Biodiversity of benthic assemblages on the Arctic continental shelf: historical data from Canada (1955 to 1977)

This dataset contains the species distribution information related to the following publication: Cusson, M., Archambault, P., and Aitken, A. 2007. Biodiversity of benthic assemblages on the Arctic continental shelf: historical data from Canada. Marine Ecology Progress Series 331:291-304 WARNING: this historical perspective contains information associated with a number of reports including Wacasey JW, Atkinson EG, Glasspoole L (1979). A version of the data associated with this publication is already accessible through OBIS (iobis.org/explore/#/dataset/2669). A decision was made to retain these data records in this resource as the objective of this resource is to serve as a data repository for the Cusson et al 2007 publication.