Fauna inventories from the intertidal zone in Wimereux, France

Bruno Danis1, Bruno Danis2, Bruno Danis3

1 Université Libre de Bruxelles, , Belgium; 2 ; 3 Université Libre De Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

Corresponding author(s): Bruno Danis (bdanis@ulb.ac.be), Bruno Danis (bdanis@ulb.ac.be)

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Resource Citation

Danis, B., Josens, G., De Ridder, C., Dubois, Ph. [YEAR ACCESSED]. ULB Marine Biology field inventories. Accessed trough [URL]

Abstract

This dataset is the result of census exercises made by students in the framework of the Marine Biology Excursions Course, at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). 
The data includes occurrence from the intertidal zone, taken on a yearly basis (by different batches of students), for which identifications are systematically checked by the supervisors.
The field work focuses on transects chosen in the the Bay of Wimereux (Pas-de-Calais, France) which are oriented towards contrasted ecological gradients.

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation

Data published through GBIF: https://ipt.biodiversity.be/resource?r=intertidal_inventories

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: The dataset includes a full census of marine biodiversity in the region of interest.

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: The dataset focuses on the Bay of Wimereux (Pas-de-Calais, France)
Coordinates: 50°45'46.8''N and 50°48'32.4''N Latitude; 1°34'55.2''E and 1°36'57.6''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: April 16, 2018

Methods

Method step description: Each group of students produces a spreadsheet in CSV format, using the GBIF data templates. The data is aggregated in the file which is shared through this IPT instance.
Study extent description: The study includes yearly inventories carried by 1st year Master students. The study focuses on ecological gradients, and zonation in a bay subjected to strong tidal influence.
Sampling description: Sampling occurs at low tide, along transects. Students choose a series of contrasting sampling stations along the transects.
Quality control description: Identifications are carried out using identification keys by the students and systematically checked by the supervisors. The data quality undergoes a quick QC, addressing various semantic and parameter issues (taxon names, georeferencing, formatting,...).

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Fauna inventories from the intertidal zone in Wimereux, France
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: https://ipt.biodiversity.be/archive.do?r=intertidal_inventories
Publication date of data: 2019-03-19
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2018-10-03
Hierarchy level: Dataset