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An experimental approach to study epi-and infauna of mangrove forests in Gazi Bay (Kenya) between August 1992 and July 1993
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Schrijvers J.; Coomans A.; Vakgroep Biologie; Faculteit Wetenschappen. Ugent: Belgium; (2015): An experimental approach to study epi-and infauna of mangrove forests in Gazi Bay (Kenya) between August 1992 and July 1993. https://doi.org/10.14284/78
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 This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Description
Meiobenthos densities and abiotic parameters measured during a cage experiment in an Avicennia marina and Ceriops tagal forest sampled between August 1992 and July 1993. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Schrijvers, J. (1996). Interactions between epifauna and infauna in a Kenyan mangrove forest: an experimental approach = Interacties tussen epifauna en infauna in een Kenyaans mangrovewoud: een experimentele benadering. PhD Thesis. Universiteit Gent: Gent. XI, 139 + annexes pp. more
Study of epifauna and infauna in a mangrove forest in Kenya and its influence on the ecosystem with the use of cages to measure epibenthic species. Scope Themes: Biology > Benthos, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity Keywords: Marine/Coastal, Benthic epifauna, Benthic infauna, Cage experiment, Endobenthos, Epibenthos, Granulometry, Macrobenthos, Mangrove forests, Meiobenthos, Vertical distribution, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, ISW, Kenya, Gazi Bay, Amphipoda, Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh., Bivalvia, Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C.B. Robinson, Ciliata Couch, 1832, Diplostraca, Copepoda, Crustacea, Decapoda, Gastropoda, Halacaroidea Cunliffe, 1954, Insecta, Kinorhyncha, Nematoda, Oligochaeta, Ostracoda, Polychaeta, Rotifera, Tardigrada, Turbellaria Geographical coverage EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box Coordinates: MinLong: 39,83; MinLat: -4,41 - MaxLong: 39,83; MaxLat: -4,41 [WGS84] ISW, Kenya, Gazi Bay [Marine Regions] Temporal coverage
6 August 1992 - 30 July 1993 Taxonomic coverage
Amphipoda [WoRMS]
Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. [WoRMS]
Bivalvia [WoRMS]
Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C.B. Robinson [WoRMS]
Ciliata Couch, 1832 [WoRMS]
Diplostraca [WoRMS]
Copepoda [WoRMS]
Crustacea [WoRMS]
Decapoda [WoRMS]
Gastropoda [WoRMS]
Halacaroidea Cunliffe, 1954 [WoRMS]
Insecta [WoRMS]
Kinorhyncha [WoRMS]
Nematoda [WoRMS]
Oligochaeta [WoRMS]
Ostracoda [WoRMS]
Polychaeta [WoRMS]
Rotifera [WoRMS]
Tardigrada [WoRMS]
Turbellaria [WoRMS]
Parameters
Abundance of biological entity specified elsewhere per unit area of the bed [BODC] Chlorophyll a Depth (spatial coordinate) maximum relative to bed surface in the bed [BODC] Depth (spatial coordinate) minimum relative to bed surface in the bed [BODC] Dissolved oxygen (O2) Fucoxanthine Meiobenthos density Mud content Particulate organic matter (POM) pH Sand fraction Temperature Total carbon (TC) Contributors
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Schrijvers, J. (1996). Interactions between epifauna and infauna in a Kenyan mangrove forest: an experimental approach = Interacties tussen epifauna en infauna in een Kenyaans mangrovewoud: een experimentele benadering. PhD Thesis. Universiteit Gent: Gent. XI, 139 + annexes pp., more
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field experiment
Metadatarecord created: 2013-11-04
Information last updated: 2016-01-26
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