MarBEF Data System

Meiofauna and nematodes from the Atacama Slope and Trench

Citation

Danovaro, R. (1997). Meiofauna and nematodes from the Atacama slope and trench. Polytechnic University of Marche; Faculty of Sciences; Department of Marine Sciences, Italy. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/883

Contact: Danovaro, Roberto ; Gambi, Maria Cristina

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Archived file:

Atacama (South Pacific) (ms).xls

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This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Description

The meiofaunal abundance, biomass, community structure and nematode diversity were investigated in relation to the spatial distribution of the potential food sources in the Atacama trench and open slope (South Pacific Ocean).

Scope

Themes:

Biology, Biology > Benthos, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity

Keywords:

Marine/Coastal, Deep sea, Meiobenthos, Trenches (oceanic), EurOBIS calculated BBOX, ISE, Chile, Atacama, Nematoda

Geographical coverage

EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations

Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: -71,35; MinLat: -23,7767 - MaxLong: -70,6233; MaxLat: -23,25 [WGS84]

ISE, Chile, Atacama [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage

September 1997
Not relevant

Taxonomic coverage

Nematoda [WoRMS]

Parameters

Biopolymeric carbon (C)
Carbohydrates
Chlorophyll a
Count of Nematoda
Lipids
Median grain size
Phaeopigments
Protein
Total organic carbon (TOC)

Contributors

Polytechnic University of Marche; Faculty of Sciences; Department of Marine Sciences, more, data creator, data owner, data manager

Danovaro, Roberto
Gambi, Maria Cristina

Related datasets

Published in:

EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more

(Partly) included in:

MANUELA: MANUELA Database, more

Publication

Based on this dataset

Gambi, C. et al. (2003). Biodiversity of nematode assemblages from deep-sea sediments of the Atacama Slope and Trench (South Pacific Ocean). Deep-Sea Res., Part 1, Oceanogr. Res. Pap. 50(1): 103-117. dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0967-0637(02)00143-7, more

Danovaro, R. et al. (2002). Meiofauna hotspot in the Atacama Trench, eastern South Pacific Ocean. Deep-Sea Res., Part 1, Oceanogr. Res. Pap. 49(5): 843-857, more

Dataset status: Completed

Data type: Data

Data origin: Research

Metadatarecord created: 2007-11-21

Information last updated: 2012-11-13

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