990
Abstract in English
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.
License
https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-4.0.html
bibliographicCitation
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. (http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=dataset&dasid=5413)
Release date
May 24 2017 12:00AM

Temporal coverage

Temporal
Start date
1990-09-01
End date
1990-09-01

Geographical coverage

Spatial
ISW, Kenya, Gazi Bay

Thesaurus terms

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

Themes

theme
Biology > Benthos
Biology > Ecology - biodiversity

Taxonomic terms

Taxon keywords
Ampeliscidae
Amphinomidae
Avicennia marina
Bivalvia
Bruguiera gymnorrhiza
Capitellidae
Ceriops tagal
Cirratulidae
Cnidaria
Corophiidae
Cumacea
Decapoda
Echiura
Eunicidae
Gastropoda
Glyceridae
Hesionidae
Insecta
Lacydoniidae
Maldanidae
Nematoda
Nephtyidae
Nereidae
Oligochaeta
Orbiniidae
Paraonidae
Paratanaidae
Phyllodocidae
Pisces
Polynoidae
Polyodontidae [Polychaeta]
Rhizophora mucronata
Sipuncula
Sonneratia alba
Sphaeromatidae
Spionidae
Syllidae
Terebellidae

Ownerships

contactPoint
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
contributor
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
creator
Jan Schrijvers
creator
Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie
creator
Julius Okondo
creator
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute Mombasa Centre
creator
Magda Vincx
creator
Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie
creator
Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie
creator
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute Mombasa Centre

Publication references

related reference
Based on this dataset /id/publication/222577

Dataset references

is part of
Historical Kenyan-Belgian research datasets (1873-1999)
record
European Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Special collections

part of special collection
available through EurOBIS
EMODNET
VLIZ-KMFRI collaboration in marine sciences

Document metadata

date created
2016-06-29
date modified
2025-03-26