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Svalbard Tidal Zone data
Citation
Węslawski J. M. (1997). Svalbard tidal zone data. Polish Academy of Sciences; Institute of Oceanology (IOPAS), Poland. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/1494

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Archived data
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Description
Data were collected as part of wider coastal management programmes, sponsored by the Norwegian Polar Research Institute. The main purpose of this data collection was to present an ecological inventory of the Svalbard Archipelago and to map the areas of great biological importance.

Scope
Themes:
Biology > Benthos, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity, Biology > Macroalgae
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Algae, Benthos, Macrobenthos, Rocky shores, ANE, Norway, Svalbard, EurOBIS calculated BBOX

Geographical coverage
ANE, Norway, Svalbard [Marine Regions]
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 13,642; MinLat: 74,3375 - MaxLong: 26,5141; MaxLat: 78,8185 [WGS84]

Temporal coverage
1988 - 1993

Parameters
Density
Presence of biota

Contributors
Polish Academy of Sciences; Institute of Oceanology (IOPAN), moredata managerdata ownerdata creator

Related datasets
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
(Partly) included in:
LargeNet database, more

Publication
Describing this dataset
Weslawski, J.M.; Wiktor, J.; Zajaczkowski, M.; Futsaeter, G.; Moe, K.A. (1997). Vulnerability assessment of Svalbard intertidal zone for oil spills. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 44: 33-41, more
Weslawski, J.M.; Zajaczkowski, M.; Wiktor, J.; Szymelfenig, M. (1997). Intertidal zone of Svalbard: 3. Littoral of a subarctic, oceanic island: Bjornoya. Polar Biol. 18(1): 45-52, more
Weslawski, J.M.; Wiktor, J.; Zajaczkowski, M.; Swerpel, S. (1993). Intertidal zone of Svalbard: 1. Macroorganism distribution and biomass. Polar Biol. 13(2): 73-79, more

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research
Metadatarecord created: 2007-10-04
Information last updated: 2008-10-17
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