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Biogeoinformatics of Hexacorallia (corals, sea anemones,and theirallies) interfacing geospatial, taxonomic, and envir. data for a group of marine invert.
Entry ID: ukans_corals

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Summary

Abstract: The Biogeoinformatics of Corals provides a public information resource of data,
interpretation, and methods related to the taxonomy, biogeography, and habitat
characteristics or environmental correlates of the Hexacorallia and allied
taxa. Data include a bibliographic reference to the work in which each taxon
was originally described, synonymy of each taxon taxonomic status of each
taxon, images of many species - from the published literature as well as
previously unpublished ones, type specimens - by species and by museum, type
locality of each species, published distribution of each species, list of
relevant publications by each author, and classification schemes of
Hexacorallia. There is another Environmental database at this site which
provides data about such variables that are important to hexacorallia as wind
speed, air temperature, precipitation, and water surplus.

Information was obtained from
"http://hercules.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm".

Related URL

Link: GET DATA
Description: DODS Directory page.

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description: Hexacoral Database

Geographic Coverage

N: 90.0 S: -90.0 E: 180.0 W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Daphne G. Fautin and Robert W. Buddemeier
Dataset Title: Biogeoinformatics of Hexacorallia (corals, sea anemones, and their allies) interfacing geospatial, taxonomic, and envir. data for a group of marine invert.
Dataset Release Date: 2002
Dataset Release Place: Wichita, Kansas
Dataset Publisher: Kansas Geological Survey
Data Presentation Form: database
Other Citation Details: Funded by the US National Science Foundation grant OCE 00-0397
Online Resource: http://hercules.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2002-01-01

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES >CNIDARIANS >CORALS    [Definition]

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES >CNIDARIANS >ANTHOZOANS/HEXACORALS >SEA ANEMONES    [Definition]

BIOSPHERE >AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS >REEF HABITAT >CORALS    [Definition]

BIOSPHERE >ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS >SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS >EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION >CORALS    [Definition]

BIOSPHERE >ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS >SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS >POPULATION DYNAMICS >CORALS    [Definition]

BIOSPHERE >ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS >COMMUNITY DYNAMICS >COMMUNITY STRUCTURE >CORALS    [Definition]

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA
OCEANS

Project

DODS >Distributed Oceanographic Data System    [Information]

ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program    [Information]

OPENDAP >Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol    [Information]

Quality

Updates, including both additions and corrections, are being made
continually in all categories. Corrections are made as errors are
found. Additions of data and functionalities are made at intervals of
several months; the date of the current version is prominently
displayed. Archival copies of previous versions can be obtained upon
request.

As of 15 July 2002, the inventory of genera and species was virtually
complete for Actiniaria, Ceriantharia, Corallimorpharia, and
Ptychodactiaria (now considered a component of Actiniaria), although
not all associated data are available for every species. As
bibliographic details for higher taxonomic levels are assembled, the
hierarchical placement of each taxon will be specified.

Access Constraints

None

Use Constraints

None

Keywords

biogeoinformatics

environmental data

geospatial data

taxonomic data

world

corals

hexacorallia

sea anemones

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

Geological Survey, Kansas [Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.kgs.ku.edu/

Data Center Personnel

Name: DAPHNE G. FAUTIN
Phone: (785) 864-3062
Fax: (785) 864-5321
Email: fautin at ku.edu
Contact Address:
Division of Biological Sciences
University of Kansas
City: Lawrence
Province or State: Kansas
Postal Code: 66045
Country: USA

Personnel

DAPHNE G. FAUTIN
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: (785) 864-3062
Fax: (785) 864-5321
Email: fautin at ku.edu
Contact Address:
Division of Biological Sciences
University of Kansas
City: Lawrence
Province or State: Kansas
Postal Code: 66045
Country: USA

TYLER B. STEVENS
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA

Publications/References

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University (2005), Poverty Mapping Project: Global Subnational Prevalence of Child Malnutritionn, Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University, Palisades, NY, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/povmap-global-subnational...

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University (2005), Poverty Mapping Project: Poverty and Food Security Case Studies, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Palisades, NY, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/povmap-poverty-food-secur...

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University (2005), Poverty Mapping Project: Small Area Estimates of Poverty and Inequality, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Palisades, NY, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/povmap-small-area-estimat...

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University (2005), Poverty Mapping Project: Unsatisfied Basic Needs, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Palisades, NY, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/povmap-unsatisfied-basic-...

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2005-11-22

Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-02-14

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