Sea urchin and macroalgal cover in W Mediterranean

The data here presented shows the relationship between sea urchin numbers and algal cover in the Western Mediterranean. Data was collected in several underwater surveys using subdivided quadrats. The grazing effect of urchins on the macroalgal community was evaluated.

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Identification info

Date (Creation)
2016-07-22

Owner

Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC) - Jordi Boada
Accés a la Cala Sant Francesc, 14
Blanes
Girona
17300
Spain
Purpose
To evaluate the grazing effect of urchins on the macroalgal community.
Credit
We acknlowledgE projects CMT2010-22273-C02-01-02 and CMT2013-48027-C03-R and scholarship BES-2011-043630
Status
Completed

Resource provider

Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC) - Jordi Boada
Accés a la Cala Sant Francesc, 14
Blanes
Girona
17300
Spain
Topic category
  • Biota

Extent

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S
E
W


Temporal extent

Time period
2013-06-01 2013-10-31

Vertical element

Minimum value
2
Maximum value
9
Identifier
EPSG::5715
Name
MSL depth
Maintenance and update frequency
Not planned

Resource format

Title
CSV
Date
Edition
-
Keywords (Taxon)
  • Paracentrotus lividus
  • Arbacia lixula
Keywords (Theme)
  • Regime shifts
  • Consumer-resource interactions
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords Version 8.0
AODN Platform Vocabulary
AODN Discovery Parameter Vocabulary

Resource constraints

Classification
Unclassified

Resource constraints

Linkage
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Website
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Other constraints
The citation in a list of references is: Boada, J. (2016), Sea urchin and macroalgal cover in W Mediterranean. Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC). Data accessed at https://catalogue-temperatereefbase.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/aae033d6-1f3e-4843-a652-3c552ab31989 on [date-of-access]
Other constraints
Please contact the researcher if using this dataset.
Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Content Information

Content type
Physical measurement
Description
Percentage cover of macroalgae - named "Percentage_Cover" in dataset

Identifier

Code
Abundance of biota
Identifier
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P06/current/UPCT
Name
Percent
Description
Biomass of sea urchins (units unknown - check with author) - named "Biomass" in dataset

Identifier

Code
Wet weight biomass per unit volume of the water body

Distribution Information

OnLine resource
TRB:TRB_JBoada_Algae_Urchin_2013_GV

Macroalgal survey area

OnLine resource
TRB:TRB_JBoada_Algae_Urchin_2013

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OnLine resource
DATA ACCESS - sea urchin and macroalgal cover [direct download]

Resource lineage

Statement
~60 replicates (50x50 quadrats) were evaluated in 2 regions of the Western Mediterranean along 8 different locations.
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Hierarchy level
Dataset

Platform

Identifier

Code
diver

Metadata

Metadata identifier
urn:uuid/aae033d6-1f3e-4843-a652-3c552ab31989

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Point of contact

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - IMAS Data Manager

Type of resource

Resource scope
Dataset
Metadata linkage
https://catalogue-temperatereefbase.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/aae033d6-1f3e-4843-a652-3c552ab31989

Point of truth URL of this metadata record

Date info (Creation)
2019-09-02T12:06:26
Date info (Revision)
2021-06-15T17:59:38

Metadata standard

Title
ISO 19115-3:2018
 
 

Overviews

Spatial extent

N
S
E
W


Keywords

Consumer-resource interactions Regime shifts
AODN Discovery Parameter Vocabulary
Abundance of biota Wet weight biomass per unit volume of the water body
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords Version 8.0
EARTH SCIENCE | AGRICULTURE | ANIMAL SCIENCE | ANIMAL ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR EARTH SCIENCE | AGRICULTURE | ANIMAL SCIENCE | ANIMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS EARTH SCIENCE | BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION | ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES | ECHINODERMS | SEA URCHINS EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS | SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS | GRAZING DYNAMICS/PLANT HERBIVORY

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