Dataset

Benthos of the White Sea - A database

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Database of benthic organisms of the White Sea collected since 1981.

Citation: Naumov, A. Benthos of the White Sea. A database. White Sea Biological Station, Zoological Institute RAS.

Published: September 17, 2025 at 09:04

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

Russian Academy of Sciences; Zoological Institute; White Sea Biological Station
Russian Academy of Sciences; Zoological Institute; White Sea Biological Station

Andrew Naumov
Russian Academy of Sciences; Zoological Institute; White Sea Biological Station

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

9,213
occurrence records
532
taxa
517
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 9,213
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 9,213
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 653
7.1%
scientificNameID 80
0.9%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
ON_LAND 1,610
17.5%
DEPTH_EXCEEDS_BATH 748
8.1%
NO_DEPTH 653
7.1%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 87
0.9%
NO_MATCH 80
0.9%

Measurement types

DNA derived data