Dataset

Meiofauna from Kongsfjord (Spitsbergen Arctic)

EurOBIS Open in mapper Explore occurrences

This dataset was compiled to describe the intertidal meiobenthic community of Kongsfjorden and to better understand the relationship between the horizontal and vertical distribution of meiofauna with a special focus on nematodes and environmental features

Citation: Urban-Malinga, B. (2001). Meiofauna from Kongsfjorden (Spitbergen, Arctic). Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology (IOPAS), Poland.

Published: September 17, 2025 at 08:37

URL: http://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=manuela_ik

Basia Urban-Malinga
Polish Academy of Sciences; Institute of Oceanology

Polish Academy of Sciences; Institute of Oceanology
Polish Academy of Sciences; Institute of Oceanology

Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

450
occurrence records
32
taxa

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 450
100.0%

Quality flags

The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.

Flag Dropped Records
ON_LAND 275
61.1%
DEPTH_EXCEEDS_BATH 149
33.1%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 80
17.8%
NOT_MARINE 6
1.3%

Measurement types

DNA derived data