Benthic invertebrates in seagrass and bare soft sediments in Atlantic Nova Scotia

This dataset contains the abundance (per m²) and the biomass (mg dry per m²) of macrofauna (≥ 500µm) in eelgrass and adjacent bare soft sediments, collected at sites in the Atlantic of Nova Scotia from 2009 to 2013.

Cite this data as: Wong M.C. Data of Benthic invertebrates in seagrass and bare soft sediments in Atlantic Nova Scotia Published May 2020. Coastal Ecosystems Science Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth, N.S. https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/05d5f46a-7f19-11ea-8a4e-1860247f53e3

Publications:

Wong, M. C., & Dowd, M. (2021). Functional trait complementarity and dominance both determine benthic secondary production in temperate seagrass beds. Ecosphere. 12(11), e03794. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3794

Wong, M. C. (2018). Secondary Production of Macrobenthic Communities in Seagrass (Zostera marina, Eelgrass) Beds and Bare Soft Sediments Across Differing Environmental Conditions in Atlantic Canada. Estuaries and Coasts, 41, 536–548. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-017-0286-2

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Date ( RI_366 )
2009-08-11
Date ( RI_367 )
2020-04-17
RI_415
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Coastal Ecosystem Science Division - Melisa Wong ( Research Scientist )
1 Challenger Drive , Dartmouth , Nova Scotia , B2Y 4A2 , Canada
Purpose
The purpose of this dataset is to quantify the abundance and biomass of benthic invertebrates in the habitat of seagrass beds (eelgrass, Zostera marina) in the Atlantic Nova Scotia.
Status
completed; complété RI_593
Maintenance and update frequency
notPlanned; nonPlanifié RI_542
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( Theme )
  • Marine biology
  • Aquatic ecosystems
  • Biological diversity
  • Coastal waters
  • Oceans
Classification
unclassified; nonClassifié RI_484
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
textTable; texteTable RI_637
Metadata language
eng; fra
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Topic category
  • Oceans
  • Biota
Begin date
2009-08-11
End date
2013-07-18
Description
Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia
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Supplemental Information

PARAMETERS COLLECTED:

macrobenthic invertebrate (>= 500um) abundance and biomass
Reference system identifier
http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:4326
Distribution format
  • CSV ( n/a )

  • ESRI REST ( 2.7.0 )

  • FGDB/GDB ( 2.7.0 )

RI_412
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada - CESD Data Manager ( )
125 Marine Science Drive , St. Andrews , New Brunswick , E5B 0E4 , Canada
OnLine resource
Data Dictionary ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;CSV;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Benthic invertebrates in seagrass and bare soft sediments in Atlantic Nova Scotia ( ESRI REST: Map Server )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Benthic invertebrates in seagrass and bare soft sediments in Atlantic Nova Scotia ( HTTPS )

Dataset;FGDB/GDB;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Benthic invertebrates in seagrass and bare soft sediments in Atlantic Nova Scotia ( ESRI REST: Map Server )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Benthic invertebrates in seagrass and bare soft sediments in Atlantic Nova Scotia ( HTTPS )

Dataset;CSV;eng,fra

File identifier
05d5f46a-7f19-11ea-8a4e-1860247f53e3 XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2023-07-13T13:57:31
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009

Metadata author

No information provided.
RI_409
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Coastal Ecosystem Science Division - CESD Data Manager ( Data manager )
125 Marine Science Drive , St. Andrews , New Brunswick , E5B 0E4 , Canada
 
 

Overviews

overview
eng; CAN#thumbnail of benthic inverts sampling locations

Spatial extent

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Keywords

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Aquatic ecosystems Biological diversity Coastal waters Marine biology Oceans

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