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Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) - Surveys of Octocorals communities, benthic cover and environmental factors on coral reefs of Palau (2003 - 2005)

Dataset homepage

Citation

Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). 2009, Surveys of Octocoral communities, benthic cover and environmental factors on coral reefs of Palau, Micronesia, https://apps.aims.gov.au/metadata/view/40a87c2c-53b2-4038-bda1-4f7c9ab94de0, accessed dd-mmm-yyyy https://doi.org/10.15468/peiljx accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-03-01.

Description

All surveys were carried out by the principal researcher using Rapid Ecological Assessment. The dataset comprises 58 surveys from 10 reefs. On each reef 1-3 sites were surveyed with up to 5 transects (usually 200-300m long, 1-3m wide for 10-15 minutes) per site at pre-defined depths (1-3m, 3-8m, 8-13m, 13-18m and reef flat).

Species recorded: octocorals (63 genera belonging to 24 families and 3 orders - soft corals, gorgonians, sea fans, sea whips, sea pens, leather corals, arborescent octocorals, blue coral, stoloniferans), black and wire coral. Note that species are mostly at generic level.

Taxa have been matched to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). This dataset was sourced on July 2018 from the original DiGIR dataset at OBIS and updated to reflect changes in the OBIS data requirements.

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Palau, Micronesia

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Coral Reefs of Palau: Kayanne H, Omori M, Fabricius KE, Verheij E, Colin PL, Golbuu Y and Yukihira H (eds) (2007) Coral Reefs of Palau. Palau International Coral Reef Centre. 231 p. -
  2. Octocorallia in Palau, Micronesia: Effects of biogeography and coastal influences on local and regional biodiversity: Fabricius KE, Alderslade P, Williams GC, Colin PL and Golbuu Y (2007) Octocorallia in Palau, Micronesia: Effects of biogeography and coastal influences on local and regional biodiversity. pp. 79-92. In: Coral Reefs of Palau. 231 p. -

Contacts

Katharina Fabricius
originator
position: Principle Investigator
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
PMB No. 3
Townsville
4810
Queensland
AU
homepage: http://www.aims.gov.au
Data Manager
metadata author
position: AIMS Data Centre
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
PMB No. 3
Townsville
4810
Queensland
AU
email: adc@aims.gov.au
homepage: http://www.aims.gov.au
Dave Watts
user
email: dave.watts@csiro.au
Katharina Fabricius
administrative point of contact
position: Principle Investigator
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
PMB No. 3
Townsville
4810
Queensland
AU
homepage: http://www.aims.gov.au
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