Marine Fauna and Flora of the Falkland Islands - Online Taxonomic Descriptions

The online database aims to provide taxonomic information on the marine fauna and flora found in the waters around the Falkland Islands. The fauna and flora of the Patagonian Shelf around the Falkland Islands are poorly known and this scratchpad is an attempt to improve our knowledge of the marine biodiversity. The focus is the polychaete worms. The database contains taxonomic information on the species collected as part of an extensive environmental baseline study.

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Last Updated December 14, 2020, 09:54 (PST)
Created January 30, 2020, 05:23 (PST)
Region Falkland Islands
Language eng
Topic Category Biota; flora and/or fauna in natural environment
Temporal Extent Start 2015-01-01
Temporal Extent End 2017-12-31
Dataset Reference Date 2017
Lineage The Natural History Museum conducted taxonomic analysisof benthic sediment samples collected as part of baseline survey in support of hydrocarbons exploration in the Sea Lion Field in the North Falklands basin. The results were collated into a database accessible through the web. The database focuses on polychaete worms, however this is only the first focus and more species will be added in the future.
West Longitude 47536
South Latitude 3765797.83
East Longitude 821431.5
North Latitude 4707269.46
Spatial Reference System UTM 21S WGS84
Responsible Organisation Name Hidden (personal data protection)
Contact Mail Address Hidden (personal data protection)
Responsible Party Role Hidden (personal data protection)
Access Limitations Open access
Use Constraints Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply
Resource Reference Cite data source as: Marine Fauna and Flora of the Falkland Islands (http://falklands.myspecies.info)
Data Format NULL
Update Frequency as needed
Accuracy Unknown
Resource Type Database
Original Title Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date 2017-03-27
Metadata Point of Contact datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent Contact details hidden
Unique Resource ID FK-NHM-376

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