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Summary of benthos at Gazi Bay, Kenya (EC-project 1989-1992)
Citable as data publication
Schrijvers J.; Coomans A.; Vakgroep Biologie; Faculteit Wetenschappen. Ugent: Belgium; (2016): Summary of benthos at Gazi Bay, Kenya (EC-project 1989-1992). https://doi.org/10.14284/145
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Availability: Creative Commons License This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Description
Benthos density and abiotic data for 12 sampling stations in Gazi Bay. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Schrijvers, J. (1991). Ecological study of the benthos of the mangroves and surrounding beaches at Gazi Bay, Kenya - a summary report. Thesis. Universiteit Gent - Faculteit Wetenschappen, Vakgroep Biologie: Gent. 18, 1 table, 25 figures pp. more

Summary of thesis "Ecologische studie van het benthos van de mangroves en aanpalende stranden van Gazi Bay, Kenia." This thesis is part of the EC-project "Dynamics and Assessment of the mangrove ecosystem in Kenya" (1989-1992).
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Benthos
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Granulometry, Macrobenthos, Mangroves, Meiobenthos, Sediment analysis, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, ISW, Kenya, Coast, Gazi Bay, Annelida, Crustacea, Mollusca
Geographical coverage
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 39,51; MinLat: -4,43 - MaxLong: 39,51; MaxLat: -4,41 [WGS84]
ISW, Kenya, Coast, Gazi Bay [Marine Regions]
Taxonomic coverage
Annelida [WoRMS]
Crustacea [WoRMS]
Mollusca [WoRMS]
Parameters
Gravel fraction
Macrobenthos density
Meiobenthos density
Organic matter (OM)
Sand fraction
Silt content
Contributors
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), more, data manager
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie, more, data creator, data creator
Schrijvers, Jan
Coomans, August
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), more, data creator
Vincx, Magda
Related datasets
Parent dataset:
Historical Kenyan-Belgian research datasets (1873-1999), more
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
Publication
Based on this dataset
Schrijvers, J. (1991). Ecological study of the benthos of the mangroves and surrounding beaches at Gazi Bay, Kenya. Summary. Thesis. Universiteit Gent - Faculteit Wetenschappen, Vakgroep Biologie: Gent. 18, 1 table, 25 figures pp., more
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2016-05-17
Information last updated: 2016-05-17
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