Dataset

Benthic Foraminifera Collected from the Minas Basin, Spring and Autumn of 1976

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This dataset contains the species occurrence records collected as part of a stude designed to describe the occurrence and distribution patterns of several relatively ubiquitous indigenous species of Foraminifera observed in the Minas Basin. The study area environment is unique due to its exceptionally large tidal range creating currents well in excess of that required to erode and transport Foraminifera. The data was collected from 120 sediment samples collected during the spring and autumn of 1976. Spring samples in late May were collected from CSS Dawson using a medium Van Veen Grab (30cm x 30cm). The autumn samples were collected in September and October from a small boat using an Ekman grab (18cm x 18cm) or on foot. Samples were collected in water depths ranging from 1m to 25m.

Citation: Thomas, F.C. (2014). Benthic Foraminifera Collected from the Minas Basin, Spring and Autumn of 1976. Version 1 In OBIS Canada Digital Collections. Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS, Canada. Published by OBIS, Digital http://www.iobis.org/. Accessed on –INSERT DATE

Published: April 16, 2021 at 11:07

URL: http://ipt.iobis.org/obiscanada/resource?r=obis_agc_thomas_jfr_v12

Stephanie Howitt

Frank Thomas

998
occurrence records
39
taxa
36
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 998
100.0%
eventDate 998
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 423
42.4%
minimumDepthInMeters 423
42.4%
occurrenceStatus 998
100.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 423
42.4%
ON_LAND 92
9.2%

Measurement types

DNA derived data