Dataset

Kelp occurrences in the Azores (northeast Atlantic)

EurOBIS MeasurementOrFact Open in mapper Explore occurrences

Dataset collating kelp occurrences (presences and absences) from surveys conducted across the Azores archipelago (NE Atlantic) using remotely operated vehicles, drop-down cameras, open and closed-circuit SCUBA diving, and fisheries by-catch information.

Citation: Tempera, F, E. Atchoi, A.L. Sinde-Mano and D. Milla-Figueras; IMAR - Institute of Marine Research; 2020; Kelp occurrences in the Azores (NE Atlantic) https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/423

Published: September 17, 2025 at 08:34

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

Elizabeth Atchoi
Institute of Marine Research

Ana LuĂ­sa Sinde-Mano
Institute of Marine Research

David Milla-Figueras
Institute of Marine Research

Fernando Tempera
Institute of Marine Research

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

963
occurrence records
1,926
measurements and facts
2
taxa
2
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
maximumDepthInMeters 963
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 963
100.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 963
100.0%
ON_LAND 34
3.5%

Measurement types

DNA derived data