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Macrofaunal composition and zonation on sandy beaches at Gazi, Kanamai and Malindi Bay Kenya between April and December 1986 Citable as data publication Ruwa R.K.; Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI): Kenya; (2016): Macrofaunal composition and zonation on sandy beaches at Gazi, Kanamai and Malindi Bay Kenya between April and December 1986. https://doi.org/10.14284/103 Contact: Availability:  This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Description List of macrofauna species present in 4 zones at the sandy beaches of Gazi, Kanamai and Malindi Bay. Study was carried out from April-December 1986. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Ruwa, R.K. (1987). Macrofaunal composition and zonation on sandy beaches at Gazi, Kanamai and Malindi Bay Kenya, in: Martens, E.E. (1987). Kenyan-Belgian Project in Marine Sciences: Second Quarterly Report. Pp. 81-93 Scope Themes: Biology > Benthos, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity, Biology > Invertebrates Keywords: Marine/Coastal, ISW, Kenya, coast, Kanamai, ISW, kenya, coast, kwale, gazi bay, ISW, Kenya, coast, Malindi Bay, Macrofauna, Tide levels, Zonation, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, ISW, Kenya, Dotilla fenestrata Hilgendorf, 1869, Echinodiscus bisperforatus Leske, 1778, Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 1823, Nassarius Duméril, 1805, Natica Scopoli, 1777, Nerita Linnaeus, 1758, Scylla serrata (Forskål, 1775), Strombus Linnaeus, 1758, Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830, Uca Leach, 1814 Geographical coverage EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations Bounding Box Coordinates: MinLong: 39,5059; MinLat: -4,4411 - MaxLong: 40,1273; MaxLat: -3,2049 [WGS84] Temporal coverage April 1986 - December 1986 Taxonomic coverage Dotilla fenestrata Hilgendorf, 1869 [WoRMS] Echinodiscus bisperforatus Leske, 1778 [WoRMS] Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 1823 [WoRMS] Nassarius Duméril, 1805 [WoRMS] Natica Scopoli, 1777 [WoRMS] Nerita Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS] Scylla serrata (Forskål, 1775) [WoRMS] Strombus Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS] Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830 [WoRMS] Uca Leach, 1814 [WoRMS] Parameter Presence/absence of biota Contributors Related datasets Publication Based on this dataset Martens, E.E. (1987). Kenyan-Belgian Project in Marine Sciences: Second Quarterly Report. Kenyan Belgian Cooperation in Marine Sciences: Brussel. 144 pp., more Ruwa, R.K. (1987). Macrofaunal composition and zonation on sandy beaches at Gazi, Kanamai and Malindi Bay Kenya, in: Martens, E.E. (1987). Kenyan-Belgian Project in Marine Sciences: Second Quarterly Report. pp. 81-93, more Dataset status: Completed Data type: Data Data origin: Research: field survey Metadatarecord created: 2013-11-12 Information last updated: 2016-04-15 | ||||
