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Monthly transect study of Gracilaria salicornia and other algae at MacKenzie Point (February-March-April-May 1986)
Citable as data publication
Oyieke H.A.; Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute: Kenya; (2016): Monthly transect study of Gracilaria salicornia and other algae at MacKenzie Point (February-March-April-May 1986). https://doi.org/10.14284/177
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Description
Identification and habitat description of algae that grow together with G. salicornia at a transect from intertidal to sublittoral zone sampled once during the months of February, March, April and May 1986 at MacKenzie Point (Kenya). The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Polk, P. (Ed.) (1986). Kenya report. VUB: Brussel. 358 pp.

Scope
Themes:
Biology > Macroalgae, Biology > Plants
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Algae and seagrasses, Habitats, Intertidal zone, Occurrence, Sublittoral zone, Substrates, Thallus, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, ISW, Kenya, Boodlea G.Murray & De Toni, 1889, Centroceras clavulatum (C.Agardh) Montagne, 1846, Chaetomorpha crassa (C.Agardh) Kützing, 1845, Cystoseira C.Agardh, 1820, Enteromorpha kylinii Bliding, 1948, Enteromorpha ramulosa (Smith) Carmichael, 1833, Gracilaria salicornia (C.Agardh) E.Y.Dawson, 1954, Hypnea J.V.Lamouroux, 1813, Laurencia J.V.Lamouroux, 1813, Lyngbya C.Agardh ex Gomont, 1892, Monostroma Thuret, 1854, Padina Adanson, 1763, Ulva pertusa Kjellman, 1897

Geographical coverage
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 39,6833; MinLat: -4,0667 - MaxLong: 39,6833; MaxLat: -4,0667 [WGS84]
ISW, Kenya [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
February 1986 - May 1986
Monthly

Taxonomic coverage
Boodlea G.Murray & De Toni, 1889 [WoRMS]
Centroceras clavulatum (C.Agardh) Montagne, 1846 [WoRMS]
Chaetomorpha crassa (C.Agardh) Kützing, 1845 [WoRMS]
Cystoseira C.Agardh, 1820 [WoRMS]
Enteromorpha kylinii Bliding, 1948 [WoRMS]
Enteromorpha ramulosa (Smith) Carmichael, 1833 [WoRMS]
Gracilaria salicornia (C.Agardh) E.Y.Dawson, 1954 [WoRMS]
Hypnea J.V.Lamouroux, 1813 [WoRMS]
Laurencia J.V.Lamouroux, 1813 [WoRMS]
Lyngbya C.Agardh ex Gomont, 1892 [WoRMS]
Monostroma Thuret, 1854 [WoRMS]
Padina Adanson, 1763 [WoRMS]
Ulva pertusa Kjellman, 1897 [WoRMS]

Parameters
Habitat
Presence of biota

Contributors
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), moredata manager
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute Mombasa Centre (KMFRI), moredata creator

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
Polk, P. (Ed.) (1986). Kenya report. VUB: Brussel. 358 pp., more

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2016-07-05
Information last updated: 2016-07-05
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