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Chinese National Comprehensive Oceanographic Survey (NCOS) 1958-1960

Entry ID: obis.china

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Summary

Abstract: The Database of NCOS-China includes records of specimen collected in the Marine Biological Museum of Chinese Academy of Sciences during the National Comprehensive Oceanographic Survey (NCOS) from 1958 to 1960. The surveyed area covered the coast of China Seas, including the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the South China Sea, almost 1200 sampling stations. Most taxa of marine invertebrates were obtained in this survey.

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 40.67

S: 16.5

E: 124.5

W: 106.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Marine Biological Museum of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Online Resource: http://www.iobis.org/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1958-01-01

Stop Date: 1960-12-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > EAST CHINA SEA

OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH CHINA SEA

OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > YELLOW SEA

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > ARTHROPODS > CRUSTACEANS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

Project

OBIS > OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

COML > CENSUS OF MARINE LIFE

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Use Constraints Acknowledge the use of specific records from contributing databases in the form appearing in the 'Citation' field thereof (if any); and acknowledge the use of the OBIS facility.

For information purposes, email to obissupport@marine.rutgers.edu the full citation of any publication made (printed or electronic) that cites OBIS or any constituent part.

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Originating Center

Data Center

International Ocean Biogeographic Information System

Data Center URL: http://www.iobis.org/

Data Center Personnel
Name: EDWARD VANDEN BERGHE Phone: (732) 932-6555 x 565 Fax: (732) 932-8578 Email: evberghe at marine.rutgers.edu, evberghe at iobis.org Contact Address: Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences Rutgers University 71 Dudley Road City: New Brunswick Province or State: NJ Postal Code: 08901-8521 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: HTTP

Distribution Format: OBIS Schema

Fees: None

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2005-11-25

Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-01-09

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