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Diversity of meiobenthos in tropical seagrass beds of Gazi Bay (Kenya) sampled from 16 to 19 July 1996 Citable as data publication Gurdebeke S.; Vincx M.; Sectie Mariene Biologie; Vakgroep Morfologie, Systematiek en Ecologie. Universiteit Gent: Belgium; (2016): Diversity of meiobenthos in tropical seagrass beds of Gazi Bay (Kenya) sampled from 16 to 19 July 1996. https://doi.org/10.14284/85 Contact: Availability:  This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Description Meiobenthic composition and densities near five seagrasses (Halodule wrightii, Halophila ovalis, Thalassia hemprichii, Syringodium isoetifolium and Halophila stipulacea). Two quadrants of each seagrass species, situated in an intertidal seagrass bed at Gazi Bay (Kenya) were sampled. Sediment samples were taken to a depth of ten centimetre using a plastic hand core. They were divided into six depth layers (0-1, 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 5-10 cm). Relevant abiotic factors such as sediment characteristics and organic matter, pigment and nutrient content were also quantified. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Gurdebeke, S. (1998). Diversiteit van meiobenthos in tropische zeegrasvelden (Gazi Bay, Kenia)= Diversity of meiobenthos in tropical seagrass beds (Gazi Bay, Kenya). MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent: Gent. 174 pp. Scope Themes: Biology > Benthos, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity, Biology > Pigments (e.g. chlorophyll) Keywords: Marine/Coastal, Granulometry, Meiobenthos, Sea grass, Vertical distribution, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, ISW, Kenya, Coast, Gazi Bay, Ameiridae Boeck, 1865, Amphipoda, Bivalvia, Canthocamptidae Brady, 1880, Canuellidae Lang, 1944, Cletodidae Scott T., 1904, Cnidaria, Copepoda, Crustacea, Cyclopoida, Cylindropsyllidae Sars G.O., 1909, Diosaccidae Sars G.O., 1906, Ectinosomatidae Sars G.O., 1903, Gastropoda, Gastrotricha, Gnathostomulida, Halacaridae Murray, 1877, Halodule wrightii Ascherson, 1868, Halophila ovalis (R.Brown) J.D.Hooker, 1858, Halophila stipulacea (Forsskål) Ascherson, 1867, Harpacticidae Dana, 1846, Harpacticoida, Holothuroidea, Insecta, Isopoda, Kinorhyncha, Laophontidae Scott T., 1905, Longipediidae Boeck, 1865, Loricifera, Metidae Boeck, 1873, Nematoda, Oligochaeta, Ostracoda, Paramesochridae Lang, 1944, Peltidiidae Claus, 1860, Polychaeta, Priapulida, Rotifera, Sipunculida, Syringodium isoetifolium (Ascherson) Dandy, 1939, Tanaidacea, Tardigrada, Tegastidae Sars G.O., 1904, Tetragonicipitidae Lang, 1944, Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenberg) Ascherson, 1871, Thalestridae Sars G.O., 1905, Turbellaria Geographical coverage EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations Bounding Box Coordinates: MinLong: 39,5; MinLat: -4,41 - MaxLong: 39,5; MaxLat: -4,41 [WGS84] ISW, Kenya, Coast, Gazi Bay [Marine Regions] Temporal coverage 16 July 1996 - 19 July 1996 Daily Taxonomic coverage Ameiridae Boeck, 1865 [WoRMS] Amphipoda [WoRMS] Bivalvia [WoRMS] Canthocamptidae Brady, 1880 [WoRMS] Canuellidae Lang, 1944 [WoRMS] Cletodidae Scott T., 1904 [WoRMS] Cnidaria [WoRMS] Copepoda [WoRMS] Crustacea [WoRMS] Cyclopoida [WoRMS] Cylindropsyllidae Sars G.O., 1909 [WoRMS] Diosaccidae Sars G.O., 1906 [WoRMS] Ectinosomatidae Sars G.O., 1903 [WoRMS] Gastropoda [WoRMS] Gastrotricha [WoRMS] Gnathostomulida [WoRMS] Halacaridae Murray, 1877 [WoRMS] Halodule wrightii Ascherson, 1868 [WoRMS] Halophila ovalis (R.Brown) J.D.Hooker, 1858 [WoRMS] Halophila stipulacea (Forsskål) Ascherson, 1867 [WoRMS] Harpacticidae Dana, 1846 [WoRMS] Harpacticoida [WoRMS] Holothuroidea [WoRMS] Insecta [WoRMS] Isopoda [WoRMS] Kinorhyncha [WoRMS] Laophontidae Scott T., 1905 [WoRMS] Longipediidae Boeck, 1865 [WoRMS] Loricifera [WoRMS] Metidae Boeck, 1873 [WoRMS] Nematoda [WoRMS] Oligochaeta [WoRMS] Ostracoda [WoRMS] Paramesochridae Lang, 1944 [WoRMS] Peltidiidae Claus, 1860 [WoRMS] Polychaeta [WoRMS] Priapulida [WoRMS] Rotifera [WoRMS] Sipunculida [WoRMS] Syringodium isoetifolium (Ascherson) Dandy, 1939 [WoRMS] Tanaidacea [WoRMS] Tardigrada [WoRMS] Tegastidae Sars G.O., 1904 [WoRMS] Tetragonicipitidae Lang, 1944 [WoRMS] Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenberg) Ascherson, 1871 [WoRMS] Thalestridae Sars G.O., 1905 [WoRMS] Turbellaria [WoRMS] Parameters Ammonium (NH4+) Chlorophyll a Chlorophyll b Fucoxanthine Gravel fraction Meiobenthos density Nitrate (NO3-) + Nitrite (NO2-) Phosphate (PO43-) Sand fraction Silicate (SiO44-) Silt fraction Total organic matter (OM) Contributors Related datasets Publication Based on this dataset Gurdebeke, S. (1998). Diversiteit van meiobenthos in tropische zeegrasvelden (Gazi Bay, Kenia)= Diversity of meiobenthos in tropical seagrass beds (Gazi Bay, Kenya). MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent: Gent. 174 pp., more Dataset status: Completed Data type: Data Data origin: Research: field survey Metadatarecord created: 2013-11-12 Information last updated: 2016-03-21 | ||||
