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Benthic Forams collected on the Continental Margin off Nova Scotia between 1979-1981
Citation
Williamson, M.A. 2013. Benthic Forams collected on the Continental Margin off Nova Scotia between 1979-1981. Ver 1 In OBIS Canada Digital Collections. Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS, Canada. Published by OBIS, Digital http://www.iobis.org/. Accessed on –INSERT DATE. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/4306
Contact: Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), more

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Description
Data on marine benthonic foraminifera were obtained from samples collected by Shipek grab from the continental margin off Nova Scotia, Canada. Samples were collected from the benthos in water depths ranging from 16 metres to 440 metres and once brought shipboard sediment was scraped off the surface (20ml)of the sample and preserved in a combination of seawater and formaldehyde buffered with borax. In the laboratory, samples were sieved and stained in Rose Bengal and then dried and concentrated by flotation in carbon tetrachloride. Relative abundance of each species of foraminifera was then recorded. Survey results consist of density (number of individuals per cubic centimetre). The original survey report (Williamson, 1983) contains information on temperature, slope, percent gravel, sand and mud. The OBIS view of this dataset includes only the abundance and biomass information.

Scope
Themes:
Biology > Benthos
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal

Contributors
Dalhousie University, moredata creator
Government of Canada; Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), more

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OBIS-Canada: Canadian Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Metadatarecord created: 2013-06-26
Information last updated: 2014-06-26
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