Dataset

Svalbard Tidal Zone data

EurOBIS Open in mapper Explore occurrences

Data were collected as part of wider coastal management programmes, sponsored by the Norwegian Polar Research Institute. The main purpose of this data collection was to present an ecological inventory of the Svalbard Archipelago and to map the areas of great biological importance.

Citation: Węslawski J. M. (1997). Svalbard tidal zone data. Polish Academy of Sciences; Institute of Oceanology (IOPAS), Poland.

Published: September 17, 2025 at 08:31

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

Jan Marcin Weslawski
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)

1,400
occurrence records
191
taxa
166
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 1,400
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 1,400
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 1,223
87.4%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 1,223
87.4%
ON_LAND 727
51.9%
DEPTH_EXCEEDS_BATH 10
0.7%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 8
0.6%

Measurement types

DNA derived data