Galapagos Subtidal Biodiversity

Inti Keith; Nathalia Tirado; Stuart Banks; William Bensted-Smith; Cristian Jitala

doi:10.15468/gsa458

Galapagos Subtidal Biodiversity

Citation

Keith I, Tirado N, Banks S, Bensted-Smith W, Jitala C (2024). Galapagos Subtidal Biodiversity. Version 1.4. Caribbean OBIS Node. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/gsa458 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.

Description

Occurrence data of three major groups of marine macro fauna: fish, macro invertebrates, and sessile organisms collected between 1994 – 2022 in the Galapagos Marine Reserve.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The program conducts annual monitoring activities at over +63 diagnostic sites located in the archipelago's distinct bioregions (South, West, North, and Far North)

Sampling

This data represents occurrence data collected from three major groups of marine macro fauna: fish, macro invertebrates, and sessile organisms using a 50m transect at two depths (6 and 15m). Methods are described in Banks et al., 2016

Method steps

This data represents occurrence data collected from three major groups of marine macro fauna: fish, macro invertebrates, and sessile organisms using a 50m transect at two depths (6 and 15m). Methods are described in Banks et al., 2016

Taxonomic Coverages

N/A

Diadematidae
rank: family
Mollusca
rank: phylum
Echinoidea
rank: class
Diadematoida
rank: order
Neogastropoda
rank: order
Oreasteridae
rank: family
Cidaridae
rank: family
Camarodonta
rank: order
Toxopneustidae
rank: family
Cidaroida
rank: order
Muricidae
rank: family
Valvatida
rank: order
Gastropoda
rank: class
Asteroidea
rank: class
Animalia
rank: kingdom
Echinodermata
rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

Galapagos Marine Reserve

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Inti Keith
originator
position: Senior Marine Biologist
Charles Darwin Foundation
EC
email: inti.keith@fcdarwin.org.ec
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9313-833X

Nathalia Tirado
originator
position: Marine Collections Curator
Charles Darwin Foundation
EC
email: nathalia.tirado@fcdarwin.org.ec

Stuart Banks
originator
position: Researcher
Charles Darwin Foundation
EC
email: stuart.banks@fcdarwin.org.ec

William Bensted-Smith
originator
position: Researcher
Charles Darwin Foundation
EC
email: billy.benstedsmith@fcdarwin.org.ec

Cristian Jitala
originator
position: Researcher
Charles Darwin Foundation
EC
email: Cristian.Jitala@fcdarwin.org.ec

Inti Keith
metadata author
position: Senior Marine Biologist
Charles Darwin Foundation
EC
email: inti.keith@fcdarwin.org.ec
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9313-833X

Nathalia Tirado
metadata author
position: Marine Collections Curator
Charles Darwin Foundation
EC
email: nathalia.tirado@fcdarwin.org.ec

Stuart Banks
metadata author
position: Researcher
Charles Darwin Foundation
EC
email: stuart.banks@fcdarwin.org.ec

William Bensted-Smith
metadata author
position: Researcher
Charles Darwin Foundation
email: billy.benstedsmith@fcdarwin.org.ec

Cristian Jitala
metadata author
position: Researcher
Charles Darwin Foundation
EC
email: Cristian.Jitala@fcdarwin.org.ec

Ana Carolina Peralta
publisher
position: OBIS data manager and steward
Caribbean OBIS Node
VE
email: anacarolaperaltab@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0830-9814

Inti Keith
administrative point of contact
position: Senior Marine Biologist
Charles Darwin Foundation
EC
email: inti.keith@fcdarwin.org.ec
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9313-833X

Nathalia Tirado
administrative point of contact
position: Marine Collections Curator
Charles Darwin Foundation
email: nathalia.tirado@fcdarwin.org.ec

Ana Carolina Peralta
administrative point of contact
position: OBIS data manager and steward
Caribbean OBIS
VE
email: anacarolaperaltab@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0830-9814