MarBEF

Plymouth Marine Fauna between 1833-1957

Citation

The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom (2011), Records for Plymouth Marine Fauna between 1833-1957. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/350

Contact: Lear, Daniel

Availability:

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

Description

This is a digitised version of the third edition of the Plymouth Marine Fauna. It contains a complete list of every fauna species found from Exmouth to Dodman Point (near Penare, Cornwall) as of its publication in 1957. Samples were collected by scientists at The Marine Biological Association. more

In general the area covered by the list stretches along the coast from Start Point in Devon to Looe in Cornwall and southwards to the outer Channel grounds. In addition, records are included for Salcombe, Torbay and Exmouth, and very occasionally elsewhere, such as the north coast of Cornwall. This edition was edited by Dr. D.P. Wilson and Mr. G.M. Spooner.

Scope

Themes:

Biology > Benthos, Biology > Fish, Biology > Plankton > Zooplankton

Keywords:

Data, Marine Genomics, Species distribution, Taxonomy, ANE, United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone, Animalia

Geographical coverage

ANE, United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage

1833 - 1957

Taxonomic coverage

Animalia [WoRMS]

Contributors