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NIWA Marine Invertebrate Database (AllSeaBio)

1. Identification information

Status
Complete
Data Collection Date
Summary
NIWAs Marine Invertebrate Database (AllSeaBio) amalgamates invertebrate field sampling data from projects undertaken by NIWA. Purpose: To facilitate access to invertebrate data from different sources.
Content
A large database with 200-300 stations. Data mostly derived from non-quantitative sampling so should generally be treated as presence/absence data.
Study Types
  • Inventory/Survey
Categories
  • Benthic Communities (including shellfish)
  • Benthic Communities (including shellfish)

2. Contact information

Commissioning Agencies
  • NIWA
Contact Organisations
  • NIWA (Wellington)

3. Spatial information

Geographic Coverage
New Zealand wide
Grid Coordinates
Locations
  • Name
    Regional
    NZMG Easting
    2643002
    NZMG Northing
    6355382
    Location

4. Data acquisition information

Collection Date
At least 20 years.
Methodology
Various, mainly trawls and grabs. Frequency of collection: Various

5. Data quality information

Known Limitations
Varying sampling techniques and mesh sizes used. Several different people have made identifications for this database independently over the last 20 years. So, it is prudent to aggregate taxa to at least family level for the purposes of testing the MEC. Gaps in collection: Various Data quality: Various Attribute accuracy: Various Completeness: continually updated

6. Distribution information

Format
electronic, maps
Applications
Availability
Contact NIWA Sensitivity/Confidentiality: Contact NIWA

7. Status information

Data Status
Continually updated

8. Metadata information

General Notes
Related Links
Publications
Related Publications
Related Datasets

9. Related files

No files have been attached to this dataset

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