Dataset

Macrobenthos of the mangroves of Gazi Bay (Kenya) sampled in September 1990

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Density of major macrofauna taxa (and families of Amphipoda, Isopoda, Polychaeta and Tanaidacea) and sediment characteristics for 12 sampling sites at Gazi Bay (Kenya) sampled in September 1990. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Polk, P.; Okemwa, E. N. (1993). Dynamics and assessment of Kenyan mangrove ecosystems n° TS2-0240-C (GDF): final report (April 1993). Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 244 pp.

Citation: Schrijvers J.; Okondo J.; Vincx M.; Zoology Institute, Marine Biology Section, University of Gent: Belgium; Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute: Kenya; (2016): Macrobenthos of the mangroves of Gazi Bay (Kenya) sampled in September 1990. (http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=dataset&dasid=5413) https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/162

Published: September 17, 2025 at 08:37

URL: http://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=benthos_mangroves_beaches_1990

139
occurrence records
278
measurements and facts
35
taxa

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 139
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 139
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 139
100.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 139
100.0%
NOT_MARINE 3
2.2%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 1
0.7%

Measurement types

DNA derived data