Edward Forbes. Report on the Mollusca and Radiata of the Aegean Sea, and on their distribution, considered as bearing on Geology. 13th Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, London, 1844.

Dimitra Mavraki; Georgia Sarafidou

doi:10.25607/dppswx

Edward Forbes. Report on the Mollusca and Radiata of the Aegean Sea, and on their distribution, considered as bearing on Geology. 13th Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, London, 1844.

Citation

Mavraki D., Sarafidou G., Legaki A., Nikolopoulou S., and V. Gerovasileiou (2021). Digitization of the dredging papers included in the Report on the Mollusca and Radiata of the Aegean Sea, and on their distribution, considered as bearing on Geology by Edward Forbes, 13th Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, London, 1844. https://doi.org/10.25607/dppswx accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.

Description

A historical dataset, by Edward Forbes, Professor of Botany in King's College, London. This digitised report, requested by the British Association, refers to the Mollusca and Radiata inhabiting the Aegean and the Red Sea. The data upon which this report is founded have been entirely derived from a voyage of 18 months to the Aegean. The calculations have been based upon more than 100 fully recorded dredging operations in various depths and in many localities. The digitization process concerns the Appendix of the Report, which refers to the Examples of Dredging Papers, selected in order to show the associations of species in several regions. The numerous dredging operations on which this Report is founded were all registered in a similar manner.

Purpose

This historical dataset was digitized in the framework of EMODnet Biology project, under Work Package 3 "Data archaeology and rescue". This work has been financially supported by the EC DG-MARE (EMODnet Observation and Data network - Lot5 – Biology) and partly by the Greek Government under the GSRT and the National Strategic Reference Framework (LifeWatchGreece Research Infrastructure (ESFRI) project - MIS 384676).

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Several locations were sampled in both Greece and Turkey.

Sampling

The digitised information is a list of examples of Dredging Papers, selected in order to show the associations of species in the several examined regions. The numerous dredging operations on which the original Report is founded were all registered in a similar manner.

Quality Control

Marine Regions is used as controlled vocabulary for marine locations, while for taxonomy WoRMS was used.

Method steps

Information on species, abundance, stations, and dates were extracted from the dredging papers.

Additional info

The Historical Report is available online through the Biodiversity Heritage Library at: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12920789#page/176/mode/1up

Taxonomic Coverages

Mollusca and Radiata by Forbes. It is worth mentioning that the taxonomic evaluation was difficult and thus time-consuming. HCMR team asked taxonomic specialists for specific species in order to match the species with a WoRMS ID and in particular for two species: Pleurobranchus calyptraeoides and Pleurobranchus sordidus new entries in Molluscabase (https://www.molluscabase.org/) were created.

Mollusca
rank: phylum
Echinodermata
rank: phylum
Cnidaria
rank: phylum
Arthropoda
rank: phylum
Foraminifera
rank: phylum
Annelida
rank: phylum
Brachiopoda
rank: phylum
Bryozoa
rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea. Sampling Marine Stations are from both Greece and Turkey.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Dimitra Mavraki
originator
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Former U.S. Base of Gournes
Heraklion
71500
Crete
GR
Telephone: +302810337740
email: dmavraki@hcmr.gr

Georgia Sarafidou
originator
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Former U.S. Base of Gournes
Heraklion
71500
Crete
GR
Telephone: +302810337740
email: g.sarafidou@hcmr.gr

Dimitra Mavraki
metadata author
position: Data Manager
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Former U.S. Base of Gournes
Heraklion
71500
Crete
GR
Telephone: +302810337740
email: dmavraki@hcmr.gr

Vasilis Gerovasileiou
principal investigator
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Former U.S. Base of Gournes
Heraklion
71500
Crete
GR
Telephone: +302810337742
email: vgerovas@hcmr.gr

Dimitra Mavraki
administrative point of contact
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Former U.S. Base of Gournes
Heraklion
71500
Crete
GR
Telephone: +302810337740
email: dmavraki@hcmr.gr