Dataset

BioChem: Macrozooplankton biomass measurements in Bedford Basin, 1969-1971

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This dataset contains occurrence records associated with a study describing the seasonal changes in biomass and species composition of the major groups of macrozooplankton of Bedford Basin, an area polluted with domestic sewage. Sagitta elegans Verrill was the dominant species in both numbers and biomass of predatory macrozooplankton. Abundance information (numbers per cubic metre) and biomass (grams per cubic metre) are provided.

Citation: Sameoto, D.D., 2013. BioChem: Macrozooplankton biomass measurements in Bedford Basin, 1969-1971. 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=biochem_sameoto_frb282

4,614
occurrence records
17
taxa
1
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 4,614
100.0%
eventDate 4,614
100.0%
occurrenceStatus 4,614
100.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
ON_LAND 852
18.5%
DEPTH_EXCEEDS_BATH 70
1.5%

Measurement types

DNA derived data