Dataset

Benthic Foraminifera samples collected during a three month cruise in Hudson Bay in 1961

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This dataset contains species distribution information on marine benthic foraminifera. Sediment samples were collected in 1961 during a three month cruise in Hudson Bay aboard the M/V Theta. Species presence information was extracted from a report (Leslie,1965) and used to create the OBIS resource. / Cet ensemble de données contient des informations sur la distribution des espèces foraminifères benthiques marines. Des échantillons de sédiments ont été prélevés en 1961 au cours d'une croisière de trois mois dans la baie d'Hudson à bord du M/V Theta. Les informations de présence des espèces ont été extraites d'un rapport (Leslie, 1965) et ont servi pour créer la ressource OBIS.

Citation: Leslie, R.J. 2014. Benthic Foraminifera samples collected during a three month cruise in Hudson Bay in 1961. In OBIS Canada Digital Collections. 2013. Published by OBIS Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, N.S. Version 1.0 Digital http://www.iobis.org. Accessed on -INSERT DATE-

Published: March 16, 2021 at 16:54

URL: http://ipt.iobis.org/obiscanada/resource?r=obis_bio_leslie_65-6

Robert James Leslie
Bedford Institute of Oceanography

Stephanie Howitt

2,266
occurrence records
86
taxa
85
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 2,266
100.0%
eventDate 2,266
100.0%
occurrenceStatus 2,266
100.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
DEPTH_EXCEEDS_BATH 1,998
88.2%
ON_LAND 118
5.2%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 32
1.4%

Measurement types

DNA derived data