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Seagrasses and associated macroalgae at West Gazi bay during July and August 1987 and abiotic data of the corresponding sampling locations Citable as data publication De Wit M.; Coppejans E.; Laboratorium Plantkunde; Vakgroep Biologie; Faculteit Wetenschappen. Universiteit Gent: Belgium; (2016): Seagrasses and associated macroalgae at West Gazi bay during July and August 1987 and abiotic data of the corresponding sampling locations. https://doi.org/10.14284/117 Contact: Availability:  This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Description List of macroalgae and seagrasses at Western Gazi Bay and abiotic data of the sampling locations (July-August 1987). The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: De Wit, M. (1988). Vegetatie-ecologische studie van de zeegrasgemeenschap (incl. wiercomponent) in Gazi Bay, Kenia = Vegetation ecological study of the seagrass community (incl. algae component) in Gazi Bay, Kenya. Ir Thesis. Rijksuniversiteit Gent - Faculteit van de Landbouwwetenschappen: Ghent. 189, 93 appendix pp. more The field work for this study was done in July and August 1987, at the western part of Gazi Bay. In order to cover the most representative seagrass associations, seven linear transects were traced in the seagrass community of Gazi Bay. At low tide the floristic structure of the seagrasses, benthic seaweeds, and epiphytic algae on Thalassodendron ciliatum were observed. On the medio- and infra-littoral transects 11 species of seagrasses, 31 species of benthic seaweeds, and 19 species of epiphytic algae were observed. Abiotic factors such as salinity and water temperature were investigated as well. Substrate was sampled on the 1 m^2 sample locations of floristic observations along the transects. These samples were analyzed for particle size distribution, concentration of Ca, K, Na, Mg, P, as well as organic material. Scope Themes: Biology > Ecology - biodiversity, Biology > Macroalgae, Biology > Plants Keywords: Marine/Coastal, Algae and seagrasses, Benthic algal communities, Chemical analysis, Epiphytic algae, Granulometry, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, ISW, Kenya, Coast, Gazi Bay, Acanthophora spicifera (M.Vahl) Børgesen, 1910, Amphiroa rigida J.V.Lamouroux, 1816, Avicennia L., Boodleopsis pusilla (Collins) W.R.Taylor, A.B.Joly & Bernatowicz, 1953, Bryopsis hypnoides J.V.Lamouroux, 1809, Caulerpa J.V.Lamouroux, 1809, Centroceras clavulatum (C.Agardh) Montagne, 1846, Ceramium Roth, 1797, Chaetomorpha crassa (C.Agardh) Kützing, 1845, Cladophora Kützing, 1843, Cymodocea rotundata Ascherson & Schweinfurth, 1870, Enhalus acoroides (Linnaeus f.) Royle, 1839, Ulva Linnaeus, 1753, Giffordia Batters, 1893, Gracilaria Greville, 1830, Griffithsia C.Agardh, 1817, Halimeda J.V.Lamouroux, 1812, Halodule uninervis (Forsskål) Ascherson, 1882, Halodule wrightii Ascherson, 1868, Halophila minor (Zollinger) Hartog, 1957, Halophila ovalis (R.Brown) J.D.Hooker, 1858, Hypnea J.V.Lamouroux, 1813, Laurencia J.V.Lamouroux, 1813, Murrayella periclados (C.Agardh) F.Schmitz, 1893, Padina Adanson, 1763, Polysiphonia Greville, 1823, Sphacelaria Lyngbye, 1818, Spyridia filamentosa (Wulfen) Harvey, 1833, Syringodium isoetifolium (Ascherson) Dandy, 1939, Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenberg) Ascherson, 1871, Thalassodendron ciliatum (Forsskål) Hartog, 1970, Ulva Linnaeus, 1753 Geographical coverage EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations Bounding Box Coordinates: MinLong: 39,51; MinLat: -4,43 - MaxLong: 39,51; MaxLat: -4,42 [WGS84] ISW, Kenya, Coast, Gazi Bay [Marine Regions] Temporal coverage 29 July 1987 - 26 August 1987 Taxonomic coverage Acanthophora spicifera (M.Vahl) Børgesen, 1910 [WoRMS] Amphiroa rigida J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 [WoRMS] Avicennia L. [WoRMS] Boodleopsis pusilla (Collins) W.R.Taylor, A.B.Joly & Bernatowicz, 1953 [WoRMS] Bryopsis hypnoides J.V.Lamouroux, 1809 [WoRMS] Caulerpa J.V.Lamouroux, 1809 [WoRMS] Centroceras clavulatum (C.Agardh) Montagne, 1846 [WoRMS] Ceramium Roth, 1797 [WoRMS] Chaetomorpha crassa (C.Agardh) Kützing, 1845 [WoRMS] Cladophora Kützing, 1843 [WoRMS] Cymodocea rotundata Ascherson & Schweinfurth, 1870 [WoRMS] Enhalus acoroides (Linnaeus f.) Royle, 1839 [WoRMS] Ulva Linnaeus, 1753 [WoRMS] Giffordia Batters, 1893 [WoRMS] Gracilaria Greville, 1830 [WoRMS] Griffithsia C.Agardh, 1817 [WoRMS] Halimeda J.V.Lamouroux, 1812 [WoRMS] Halodule uninervis (Forsskål) Ascherson, 1882 [WoRMS] Halodule wrightii Ascherson, 1868 [WoRMS] Halophila minor (Zollinger) Hartog, 1957 [WoRMS] Halophila ovalis (R.Brown) J.D.Hooker, 1858 [WoRMS] Hypnea J.V.Lamouroux, 1813 [WoRMS] Laurencia J.V.Lamouroux, 1813 [WoRMS] Murrayella periclados (C.Agardh) F.Schmitz, 1893 [WoRMS] Padina Adanson, 1763 [WoRMS] Polysiphonia Greville, 1823 [WoRMS] Sphacelaria Lyngbye, 1818 [WoRMS] Spyridia filamentosa (Wulfen) Harvey, 1833 [WoRMS] Syringodium isoetifolium (Ascherson) Dandy, 1939 [WoRMS] Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenberg) Ascherson, 1871 [WoRMS] Thalassodendron ciliatum (Forsskål) Hartog, 1970 [WoRMS] Ulva Linnaeus, 1753 [WoRMS] Parameters Calcium (Ca) Conductivity Grain size distribution Magnesium (Mg) Organic matter (OM) pH Potassium (K) Presence of biota Salinity Sodium (Na) Temperature Contributors Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), more, data manager Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Laboratorium Plantkunde, more, data creator, data creator Koninklijk Museum voor Midden Afrika (KMMA), more, data creator Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen (FBW), more, data creator Related datasets Publication Based on this dataset De Wit, M. (1988). Vegetatie-ecologische studie van de zeegrasgemeenschap (incl. wiercomponent) in Gazi Bay, Kenia = Vegetation ecological study of the seagrass community (incl. algae component) in Gazi Bay, Kenya. Ir Thesis. Rijksuniversiteit Gent - Faculteit van de Landbouwwetenschappen: Ghent. 189, 93 appendix pp., more Dataset status: Completed Data type: Data Data origin: Research: field survey Metadatarecord created: 2013-11-12 Information last updated: 2016-04-22 | ||||
