Document of dataset 5418

Dataset record

Type
Dataset
DOI
https://www.doi.org/10.14284/166
title in English
Distribution and abundance of corals along the Kenyan coast
Description in English
The checklist includes corals identified in the field, and corals that are part of the KMFRI collection and the University of Nairobi, Zoology Department collection.
Abstract in English
Tentative checklist of hermatypic coral species and distribution of coral genera along the Kenyan coast. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Polk, P. (Ed.) (1986). Kenya report. VUB: Brussel. 358 pp.
License
https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-4.0.html
bibliographicCitation
Muthiga N.; Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute: Kenya; (2016): Distribution and abundance of corals along the Kenyan coast. (http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=dataset&dasid=5418)
Release date
Nov 10 2016 12:00AM

Geographical coverage

Spatial
ISW, Kenya, Coast, Nyali
ISW, Kenya, Mida Creek
ISW, Kenyan Coast

Thesaurus terms

Keyword
Bio-geographical regions
Biota
Checklists
Coral reefs
Corals
Environment
Geoscientific Information
Habitats and biotopes
ISW, Kenya, coast, Bamburi
ISW, Kenya, coast, Kanamai
ISW, Kenya, coast, Malindi, marine national park
ISW, Kenya, coast, shimoni
ISW, Kenya, Coast, Tiwi
Metadata non conformant
Metadata not evaluated
No limitations to public access
Oceans
Sea regions
WGS84 (EPSG:4326)
XYZ ASCII

Themes

theme
Biology > Ecology - biodiversity
Biology > Invertebrates

Taxonomic terms

Taxon keywords
Acropora
Anthozoa
Favia
Millepora
Pocillopora
Porites
Scleractinia
Stylophora

Ownerships

contactPoint
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
contributor
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
creator
Nyawira Muthiga
creator
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute Mombasa Centre
creator
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute Mombasa Centre

Publication references

related reference
Based on this dataset /id/publication/18635

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
2016-07-01
date modified
2025-03-26