Dataset

Multi-decadal shifts in fish community diversity across a dynamic biogeographic transition zone

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A 21-year fisheries-independent monitoring dataset was used to explore fish community diversity across a latitudinal gradient to quantify how diversity has changed and relate those changes in diversity to changes in the abiotic environment. Additionally, this study spans a biogeographic transition zone, providing insight into future species assemblages across regions of relatively high species diversity.

Citation: Troast Brittany, Paperno Richard, Cook Geoffrey (2019). Multi-decadal shifts in fish community diversity across a dynamic biogeographic transition zone. SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/70325

Published: September 17, 2025 at 08:30

URL: http://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=multi-decadal_shifts_fish_community_diversity

Richard Paperno
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

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

114,609
occurrence records
800,201
measurements and facts
253
taxa
202
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 114,609
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 114,609
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 114,609
100.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 114,609
100.0%
ON_LAND 114,609
100.0%
NOT_MARINE 17
0.0%

Measurement types

DNA derived data